Phil, many thanks for the suggestions; I need them.
My first job out of college was at a relatively high-end audio store
selling all manner of pricey gear -- Magnepan, Celestron, ADS, etc.
Turned me into a bit of an audiofool -- for a while anyway and I ended
up managing a series of stores.
I left the industry >25 years ago. In the meantime, I lost interest
in it and wander back in to it only when I need a new toy.
Heck, I didn't even know ipods can play MP3s or any other file that is
not Apple proprietary. Based on that misunderstanding, I ruled Apple
out and have sniffed around SanDisk and similar products but haven't
been motivated to make a purchase. Probably because I still have that
fancy-pants Walkman . . . ;o)
Cheers!/ScottGee1
On 1/24/07, Philippe Le Zuikomane <zuikomane@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Scott,
>
> If it's just for music your best bets are probably the original iPod Shuffle
> (59 clams at Apple store refurbished) and the latest video iPod. Most
> competitors are actually worse in some respect including sound quality. The
> shuffle's OS does not handle Apple Lossless, FLAC, etc. but you can do
> high-rate MP3 or just cram one or two uncompressed WAV files. The teeny
> amplifier is one of the best on the market so you can listen direct out of it
> without hurting your ears. Recommended phones: Sennheiser CX 300 (earphones,
> will cut out some noise) and PX 100 (folding headphones) for 50-odd clams. If
> you want seriously improved sound at your desktop, though, consider a mini
> headphone amp and slightly better headphones but then you might as well run
> it all off your PC or Mac. Tons of info and feedback at
> <http://www.head-fi.org/>. My 2 cents' wort... - Phil
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