I'm not as knowledgeable as Phil, but remember that we are
Zuikoholics, that we appreciate good design and aesthetics without
worrying ourselves about the cost of a contender that is almost as
good ;-)
And my iPod is helping me to get fit; I find exercise utterly boring,
but my little gizmo has all manner of podcasts on it, including
Photoshop TV, and they help stave off the ennui of the rowing machine.
Chris
~~ >-)-
C M I Barker
Cambridgeshire, Great Britain.
+44 (0)7092 251126
www.threeshoes.net
homepage.mac.com/zuiko
On 24 Jan 2007, at 17:57, Philippe Le Zuikomane 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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