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Originally Posted by Kabeer
Wow, if this turns out to have amazing sq....its possible my iriver h140 might have to go into retirement as a recording box!
Since the 80gb 5.5G has a great form factor and hdd capacity.
EDIT: lol sorry to put a hint of a downer on this current elation, but what happens if Apple do the inveitable in the next few months and releases a 6G ipod, but by a freak chance with a better DAC and larger hdd?
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Well, the latter is not so much a what if but an absolute certainty. Many folks would argue that Apple is way overdue for an iPod update especially given the excitement about the iPhone's multi-touch interface. Gen 6 is coming, so it's just a question of when. Whether or not it uses yet another DAC and/or has even larger HDD sizes is anyone's guess. There's been a lot of talk about Apple going completely solid state, but larger SS HDD prices (even just 32GB) would seemingly make that tough to do.
I think you have to assume that regardless of what may or may not change in these 2 areas, Vinnie will probably be unlikely to apply what he's done with 5 and 5.5 generation units to a 6g. Why? Because we can probably assume that there will be a change either in form factor, internal layout, or some other change due to the expected larger touchscreen. So, we'll likely have what we have had for a while now. That is a mod available, but only for previous gen units. Users then have to decide for themselves if they are willing to tradeoff current gen features for better sound quality.
Jeff