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Old 09-08-2007, 02:14 AM   #59 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by mirumu View Post
He did say the 5.5>V-Dock was still better like you're describing, I think it's just it wasn't the huge difference that some were expecting. It would appear that with the iPod Classic Apple has closed the sound quality gap quite a bit. To some the difference may be small enough that they don't see the iMod as a necessity. The iPod is still just a portable player and in it's default guise it isn't a replacement for a quality home CD rig. To those who have the cash and still want to push the boundaries of what an iPod is capable of, the 5.5G iMod + V-Dock is still an option. People should compare and see for themselves as manaox2 and Vinnie were saying earlier.
I agree with the self compare. But if the path is too short for Vinnie to shorten but the Dac is not as good seems like an imod would still sound better than a 6G even without a V-Dock.

Seems Vin did not try this because he was using the V-dock and not an iMOD cable>amp combo.
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