Originally Posted by kichu1979
Hi again. A small update this time. I decided to update my stock iPod to iMod (Vinnie/RWA) and the package just arrived an hour ago. I must honestly say, that the results with Tomahawk is just amazing. When I thought my iPod/T2 setup cannot be better, yet the result is simply stunning... even more refined music.
The compelete setup is iMod 5.5G 80 GB -> ALO Super Cotton -> RSA Tomahawk -> T2. The most obvious differences after less than an hour are... tighter more precise bass... it can play bit lower, but has more texture and is better controlled I believe... wrt to midrange overall impression is in direction of bit more details and I could say... some clearness or transparency... has something to do with the soundstage as it goes wider both in right/left direction and front/back... the soundstage difference is even more obvious when listening to binaural recordings, ie. "When a man loves a woman" from Stax Test CD... the signer is walking here and there while singing and you can precisely locate him as he is walking around during performance. And his location in space in even more obvious and precise than before. As for highs... hard to say for me anything at this point about nitty gritty details... but the overall impressions is that the highs are bit sharper, clearer, yet I don't hear any harshness or sibilance. I lack words to describe this... my poor english... but it is something the way that attack and decays are very natural, but the middle part of the sound is more precise, better painted than before... less fuzzy. The whole mix is very clear and detailed, yet blends together very nice. To be honest, the differences seems very subtle when going up, very obvious when you switch to the old setup. This setup makes iPod bit brigther, less lower midrange orientated...
Superb impressions. I think the improvements you spoke about really elevate the T2 to even higher levels. More details in the midrange, tighter, precise bass and greater transparency is basically what I want from my T2 and it seems the iMod/Tomahawk combo really works wonders.
I'm wary about sending my iPod overseas for modification and never trusted the flimsy hard drives (have had multiple 4G iPods fail on me before). Do you think it is the iMod which is contributing (the most) to the improvement in sound?