Whew... For a second there, I was doubting the rather heavy investment I put towards my iMod which I 'just' picked up from the post office today. I have been listening to it from the start and it has probably been about six hours Just wow... I cannot wait until the 200 hour burn in completes! I was quite disappointed at first, but further experimentation yielded differences that were very easily discernible to my Mini. I could hear hear improvement over the past couple of hours, but it has been lingering about the same for the past 2 hours.
So, all my doubts disappeared after I saw the price. Yes, I know, what a terrible thing for me to say. However, having recently purchased the iMod with my very budget conscious wallet, it would drive me insane to have a similarly priced iMod for the 5th gens. But I suppose slimmer devices and larger capacities come at a very non-dispensable price. Alas, I must thank Vinnie for his wonderful craftsmanship, and nickkknutson for the lovely pod. Kudos to these great gentlemen.
I must ask one question though. I have estimated that 200 hours of burn will total an amount of over 8 days. I plan to allow the iMod to burn-in 24/7. Is this a terrible idea? I do not wish to risk overheating/overworking it.
On a totally irrelevant topic, I must say that I admire your style of writing scrypt, although you can come off as a snob at times.I am currently an English major, and envy that you can manipulate words so easily in a social environment. My essays barely produce that much fidelity.
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ugh if i want a new imod 5.5 gen total almost $800 for the whole package??
that is one hell of deep pocket burn i'm going to have if I decided to pull the trigger T_T
Well, it is true, but you will be paying around half of it to the ipod itself. Although the imod itself is $250, if you buy the imodded 80g model, it seems like you are paying only $200 for the imod. Probably Ken is buying ipods in bulk, so he can get a discount over the retail of $350. This is a good point, if you are already in a market for a new ipod...
In any case, I would love to see a dock with female mini adapter (I do not know, if it is possible to build it with all BG capacitors inside. Ken surely can say more about this) like the turbo dock, which will enable to use our existing mini-to-mini cables. I have a 4th gen photo unit somewhere here, and it seems like I would be better off, if I sent it to be imodded, other than purchasing a new 5.5 gen ipod directly from Ken.
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main / barely transportable setup: iriver ihp-140 with Rockbox -> sysconcept optical -> Apogee Mini DAC -> balanced HD650s with Black Dragon
main / transportable setup: iriver ihp-140 with Rockbox -> sysconcept optical -> Headroom Micro DAC -> Wyvern Audio Ag-16 -> RSA M Hornet -> E500s
portable setup: iaudio x5 -> ALO cryo dock -> RSA M Hornet -> E500s
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I must ask one question though. I have estimated that 200 hours of burn will total an amount of over 8 days. I plan to allow the iMod to burn-in 24/7. Is this a terrible idea? I do not wish to risk overheating/overworking it.
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I have been leaving my iMod on for the past two weeks with no ill effect Technically speaking the iPod has relatively little mechanical work since it reads a bit of the file, caches it, and then plays from the cache. This is how ipods get their long battery life, by reducing actual drive read time to short spurts and stopping the drive while playing from the cache. It's also how the ipod manages to be somewhat hardy to impact, because chances are when an impact happens the drive isn't actually moving. Went off on a slight tangent but hope the info helps
I'm contemplating sending my 5.5gen ipod to Vinnie, and it somewhat saddens me that I won't be able to burn it in as unattended due to being unable to plug a dock connector for power
The iMod sounds good, but ouch! For those buying the complete package (5/5.5G) you can get a H120/40 + Micro DAC combo for much cheaper. It's not as portable, but it at least it'll sound better. And it seems those investing in the iMod are in it for the sound.
Your statement piqued my interest. Do you have solid data to verify this? That a H120/40 + Micro DAC "sounds better" than iMod 4G?
I am asking because I have an H120 sitting beside me doing the job when my iMod gets charged
I'm contemplating sending my 5.5gen ipod to Vinnie, and it somewhat saddens me that I won't be able to burn it in as unattended due to being unable to plug a dock connector for power
...Okay, the thing Vinnie is changing will only affect the voltage FOR THE LINE-OUT PINS. The charging pins will not be touched in terms of modification.
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...Okay, the thing Vinnie is changing will only affect the voltage FOR THE LINE-OUT PINS. The charging pins will not be touched in terms of modification.
I know that, but how can I charge the ipod at the same time while the ALO iMod dock is connected? I'm burning in my 4th gen iMod by having it hooked up to an amp and the power via dock. I then left it unmolested in a corner of my computer room doing it's thing for a week+. I can't do that with the 5th gen iMod. Small annoyance, but that's what I meant when I typed that :P
I know that, but how can I charge the ipod at the same time while the ALO iMod dock is connected? I'm burning in my 4th gen iMod by having it hooked up to an amp and the power via dock. I then left it unmolested in a corner of my computer room doing it's thing for a week+. I can't do that with the 5th gen iMod. Small annoyance, but that's what I meant when I typed that :P
Short answer: No.
__________________ Home Setup: KECES-151 + Stax SRM1/MK2 Pro + Stax SR-Lambda Pro Portable Setup: iPod Classic 160GB or Sansa Clip 2GB + Koss KSC75 College Setup: [Source] + Little Dot I+ + Grado SR-225 Cables: BJC 2 ft. RCA-to-RCA w/ Techflex and IeGO (x2, copper and silver-plated)
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There are those who treat music as a convenience.
And then there are those who recognize it as an art.
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My Head-Fi feedback: http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f12/th...ngmule-222217/
I know that, but how can I charge the ipod at the same time while the ALO iMod dock is connected? I'm burning in my 4th gen iMod by having it hooked up to an amp and the power via dock. I then left it unmolested in a corner of my computer room doing it's thing for a week+. I can't do that with the 5th gen iMod. Small annoyance, but that's what I meant when I typed that :P
Vinnie said that there's virtually no burn-in neccessary. It sounds good right from the start.
Just wow... I cannot wait until the 200 hour burn in completes! I was quite disappointed at first, but further experimentation yielded differences that were very easily discernible to my Mini. I could hear hear improvement over the past couple of hours, but it has been lingering about the same for the past 2 hours.
Technically speaking the iPod has relatively little mechanical work since it reads a bit of the file, caches it, and then plays from the cache. This is how ipods get their long battery life, by reducing actual drive read time to short spurts and stopping the drive while playing from the cache. It's also how the ipod manages to be somewhat hardy to impact, because chances are when an impact happens the drive isn't actually moving. Went off on a slight tangent but hope the info helps 
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