Posts by Podtweaker

Quote: Originally Posted by grokit  All three of the models I mentioned bypass the iPods' DAC and amp; not sure if the Audio-Technica has a digital output but it definitely takes the digital signal out of the...

Quote: Originally Posted by grokit  Even better if you just use it as a transport, which is probably the best use for the older 160GB version as the SQ of the iPod itself doesn't matter at all that way. Wadia,...

Quote: Originally Posted by swanlee        .flac is lossless there is no loss, it is like putting a .zip on your music, you are compressing the file without removing any audio...

Quote: Originally Posted by swanlee        Not to knock shig but I have noticed he is super hyper sensitive to hiss in a player. Most people wouldn't notice the hiss he...

Quote: Originally Posted by shigzeo  In terms of raw output power, the S:Flo is a little more powerful than some players on the market, but its HPO and LO perform a bit differently. They are both good, but then...

Sorry, but your rant(& anyone elses) about "hi-end" portable for the 'train ride' (or whatever) misses the whole point when the discussion is about available SQ. Just because this is where you tend to do...

What's that old saying about "blaming the messenger for the message". It's not the playback that's flawed, it's only playing back what's actually on the recording. The truth is most popular music recordings don't have a lot of...

Quote: Originally Posted by shigzeo Changing CD to DSD is probably not the best method if you want to retain the quality of the original: you will lose something in the conversion process - but maybe add sparkle where...

Quote: Originally Posted by LeeMark The mod is made in the iPod but then you need a special iMod LOD that has capacitors which are now bypassed in the iPod. A regular LOD without these caps will NOT work on an iModded...

Quote: Originally Posted by VicAjax And if those bits aren't converted to analogue until they reach the outboard DAC, there is very little that will affect the sound (some would argue nothing) between the transport and...