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imod overrated?

post #1 of 96
12/27/07 at 5:13pm
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had a 4th gen ipod and a cowon iaudio x5l 30gb. read lots of good things about imod so i bought a 5th gen imod about 2 weeks ago.

my portable setup is: flac on rockboxed imod -> alo super cotton dock cable -> corda headsix -> hd600/mylarone x3i

while it sounds better than ipod, the sq is pretty much the same as iaudio x5l if not a little worse. it feels like i wasted money and time. i got angry about the hype of imod, and became more appreciative of iaudio. expect to see an imod on the f/s section soon.
i just wanted to hear from the fellow head-fi'ers. do you think imod is overrated? happy with it? disappointed with it?
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post #2 of 96
12/27/07 at 5:18pm
i thought imod sounded better than most other dap's. are you driving iaudio with headsix as well?
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post #3 of 96
12/27/07 at 5:33pm
I thought mine was a big improvement over the stock ipod.
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post #4 of 96
12/27/07 at 5:42pm
I'll confess that I also was pretty disapointed with it. But I am not a believer in a lot of the source hype. I do think the imod sounds better than the ipod- more speration, punchier, crisper. For those wishing to perfect their portable system, and have the money, it is a good idea. But its not a necessity, and investing in a better amp or better phones would give MUCH more result, IMO.
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post #5 of 96
12/27/07 at 6:03pm
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Originally Posted by robm321 View Post
I thought mine was a big improvement over the stock ipod.
yes, it was a big improvement over my 4th gen ipod but not over a $270 iaudio.
for over $700(ipod,dock/cable,modding) spent on imod alone, i couldve gotten nice headphones and/or amps.
learn from mistakes i guess?
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post #6 of 96
12/27/07 at 6:20pm
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Originally Posted by ubermang View Post
for over $700(ipod,dock/cable,modding) spent on imod alone, i couldve gotten nice headphones and/or amps.
learn from mistakes i guess?
The iMod and trimmings are over $700?

If you can get that much out of it, try a Gilmore Lite (great for your HD-600) and a new source. You could get one of the good NAD or Cambridge CDPs or a used Rega. Or maybe a nice DAC to run off your computer.
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post #7 of 96
12/27/07 at 6:33pm
I think your HD600's, when coupled with the Headsix (if it's anything like the Headfive), are in dire need of some livening up. I'm guessing your preference towards the X5L is founded on it's relatively uneven frequency response which is meant to be "fun" sounding.

The X5 is a nice sounding portable, though. My sister has owned two over the course of the past couple years and I've done quite a bit of comparison with it and my H320. I wouldn't feel bad for liking it.

Anyway, if we're discussing what to do with the proceeds of selling your iMod I wouldn't hesitate recommending a PPA. There are some pretty gosh darn impressive models in the FS boards right now, and PPA's supposedly mate extremely well with Senn's.
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post #8 of 96
12/27/07 at 6:46pm
well this is silly sally

first off, a major advantage with going imod is that you can go the 80gb route, absolutely pulverizing all other portable players in the storage space arena (save for the zune)

secondly, the battery life of an ipod classic is pretty close to three times that of the iaudio x5, which is only reported around 14 hours at best. the standard 40 hour audio play for an ipod takes a whale sized dump on that.

to go even further on the battery life route- ipods have a stunning array of peripherals, in general, but, in particular, with battery life.. for instance, i'm going to buy this dock which is basically a portable 80 hours of audio play battery that you transfer juice into your ipod to charge it off of.. and the dock itself is rechargeable...

and just one more mention for the peripherals of an ipod at large, as there really are some neat things that cover many bases/aspects of related concerns when it comes to your portable player
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post #9 of 96
12/27/07 at 6:57pm
You can't iMod an iPod classic, so the classic's battery life is irrelevant. Also, where can you find an external battery that allows you to hook up an iMod dock?
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post #10 of 96
12/27/07 at 7:07pm
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Originally Posted by Luminette View Post
well this is silly sally

first off, a major advantage with going imod is that you can go the 80gb route, absolutely pulverizing all other portable players in the storage space arena (save for the zune)

secondly, the battery life of an ipod classic is pretty close to three times that of the iaudio x5, which is only reported around 14 hours at best. the standard 40 hour audio play for an ipod takes a whale sized dump on that.

to go even further on the battery life route- ipods have a stunning array of peripherals, in general, but, in particular, with battery life.. for instance, i'm going to buy this dock which is basically a portable 80 hours of audio play battery that you transfer juice into your ipod to charge it off of.. and the dock itself is rechargeable...

and just one more mention for the peripherals of an ipod at large, as there really are some neat things that cover many bases/aspects of related concerns when it comes to your portable player
He has an X5L which gets about 30-35 hours of battery life (I know, I tested this on my sister's). Also, Cowon doesn't "lie" about battery life whereas Apple does. I'd be surprised if the iPod Classic could out run the X5L in terms of sheer battery life.

Where/how would you charge your iPod if your using your iMod's lineout through the dock? The X5 has this capability because it's bundled with an adapter with both a lineout jack and DC in.

Peripherals? The X5 has standard some of these added features which you'd have to buy separately for the iPod. FM tuning with savable presets being one.
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post #11 of 96
12/27/07 at 7:07pm
ahh right, okay, quoted 20 hour battery life for the 5.5 80gb ipod video


XtremeMac MicroPack for Ipod Video Dock Battery Charger - (eBay item 310009947073 end time Dec-29-07 14:34:11 PST)

I was assuming this could be used to charge an iMod just the same as the normal ipod charging cable to dc setup works

else how does one charge an iMod?
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post #12 of 96
12/27/07 at 7:24pm
sell imod, stick with iaudio.
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post #13 of 96
12/27/07 at 7:29pm
You could charge an iMod that way. I thought you were talking about portable use, however, and portably it'd be difficult to fabricate a LOD that would also allow simultaneous charging via some type of battery pack.

The charging circuit and line out both utilize/are connected to that proprietary Apple connection at the bottom so you'd need some type of LOD that had a splitter allowing you to hook the line out up to an amplifier by some means, as well as charge the unit at the same time.
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post #14 of 96
12/27/07 at 7:35pm
interesting news... you should keep the cowon
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post #15 of 96
12/27/07 at 7:35pm
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Originally Posted by ubermang View Post
...while it sounds better than ipod, the sq is pretty much the same as iaudio x5l if not a little worse. it feels like i wasted money and time. i got angry about the hype of imod, and became more appreciative of iaudio.
If you feel like you wasted your money I guess you did. Everyone has their opinion on what is the most important qualities in a DAP. Shame you couldn't try one out at a meet first (or pick up a used setup instead of paying the premium for new). On the other hand, what products aren't hyped up here? Live and learn.
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