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Newest shuffle worth it? (SQ focused)

post #1 of 16
1/17/09 at 4:33am
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I have a 4G Nano and a 1G Touch and I was wondering what the SQ of the newest (or oldest) shuffles sound like.

I was going to use the HP out with a lod to a Fiio E5 to some IEMs. Any ideas on the SQ? Is the LOD and amp even worth it? Thanks.
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post #2 of 16
1/17/09 at 6:12am
Imo the 2G shuffle sq is not that great. It's definitely the noisiest iPod compared to the other models in the past couple of years. It is nothing like the superior 1G.
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post #3 of 16
1/17/09 at 8:34am
I have the 1gen shuffle, but headphone jack is working bad, and only 512Mb
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post #4 of 16
1/17/09 at 9:14am
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Originally Posted by Young Spade View Post
I have a 4G Nano and a 1G Touch and I was wondering what the SQ of the newest (or oldest) shuffles sound like.

I was going to use the HP out with a lod to a Fiio E5 to some IEMs. Any ideas on the SQ? Is the LOD and amp even worth it? Thanks.
ummmm you do know what an LOD is dont you?? you seem to have one in your sig. an LOD plugs into the dock, not the HP out. yes an LOD+amp is worth it IMO, but I dont know about the E5 as far as I can tell the E5 gives a volume boost and colours the sound a bit but doesnt necessarily improve the SQ unless you have either hard to drive cans (in which case it still wouldnt be enough power) or very sensitive IEM's and you want to avoid hiss.the 4G nano sounds pretty good, so I would get a better amp to actually notice a difference between an already good sounding HP out and the line out.
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post #5 of 16
1/17/09 at 10:07am
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Originally Posted by qusp View Post
ummmm you do know what an LOD is dont you?? you seem to have one in your sig. an LOD plugs into the dock, not the HP out. yes an LOD+amp is worth it IMO, but I dont know about the E5 as far as I can tell the E5 gives a volume boost and colours the sound a bit but doesnt necessarily improve the SQ unless you have either hard to drive cans (in which case it still wouldnt be enough power) or very sensitive IEM's and you want to avoid hiss.the 4G nano sounds pretty good, so I would get a better amp to actually notice a difference between an already good sounding HP out and the line out.
Confused, is the OP talking about using a LOD from shuffle?
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post #6 of 16
1/17/09 at 10:24am
Sansa Clip vs iPod Shuffle | Sansa Nation

So far anyone who compared the two came to a conclusion that the second gen shuffle is poop.

p.s
you don't need a lod to amp the HP out.
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post #7 of 16
1/17/09 at 2:30pm
it is not poop but it performs much worse than any other ipod. if you amp it the sound should be much better (i did this) but it is still not as nice a player as any other ipod
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post #8 of 16
1/17/09 at 3:11pm
If it has no screen, no radio and sounds relatively bad- it's poop.
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post #9 of 16
1/17/09 at 3:24pm
I've been using said poop connected to the line in on my Eclipse HU. Sounds fine but yeah, it is noisy as hell with many IEMs.

My 1G shuffle has a bad HP jack so it looks like it has now become a 1GB thumb drive. RIP. I wish I could fix it.

I tried my ER6(my sleeping IEM) with 2G shuffle and at the super-low volume that I use, the hiss was too much to take.
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post #10 of 16
1/17/09 at 3:33pm
it is poop, stay away

get a sansa clip instead
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post #11 of 16
1/17/09 at 7:11pm
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Originally Posted by DJGeorgeT View Post
it is poop, stay away

get a sansa clip instead
QFT
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post #12 of 16
1/17/09 at 11:08pm
I use a 2G shuffle with a FiiO E3 and KSC75s and it's a decent combination for low-noise outdoor situations or when it's handy to have your rig in a shirt pocket (working around the house, etc). All of my files (modern jazz) are AAC 256 kbps (~8 hours on a 1GB shuffle), which improves SQ.

No line out or Apple lossless support from/for the shuffle.
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post #13 of 16
1/17/09 at 11:54pm
Get a Clip. It's superior in every way.
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post #14 of 16
1/18/09 at 12:02am
+1 for the Sansa Clip!
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post #15 of 16
1/18/09 at 1:00am
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Originally Posted by Young Spade View Post

I was going to use the HP out with a lod to a Fiio E5 to some IEMs. Any ideas on the SQ? Is the LOD and amp even worth it? Thanks.
Hey does the Shuffle have the lineout for you to use the LOD?
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