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Is it me or the sound quality 80gb classic<new 160gb classic?

post #1 of 6
8/7/10 at 1:03am
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Well I really cant place my finger on it but does the new classic sound better than the old one? Music just seems more depth...This is using the same headphones BTW. 

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post #2 of 6
8/7/10 at 1:25am

they changed the DAC, from a wolfson to a cheap cirrus logic one.  many people were unhappy with the move

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post #3 of 6
8/7/10 at 1:42am
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Originally Posted by mark2410 View Post

they changed the DAC, from a wolfson to a cheap cirrus logic one.  many people were unhappy with the move


Really funny how I was thinking differently. Possible it was in my head but music seemed to sound better. I dont have very good IEM though. 

 

God its a love hate for me with apple. On one hand I hate how I really had no other choices (compition is kind of gone in most capacities but pretty much nonexistant in the 100+gb) yet love having a device that I can store all my music. 

 

I mis my rio carbon lol. 

 

EDIT: Wait, the 80gb classic has the cirrus logic DAC as well. 


Edited by bob2300 - 8/7/10 at 1:45am
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post #4 of 6
8/7/10 at 1:50am

what are we on sixth gen 2nd revision ? interesting facts about the very clean line out here but not sure about ho (even if im barking up the wrong tree its a good thread)

 

http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/256793/ipod-classic-dac-and-output-stage-info-from-vinnie-of-rwa

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post #5 of 6
8/7/10 at 2:27am
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Originally Posted by bob2300 View Post

 

Really funny how I was thinking differently. Possible it was in my head but music seemed to sound better. I dont have very good IEM though. 

 

God its a love hate for me with apple. On one hand I hate how I really had no other choices (compition is kind of gone in most capacities but pretty much nonexistant in the 100+gb) yet love having a device that I can store all my music. 

 

I mis my rio carbon lol. 

 

EDIT: Wait, the 80gb classic has the cirrus logic DAC as well. 


5G and 5.5G has wolfson 6G is cirrus

 

yeah there where some who liked the cirrus more and it was noted that the hp out was better than the one on the 5G.  it was the like out where the 5G was regarded as being clearly superior to the cirrus ones.

 

 

but as with everything personal preference and synergy can make all the difference

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post #6 of 6
8/7/10 at 4:34am
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Originally Posted by bob2300 View Post

<snip> I hate how I really had no other choices (compition is kind of gone in most capacities but pretty much nonexistant in the 100+gb) yet love having a device that I can store all my music. 


Rockboxed iPod 5.5g with a 240gb HDD for the win. I'm in the same boat as you currently, I love having all my music on one device but I can't stand the stock firmware on the iPod.

It's the only answer I could find. The 7th gen may or may not be better than the 5.5 generation iPods, but there's still only one choice for me.

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