Yesterday, the Ipod classic that i bought in October of 2009 was replaced at an Apple Store free of charge, since I had 20 days left on a free one-year warranty. This Ipod sounds completely different than the one I bought last year. For starters, it has a considerably higher max volume; I don't even need to change the max volume factory preset, but when I do, it can even blast my AKG 240 headphone; the Fall of 2009 could barely run them at a sufficient volume. Secondly, using the shure 530s, the bass is much deeper, and the highs much more sparkly.I guess it might take a while to get use to this new sound signature, but the mids don't seem as clear, and there seems to be some grain in the low-mids, but I suspect if the bass is stronger and the highs are brighter, the mids aren't going to be as upfront- maybe I just need time to get use to the new sound signature. Ultimately, it's hard for me to say which ipod I prefer, but I can say with certainty that they are very different.
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