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iPod Touch 1st Gen vs. iPod Video 5G

post #1 of 3
2/23/11 at 9:55pm
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I have both and I don't know which ones sound better.

iPod Touch has Wolfson WM8758BG

iPod Video has Wolfson Chip

 

Touch = 32GB

Video = 30GB

 

Either one will be run through  -> L3 -> FiiO E7 -> SE115s

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post #2 of 3
2/24/11 at 4:22am
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Originally Posted by Jerff View Post

I have both and I don't know which ones sound better.

iPod Touch has Wolfson WM8758BG

iPod Video has Wolfson Chip

 

Touch = 32GB

Video = 30GB

 

Either one will be run through  -> L3 -> FiiO E7 -> SE115s


 

Which one sounds better to you? The SE115 is the limiting factor in those setups, I think, not the players.

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post #3 of 3
2/24/11 at 9:49am
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Using HD238s

EQ-none

BB on E7 - 0

 

Bass - Touch's seem to be tighter but more recessed than the 5Gs which are more pronounced but seem to have less control.

Mids - 5G sounds slightly more coloured

Highs - Touch's highs seem slightly darker and less pronounced than the 5Gs which have a crisper ring to them

 

Soundstage - Both are as wide, but when mids come in, the touch seems to have them overpower the lows and highs, whereas the 5Gs are less overpowering

Vocals - definitely more transparent on the 5G, seems as if the vocalist is in front of you whilst the touch's are veiled and have a 'walled' feeling to them

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