I know people are going to say "search the forums" for a lot of my questions, but that hasn't answered or helped much.
I used to own an Ipod 160 classic and used my PA2V2 with LOD for portable usage (my headphones are HD 598s, in case anyone asks). The Ipod broke, after only 3 months, so I recently replaced it with a Cowon J3 32gb.
So I've read on multiple sites/threads that ipods have poor sound quality, but I've read EQUALLY as many claims that they are indeed good sounding. Do certain ipods sound better than others? Do they all use the same amps/sound chips? And exactly how good are Apple's sound chips and internal amps, and how does one learn about understanding the specifications of these things, like for example, with understanding headphone specs?
I now use my J3 all the time, and I rarely use my PA2V2 amp since it seems that the BBE+ feature makes it sound like the Cowon is being amplified on its own (I've read a thread that bashed BBE, so if I'm misunderstanding something, please correct me), but anyway does anyone know if an unamped Cowon J3 would sound better than an ipod with LOD?
