Vinnie, thanks for the detailed reply. I have used "Lossless" to rip CD's, and that seems to make a remarkably small difference in comparison to AAC 320; less than I would have thought. What HAS made a difference is trying a different interconnect. I recently borrowed a Crystal Cable Piccolo...

Bewildered, it's all to one's personal taste. I use Kimber interconnects, not the OEM ones. And my music is just fine, really. Kindly, S PS: My price to be bribed is much more than $20.00. This is really a pretty simple discussion. Apple happen to use a very good DAC, but the circuits they...

NiToNi: I asked Vinnie about that once. He ignored the request. I do think it might be a bit clumsy, but I would guess you could build it into an interconnect cable if you had one custom made. It's a thought--Vinnie? I have no idea what would happen if you inadvertently plugged a cable without...

Scrypt--thank you for the kind words, I could use Blanche's famous quote from Streetcar, but won't. While your comments related to sentence structure and grammar were on point, I don't recall ever having these observations made on a board--normally on boards we are pleased with simple things...

I agree with nevlam, AAC 320 or even 256 sound excellent for most music. AAC 320 takes up half the space of lossless. I think things like the right cable and the quality of the original recording will make as great a difference as lossless. Low bit rate MP3's are clearly awful, but that doesn't...

Jeeze, mates, being a bit harsh on a newbie, are you not? It's kinda sad when the very guy I'm trying to help out a wee dram has to ride in and rescue me! So, to be perfectly straight, that was NOT a paid advert! I never heard of Vinnie 6 weeks ago, and have no real reason to do an unpaid...

I have been using a 60gig Ipod Photo modified by Vinnie of Redwineaudio since Thanksgiving, and would like to provide some feedback on this amazing device. First off, let me say that Vinnie himself is a super decent person, he takes the time to ask all your questions, before, during and after...