Why is there a preset for mono audio in the EQ section of all iPods?

I have now been a proud owner of a pair of Sony XB-500s since October, and they have served me diligently. However, within recent months, I have been shifting my focus towards discerning the differences in sound given out by different media players over the same pair of cans. Tonight, I tested...

So I purchased a Yamaha, mid-range MIDI keyboard about five weeks ago. I'm very happy with it. I don't know if this question seems off-kilter here or not, but I thought I'd go ahead and ask it.   The "Tuning" option on the keyboard lists how high or low the instrument is tuned in Hz. My...

I have been looking at many analysis of the loudness war, and so far my biggest question has been as so: Are most new recordings going to keep getting louder and ****ter? And if that is the case, what will be the point of investing in good equipment? Doesn't the quality of recordings themselves...

If a device intended for computers uses a USB input rather than the machine's headphone jack (analog), is there truly  a difference in quality? I have a Logitech Z313 (a soundbar), and when I use it with a netbook my parents own, I am able to get a much louder signal out of it than if I were to...

When ripping CDs on Windows Media Player, one of the options is to rip the music in WMA Lossless format. What is truly superior out of the lossless formats Windows Media Player supports: WAV and WMA Lossless?

For whatever purpose? I buy songbooks from my favorite bands primarily with the air of an enthusiast who just likes to collect them, but also me being a singer and somewhat of a pianist, I like to see how songs are transcribed into sheet music form. 

Quote:   Actually, I was inquiring about the final result, the raw file that music videos use as the source for their audio.

Yes, and as Corey Taylor of Slipknot once said, "You dig what you dig."   It would be funny though to see someone like Bernadette Peters conversing with Alex Webster of Cannibal Corpse haha. 

I find myself asking this question a lot: am I the only person out there who adores a group such as Celtic Woman, a singer like Julie Andrews, loads of different classically oriented stuff such as opera, Disney songs, plenty of more feminine music, yet refuses to listen to someone like Frank...

So I've been wondering: what kind of source file do official music videos use for their audio, especially Hi-Def ones posted on Youtube? Is it the master copy of the song? 

Quote: Hmm, it could be because your hearing is better preserved  than mine; I've been listening to headphones on a daily, consistent basis for years now at fairly loud volumes. 

Do you primarily listen on speakers or headphones, or a combination of both? For me, the very latter has always been the case. Typically, with prolonged listening to any headphone, my ears become fatigued (which I am certain is the case with everyone), and thus I will have the desire to switch...

Music, to me, is a supplement to my thought patterns. Music induces some crazy feelings in me, some irrational and bizarre, and some that would be expected in a human being. I am so impacted by music, that if something I don't like is playing, I will do everything in my power to move away from...

So, I'd like to settle this debate once and for all: are CDs truly superior in sound quality to MP3s? How do CDs compare to lossless formats like FLAC, etc.? Personally, I find that CDs do not sound as good when played back on a portable CD player (such as a Sony CD Walkman), and sound superior...