Well, I tend to agree - the SQ is a bit lifeless on my Classic, but it was a surprise gift from my wife so I can't really replace it. Well, I suppose I could but the ramifications would be colourful ;-) So that's why I immediately invested in the E530s and am interested in the improvement a...

Thanks for the advice guys. It's a shame I can't imod my version! Is that likely to change in the near future? So it's primarily a case of bypassing the headphone jack and amp in the ipod? I think £100 or so to improve the SQ 'quite drastically' would be money well spent! Although I see now I...

Hi all, I just discovered this site and was looking for a little advice please. I've recently been given a new ipod classic - my first mp3 player in fact and I'm now in the process of ripping my whole cd collection to apple lossless format to get the most from it. I wasn't overly...