After a number of years of valiant service from my 160 GB iPod and my supermacro 3, it's time to upgrade. The iPod's battery is getting short and although it hasn't failed, that hard drive has to be on death's doorstep. I'm weighing the options of swapping out the harddrive for either a solid...

I've had a pair of Livewire Duals for a number of years and have enjoyed them thoroughly.  Over the number of years I guess that livewires has changed hands and folded or something as such. Unfortunately, mine have given up the ghost so I'm shopping for new replacements with a budget of $300...

I was at Toys R Us a while back and found this: iConcepts Composite AV Cable for iPod - Sakar International - Toys "R" Us Line out and female Mini USB plug that does data and charging. I bought mine returned/opened for a substantially discounted price. My ipod always stays in a Speck...

I bought one on Ebay and its been flawless. I bought a different type at Toys R Us. Its got a mini-usb that can charge/data and a triple sleeve 3.5mm jack for audio/video out (like the ipod dock). The only issue with this LOD is that I had to take the casing off, shorten it so I would work...

Nice stove, BigHMW Is that inductive?

I bought the SIK because I always keep a Speck Tough Case on my ipod and thus, could charge and listen at the same time. Unfortunately, I only got about 3 months of life out of my sik cable. The audio out developed an intermittent connection inside the dock connector. Frustrating to have...

Quote: Well, it won't replace the DAC, rather the built-in headphone amp – which is a great enough improvement indeed. You're so right. Quote: Is it possible to change the bitrate of an MP3? If so, does anyone have a program they recommend? mp3 are a compressed format...

first and foremost, its the 'phones man. Seriously. You can spend all the money you want on amps and line outs and all kinds of wonderful, wallet depleting goodies but you're only going to sound as good as your weakest component. Once you've got yourself some great headphones, or at...

Quote: no not jyst ipod, but IMO its still the best option; you can also get Zune, which has up to 120gb I believe. but if you dont want to be locked into a library function; I would stick with an upgraded ipod video. get an 80gb used and upgrade the HD to 120 or even 240gb. then use...

Quote: what does refurbished actually mean in this case? Are you talking about buying a refurbished ipod from Apple? If so, then you will be buying an ipod that was returned to apple for an undisclosed reason. The ipod was repaired. Anything blemished was most likely replaced...

Quote: Power The USB specification provides a 5 V supply on a single wire from which connected USB devices may draw power. The specification provides for no more than 5.25 V and no less than 4.75 V (5 V±5%) between the positive and negative bus power lines.[19] A unit load is defined...

Quote: Lo Fi, what's your qualm about using an inexpensive charger? fwiw, this one is claimed to have an "Intelligent IC chip inside recognizes a fully charged battery and automatically switches to a saver mode to prevent overcharging and short circuit.". Quote: They can say...

I've used that same speck case since the ipod video came out! absolutely love it.

Quote: iPod Video 60GB, 30GB, 80GB, U2 Special Edition 60GB is 5.0 80GB is 5.5 30GB depends on the hardware. Not sure about the U2 Spec. Ed. but actually, if it works for all those, chances are it works for 5.5. Not that I have any experience whatsoever with that seller...

...just a quick comment about those cases for ipod videos and classics... I found that "crap" gets under the case and scratches surface of the ipod. To solve this problem, i use the clear overlays. I usually swap them out every couple of months and give the ipod a good cleaning. My...