Thanks for the info. It looks like I'll probably use regular alkaline 9v's for now. The £35 (battery & charger) will probably be a good investment in the future.

Quote: Originally Posted by bigshot An iPod isn't designed to be a principle source... it's a portable one.......... Use the iPod for its intended use... for on the go listening with good sounding compressed files... and use your home CD player for its intended use... listening to...

Naim Nait 5 amp (+ Naim Stageline), B&W P5 Speakers (+ Nac A5 cable), Marantz DR6000 CD Recorder, Linn LP12 Turntable (Ittok IV II arm + Goldring 1022GX Cartridge). Saving up for a Naim CD5X & possibly a Naim power amp to pair up with the Nait 5. I should add all of this to my non-existent sig...

I managed to track down a UK seller if anyone is interested: http://www.mahaenergy.co.uk/acatalog/c490f1.html Too expensive for me at the moment. £35 would probably be best spent elsewhere for my portable set-up. I suppose that my main concern when starting this thread was whether or...

I received a cable today for connecting the iPod to my Naim Nait5 amp. I decided to do some more tests through my amp and B&W P5 speakers. The result: Differences between the AAC 320 and Lossless were even more dramatic. Before buying the iPod I had always intended using it with my home...

I've just bought a second hand Super Mini Moy, and I was just wandering if there are any advantages/disadvantages in using a re-chargeable 9V battery with this amp.

Quote: Originally Posted by K2Grey 10/10 between 320kbps AAC and lossless? Most impressive. Now go over to hydrogenaudio and engage in an argument over transparency of AAC Although I have been able to identify the AAC 10/10, I suspect that the result may vary according to the...

Quote: Originally Posted by rextrade Hier--have you done a blind comparison? If the difference is pronounced to your ears, you have some damn good ears. After the above posts I decided to do some blind AAC/Lossless comparisons. The result, after 10 random comparisons: I...

Quote: Originally Posted by Jahn i used to have everything in lossless until my ipod crashed for the third time and i returned a few ipods ... it wasn't worth it. Is this a common problem with the iPod? I've only had mine for a couple of days, so its probably too early to tell if...

Quote: Originally Posted by blessingx Well if it sounded different than WAV/AIFF it would be. Now is it your iPod, all iPods, or your imagination is the question. Most are gonna say the latter (especially with 497s), but who knows. Do a test with iTunes and see if you found the same...

This thread follows on from an issue I raised in another thread: Can iPod have gapless playback?. I didn't want to get too Off Topic, so I decided to start a new thread. The following is a summery of the issue at hand: Me: Quote: I've just bought my first DAP, which is also the...

Quote: Originally Posted by blessingx Hier, the only way lossless and uncompressed could sound different (lossless uncompressed should be bit identical to uncompressed) is if the decoder is in error. Do you think the iPods decoder has an issue? I tried blind testing the recordings...

I'm looking at the possibility of connecting my iPod up to my Naim Nait 5 amp. Does anyone know if its possible to get a mini to Din cable for this purpose? Alternatively I suppose I could use a Chord RCA to Din out of something like the Onkyo DS-A1.

Quote: Originally Posted by davidd ...........and for the ipod, besides lossless, the highest bitrate AAC, but I would rip a track into a few different bitrates to see what you can tell the difference of I've just bought my first DAP, which is also the new iPod 20GB Colour. The...

I was joking of course.

Quote: Originally Posted by iancraig10 Don't forget that you will have to pick it up and pay £12 customs tax. I could always get Norm to declare the package 'a work of art'. No tax to pay then LOL.

Interesting thread so far. From what I'd read on Head-fi I had figured that amping the iPod was the best way to go. Perhaps I ought to audition a few headphones before progressing. Thanks to everyone for the info.

Quote: Originally Posted by overlunge Hi Hier, 'Grado knockoffs'? You mean the Alessandros MS-1? Dude, they are made by Grado Lab, its been tuned by Alessandro and sold under different brand name target the musician market. iPod's built-in amp is quite does a decent job driving my...

I'd pretty much settled on the Go Vibe as an intro amp. After all of the agro over the Super Mini Moy the Go Vibe seems to be the best option at the moment: especialy with the extra op-amp offer! For better or worse I've already got a PocketDock, so the cable upgrades are already in my...

RnB180, you must look like Tetsuo walking round with all that quality gear!

Quote: In my opinion, your money would be better spent upgrading your headphones. The iPod headphone out can sound really good when paired with the right headphones. I've never hear of those cans before...they look like Grado knockoffs....... Do you really think the ipod in-built...

I'm based in the UK and thinking of buying a Go Vibe V3 as an entry level amp. I was just wandering if anyone in the UK has ordered the amp in the UK , and how long it took to ship. I'm off to Portugal in a couple of weeks for business and was hoping to get a portable amp ASAP. By the...

I can't comment on the build quality of the Vaja copy, but if you buy directly from iPodKitz they are currently offering free international shipping.

Yes I've already got the PocketDock, and I can't say I've had any trouble with it staying put. I could easily sell it on eBay, but I'm put off by the superfluous cable on the SIK, and I don't like the idea of cutting the firewire cable off. I also think its a good idea to have the option...

Quote: Originally Posted by blessingx The Vaja knockoff is the iPodkitz. In case anyone was wondering, the Pocket Dock won't fit the Vaja knockoff either.