Hi, How can I order? I'm quite keen too!

Update! Alright, my 60gb arrived, and it sounds great. I guess the previous 30gb one must be the dud

It really depends on what you listen to, I mean for pop songs... it is probably ok. But for music, it is pretty bad.

Quote: Originally Posted by bangraman arribadia, the Photo may be the problem. It's my opinion (although I haven't been able to do an A-B comparison so far) that the Photo is noticeably worse than previous iPods out of the Headphone Out. I use a headphone which gets around much of the...

Hmm.. alright, I guess I'll get another 40GB unit to try and see how it is like. Hopefully my 30GB was a dud

Hi, What's "bass roll off"? I happen to have an iPod Photo 30GB that sounds absolutely heinous (to me) and it is not like I'm THAT much of an audiophile. The sound is... muddy.. and the sound stage is flat.. and it just sucks to the point where the iPod sits more on my desk than on the...

You can either use FreeDB or if you are using the EAC > Image > iTunes method, iTunes will tag it automatically for you.

If the CD is really banged up you might want to try burst mode. It is counter intuitive, but hey, I had a couple of scratched CDs which took forever to rip on secure mode, and still have audible clips, but they rip fine on burst. You just gotta try your luck

Quote: Originally Posted by viator122 Can you explain a little bit about how to create a virtual device? Thanks. There are quite a few.. for one there is one that came with Microsoft Powertools, not sure where to download it, but it came with "Autopatcher XP" Then you can try...

Quote: Originally Posted by blessingx Read your own thread idiot. Woah! Go easy there buddy, it's fine to be a fanboi, but asshatism isn't really nice! I reread my own thread, so what's the ****ing point? Idiot.

Do you own that iPod? Perhaps then you will be able to speak for yourself, instead of your fanboism

Sigh.. but unfortunately the 30GB Photo is ****te

Hmm.. just checked my iPod and mine is version 1.0. I hope the new firmware will fix it.. or perhaps the first batch of 30GB Photos are bad

Quote: Originally Posted by Brown Cow So wait: Either the iPod has a fault on some of it's unit (again) or it has less bass than before? Or maybe it needs burn-in? Or maybe Apple shortchanged the amp? :lol I'm not sure, but knowing Apple... if I bring it in to Applecare they'd...

Quote: Originally Posted by waltermeyer Do you have an amp? You dont want to just run headphones out of the line out. If you said you have an amp and I missed it, Im sorry. Erm, would it be any worse than now? Trust me, through the current headphone jack it is really bordering...

Quote: Originally Posted by daphox Try changing artist. Maybe the new iPod feels tortured? He just wants you to be gentle & show some respect. Try puttin' on some George Duke, iPods tend to like him...: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/M...ItemId=5556612 The trouble is the...

Quote: Originally Posted by earache I went from a 4G 40GB to a 30GB photo and right away out of the headphone jack the sound was definately not as rich as the old ipod. It is really obvious when using the itrip in the car. I used to have too much bass with the old unit/itrip and now the...

What I do nowadays is to use EAC and rip it into an image (basically it is a full length WAV file of the CD) and create a cue sheet for it. Then when I need to import it into iTunes (or anything else for that matter) all I have to do is just load the cue sheet up on a virtual CD device, and...

Quote: Originally Posted by Barry I definately hear a difference between the two units. The 30 gig has an edgier sound, more "transistory" (OK, I made up the term, but those of us who listened to early solid state gear know what I mean) maybe a bit more etched qand dynamic, but less bass...

Quote: Originally Posted by noname I'm about to make the same upgrade, but now I'm a little concerned. Arribadia what headphones are you using? (besides the one Apple bundles with the iPod) And can you elaborate more on how it sounds "gross"? - Justin I've used a SR-80...

I'm not sure what's the cause.. but it seems like there is not enough juice to drive my headphones. Maybe the old 20GB was an exceptionally good iPod, or maybe this new one is a crap one, but it has been quite a while since I got it (> 10 days definitely) so I don't think I can get a...

Hi, I'm not sure how to describe it, but the stuff I listen to are usually very rich in highs like Charlotte Church etc.. and on the new iPod, it seems like these highs seem to be clipped off or something, producing a very harsh sounding result. The big irony is it sounds *pretty* decent...