[wgr73]

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Originally Posted by aLii /img/forum/go_quote.gif Well I got my orange 2G Shuffle without reading any reviews, because I decided that it's what I wanted for exercise and easy syncing with my pre-existing iTunes library. Until just now I'd only been using it for that task, and no critical listening, but I thought I'd come here to check out what people thought of it. This "hiss" problem seems to be pretty damn small on this model. I have to put the volume so low as to hardly be able to hear the song to notice it at all (using marshmallows). Using Grado SR80s it is completely inaudible - they are hardly high impedance! If a song isn't playing, then using the marshmallows you can make out the slightest hiss. I checked my colour iPod 4G as a comparison, and the paused-mode hiss is indeed louder on the Shuffle. However, at a guess I'd say it's at (the very) least 10 times more quiet than general recording hiss. Perhaps I just dropped lucky? Either way when exercising I'll never hear it, ever.

True! I exercise with mine and it's great! The hiss is not as bad as some make it out to be...I would have never heard it if I read these forums!

 

[Valnoren]

I got a new shuffle 2 days ago and it has NO hiss that I can detect. I have Grado SR60, Senn HD-201 both sound very nice I actually prefer the Sennheisers so far.

Maybe its just the type of headphones or I got one that does not hiss not sure.

 

[verticalforce]

Bought a new green shuffle today and it hisses like hell with my Shure E500. No hiss with Apple stock earbud.

Problem solved with the use of volume attenuator, but it adds bulk to the cable.

 

[t10]

Bought an orange 2nd gen shuffle today. Hisses with stock buds slightly, hisses like a pissed of cat with my UM2s. Needless to say am not happy, as I like the player itself.

Will be returning it tomorrow to best buy

 

[otprof]

Slight hiss with new orange 2nd gen shuffle --> Shure SE310s. With "zippy" music playing I never notice it, but I can with music that has quiet sections. I am using it for exercizing, so no worries from me. I am going to remove the worst songs from my "shuffle pool" playlist.

The iTunes integration with the Shuffle is awesome, by the way. I have it set to autofill from a particular playlist, so I start by putting a few podcasts on and then autofill the rest of the space. Very flexible and easy. I used to have a Samsung small capacity player, but I hated creating special playlists for it.