speaking of lineouts, one of the members in this forum was very kind enough to send me his sik ram din several months ago. So, I am thinking of updating that as overtime, my ears have become disappointed with the ipod. I am running the sik ram din to my Go-Vibe 5, which is amplifying my Etymotic ER-4S. My choice of mp3 player on my computer is foobar, and it has given me sound quality that is worlds better than the ipod. Yes, the ER-4S are actually capable of providing visceral bass for those who are unconvinced with it, and the Go-Vibe 5 provides that, with help from foobar. Now unfortunately, the sound from my ipod is rather thin compared to that of foobar, so my conclusion is this. Either a) purchasing a better line-out would make worlds of difference or b) the ipod sound quality just sucks. And believe me, I'm not using anything spectacularly different. I'm using a regular stereo cable (nothing fancy), and the intel HD audio output from my laptop (which is surprisingly damn good for integrated sound).
So my question is this, would a better line-out make a lot of difference? Specifically, if you have used a sik ram din before, or anything alike. And while I am on that question, would a good interconnect also make a big difference? I can understand the line out as it is not being amplified by the ipod headphone jack, but I'm not sure if wires make that big of a difference. Any ideas guys?
