[Ferv]

With the Nergy's, I reduced the bass in the equalizer and it now they sound wonderfully balanced, just like the EarPods with the default EQ.

 

[jasontyh]

ipod 6th + PHA-1A
it works fine

 

[Tamirci]

I am at the brink of buying an ipod touch 5 for listening in my holiday times.

But I am using an iphone 6+ as well.

Do you think that it would be a worthy purchase or should I continue with my 6+ to listen music?

(Headphones aren't a question. I have many different hps and iems as I am a reviewer)

 

[StanD]

I am at the brink of buying an ipod touch 5 for listening in my holiday times.

But I am using an iphone 6+ as well.

Do you think that it would be a worthy purchase or should I continue with my 6+ to listen music?

(Headphones aren't a question. I have many different hps and iems as I am a reviewer)

Do you find the iPhone 6+ not up to the task?

 

[Tamirci]

I always value others opinions or ideas regarding a subject I am about to decide.

 

[ButtUglyJeff]

I don't enjoy my phone as a player because:
 
I hate getting notifications while enjoying music
 
Phones sometimes throw interference, especially if paired with portable DAC/amps
 
Multi tasking phones sometimes make music listening a choppy experience
 
Phones hate the gym
 
Phone battery is at a premium already
 
I'm sure I could think of more excuses for you to give to the Mrs to buy a new toy......

 

[ExpatinJapan]

Ipod touch 6 sounds better than the 5G model. Imho

 

[ExpatinJapan]

mistake post

 

[DJ The Rocket]

Its only used as transport, its all 0s and 1s etc etc, anyways-onto comparisons

Wait, if you're using an outboard DAC/AMP how are there ANY audible differences?

 

[ExpatinJapan]

Wait, if you're using an outboard DAC/AMP how are there ANY audible differences?

I had to scroll back to page number 3 to get a proper context for your quote

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/app...ressions-5g-vs-6g.766380/page-3#post-11784443

The comment (buried within a long post) was a tongue in cheek to the often used throw away converstaion killer comment that was common at the time that digital is all 1s and 0s so anything digital out cables, dacs etc is waste of time.

But as you can see by my many posts in this thread where I compare the different ipod touches (sometimes with external dacs). I dont agree.

Having used many external dac amps and a wide range of digital cables and also sources there are many easily audible differences between them.

The difference in the 5G vs 6G with an external dac/amp could be due to the processing power under the 6G hood. But I dunno. I made that post a long time ago.

Any way the Mods would probably prefer any debate on this to be done in the Sound Science section .

 

[DJ The Rocket]

I had to scroll back to page number 3 to get a proper context for your quote

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/app...ressions-5g-vs-6g.766380/page-3#post-11784443

The comment (buried within a long post) was a tongue in cheek to the often used throw away converstaion killer comment that was common at the time that digital is all 1s and 0s so anything digital out cables, dacs etc is waste of time.

But as you can see by my many posts in this thread where I compare the different ipod touches (sometimes with external dacs). I dont agree.

Having used many external dac amps and a wide range of digital cables and also sources there are many easily audible differences between them.

The difference in the 5G vs 6G with an external dac/amp could be due to the processing power under the 6G hood. But I dunno. I made that post a long time ago.

Any way the Mods would probably prefer any debate on this to be done in the Sound Science section .

I certainly agree with you about DACs making large and easily obvious changes to the sound. But in this comparison, you're using the same DAC, the only thing you changed is the transport being used to provide the 1s and 0s. That doesn't make any difference in sound. Nor can different USB cables. The bits are all the same; the only possible window for audible differences is in what you actually DO with the raw bits