bangraman
Headphoneus Supremus
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Odd that. The ultimate fidelity at that time was lower than the then-iPods but the M3 offered more stable performance with low-impedance loads. The X5 has the same performance as the M3 in all sonic and music-player respects. I considered it a tie on aggregate between the M3 and the iPod then based on different attributes. Now, Apple seems to have dragged themselves down to iAudio levels in terms of achievable fidelity to be competitive, and to achieve a more stable operation with all loads. It makes sense... the vast majority of people don't really care about achievable sound quality but the tone. The iPod's performance in that respect was certainly hurting Apple. The 5G is now very much a X5 sound-alike, although it is still superior in some respects. It makes the iPod more usable certainly for more people, but the performance the mono iPods gave with my higher-impedance phones was worth noting.
Originally Posted by idiotekniQues with sound quality, and went with a company that tried harder earlier on |
Odd that. The ultimate fidelity at that time was lower than the then-iPods but the M3 offered more stable performance with low-impedance loads. The X5 has the same performance as the M3 in all sonic and music-player respects. I considered it a tie on aggregate between the M3 and the iPod then based on different attributes. Now, Apple seems to have dragged themselves down to iAudio levels in terms of achievable fidelity to be competitive, and to achieve a more stable operation with all loads. It makes sense... the vast majority of people don't really care about achievable sound quality but the tone. The iPod's performance in that respect was certainly hurting Apple. The 5G is now very much a X5 sound-alike, although it is still superior in some respects. It makes the iPod more usable certainly for more people, but the performance the mono iPods gave with my higher-impedance phones was worth noting.