[podhead]

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Originally Posted by Lil' Knight /img/forum/go_quote.gif mess what?

The Wolfson micro dac..... that is the reason RWA mods these units

 

[andyk]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lil' Knight /img/forum/go_quote.gif mess what?

From Red Wine:

What you may not know is that that the 4th and 5th generation iPods use a very high-quality internal Wolfson Microelectronics DAC (Wolfson DACs are used in quite a few high-end home audio CD players).


Products > iMod - Red Wine Audio

 

[Lil' Knight]

LOL
I know these use Woflson DACs already.

 

[podhead]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lil' Knight /img/forum/go_quote.gif LOL I know these use Woflson DACs already.

Yankin my chain huh?

 

[andyk]

I was starting to wonder myself about you Lil' Knight...over 4000 posts and don't know what a Wolfson is? Yankin mine too

 

[Lil' Knight]

LOL
Actually I did the diyMOD myself on my iPods.
My question was what exactly they mess with the Wolfson DAC.

 

[Azazel90x]

I bought a refurbed 80gig 5.5g from amazon back in nov of 2008, all i can say is wow, you would never guess it was used. I did pay 180 for it tho....but its totally worth it!

 

[Punnisher]

I'm sure they haven't messed with the hardware.

Refurb ipods are the way to go. Like-new operation and much cheaper.

I've bought 4 refurb ipods (2 from apple themselves) and I have had great luck. Ideally, get ipods that are refurbished from apple because they feature a warranty and are refurbished using genuine parts. I have a 5.5g that uses a third party back and front plate. Still nice but apple parts are preferred.

 

[andyk]

Comments section on Buy.com asks the seller who refurbished them and their response was Apple and the warranty is through Apple. It doesn't explicitly say that in the advertisement. I suppose there is the off chance that it could have 3rd party parts, but I would think you would have some recourse with Buy.com if you were adverse to that.

For $135 shipped, I figured its worth a shot. Look what used JUNK is going for on Ebay and Craigslist...they must be smoking something (buyers AND sellers)

 

[andyk]

I received my 5.5 today. Right off, let me say that it is perfect in every way (new back, new front, new phones, new connection cable) BUT, it is NOT an Apple refurbished Ipod. I should have known just by the fact that you don't see Apple refurbished products anywhere except Apple.

As soon as I opened the box, I could see the sticker on the front that said it was refurbished by a 3rd Party.

That got me to thinking...WHERE is a 3rd Party going to get enough Ipods turned in to make it worth the time to Refurbish them? Where did the original come from? Would Apple sell bulk units of "defective" Ipods? I doubt it.

The back looks just like an original, with all the proper markings. I just Rockboxed it with no problems. Later I will load it with some music and have a listen

Bottom line: no, it's not Apple refurb, but I'm fine with that. Where else can you get the 5.5 that looks like new for $135?


EDIT: After listening to various bits from Adele, Cat Stevens, and The Beatles I can confirm that this is a legitimate Ipod 5.5 generation (Rockbox recognized it as 5.5 also). The sound is identical to my already Rockboxed Ipod 5.5

If anyone is looking for a rig to Rockbox and/or IMOD, I would recommend these without reservation. I'm happy with this unit.


-Andy

 

[jaudio]

I purchase one two weeks ago. Had to send it back , the hard drive motor continually spins. Hope to get a replacement soon .

 

[nsx_23]

Speaking of MP3 deals, would this be legit at all: DealExtreme: $89.99 Zune 3†LCD 30GB Wifi Portable Digital Media Player with FM Tuner (White)

I really, really want to try a Zune.

 

[podhead]

Recieved mine today, a perfect imod candidate

 

[MuZI]

Thank you very much! I just ordered one...

 

[Booda]

Quote:

Originally Posted by andyk /img/forum/go_quote.gif I received my 5.5 today. Right off, let me say that it is perfect in every way (new back, new front, new phones, new connection cable) BUT, it is NOT an Apple refurbished Ipod. I should have known just by the fact that you don't see Apple refurbished products anywhere except Apple. As soon as I opened the box, I could see the sticker on the front that said it was refurbished by a 3rd Party. That got me to thinking...WHERE is a 3rd Party going to get enough Ipods turned in to make it worth the time to Refurbish them? Where did the original come from? Would Apple sell bulk units of "defective" Ipods? I doubt it. The back looks just like an original, with all the proper markings. I just Rockboxed it with no problems. Later I will load it with some music and have a listen Bottom line: no, it's not Apple refurb, but I'm fine with that. Where else can you get the 5.5 that looks like new for $135? EDIT: After listening to various bits from Adele, Cat Stevens, and The Beatles I can confirm that this is a legitimate Ipod 5.5 generation (Rockbox recognized it as 5.5 also). The sound is identical to my already Rockboxed Ipod 5.5 If anyone is looking for a rig to Rockbox and/or IMOD, I would recommend these without reservation. I'm happy with this unit. -Andy

With the price of 135 to risk to have a second hand and old model IPOD, I would rather to looking for other new players. There are too many new player around the price.