[awptickes]

I'll be getting one in about a week when my mom comes back from a buisness trip in NYC, but until then I'm curious.

Does it need to be amped? (I really, really, really hope not.) The old shuffle was really good about driving my Koss cans, something other cd and mp3 players didn't like.

How does it sound compared to a full-size iPod and the old shuffle, Lean, Fat, Thin? The old shuffle has a SnR issue. Incredible hiss of white noise when using low-impedance IEMs. Has this been corrected?

How's battery life?


If you have any initial impressions yet, please post, I'm really interested.

 

[zip22]

no, no one has it yet. should be a few more days.

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Originally Posted by awptickes The old shuffle has a SnR issue. Incredible hiss of white noise when using low-impedance IEMs.

really? i never noticed that.

 

[pds6]

Now and again, we all miss a thread but "It's October: New Shuffles Shipping Yet?" has been one of the top threads for days.

 

[awptickes]

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Originally Posted by pds6 Now and again, we all miss a thread but "It's October: New Shuffles Shipping Yet?" has been one of the top threads for days.

Wow, I'm 18, and I need glasses.

/me sinks into his chair.

 

[pds6]

awptickes says:
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Wow, I'm 18, and I need glasses.

LOL !

It was not a put-down and I am glad you did not take it that way.

ps: I think they just started shipping.

 

[swt61]

I ordered mine on day 1, and was just billed, so I hope that means it's shipping.

 

[lipidicman]

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Originally Posted by awptickes The old shuffle has a SnR issue. Incredible hiss of white noise when using low-impedance IEMs. Has this been corrected?

Quoted for TRUTH. The only fault I have found with my shuffle. This noise floor is masked with a can like the 580, but a CX300 with its high sensitivity and low impedance makes it VERY obvious. I need to build a 'HISSBUSTER'

I am very interested to know if the new shuffle is better. Bet it isn't!