nick_charles
Headphoneus Supremus
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You say you want your gear to be as transparent as possible but I guarantee you that the iPod does NOT fit in that description by any established HiFi reviewer.
The iPod's measured behavior is better than many CD players—ironic, considering that most of the time it will be used to play MP3 and AAC files, which will not immediately benefit from such good performance. But if you're willing to trade off maximum playing time against the ability to play uncompressed AIFF or WAV files, the iPod will do an excellent job of decoding them. Excellent, cost-effective audio engineering from an unexpected source.—John Atkinson
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STEREOPHILE PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
The formal voting procedure consists of two steps: First, each of Stereophile‘s hardware reviewers is asked to nominate up to six components in each of the seven categories. To be a contender, a product had to have been reviewed in Stereophile between the November 2002 and October 2003 issues, in a full Equipment Report, a Follow-Up review, or in one of the regular columns by Sam Tellig, Art Dudley, John Marks, or Michael Fremer. That way, only those components could be nominated for which a writer had put his opinion in print for public scrutiny. We then put together a ballot form that lists all components nominated by three or more writers and/or editors. This process ensures that most of the nominees in most of the categories will have been auditioned by most of the reviewers.
Each of the magazine’s editors and reviewers gave three votes for his first choice in each category, two votes for his second choice, and one vote for his third choice (if any). JA tallied the votes; address complaints and compliments to him.
2003 Editor’s Choice: Apple iPod
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I don't really use my iTouch (*) much for music but just for a laugh I connected it (via its headphone socket, not line out) into my speaker system (Rotel 820AX amp and Wharfedale Delta 70 Speakers) I also connected my PC----USB--------Zero DAC - adjusted the volume levels and synchronized some J.S. Bach tunes (Art of Fugue - book 1) running on both so I could switch between them quickly - imo the iTouch is pretty good - fwiw - shrug