[yacobx]

Hey Guys, 
 
         Im going to be replacing my hard drive in my iPod 5.5 30gb. Im interested in getting the best battery life. Im looking at getting a super talent ZT2 or doing the Zif to SD adaptor. I only use 320kb songs so I don't think speed is really my issue here. The SD adaptor with a SD card is about half the price. Does anyone have any suggestions? 

 

[mathi8vadhanan]

http://www.tarkan.info/20140215/tutorials/iflash-ipod-sd-vs-cf-power-consumption-analysis
Looks like CF cards fare a bit better vs SD, and significantly better vs hdd. I bought the CF adaptor from his store, and use a 266x, 64 GB transcend CF card. Very happy with the mod.

 

[yacobx]

That's for the reply. I bought a generic cf adaptor off amazon and a Kingston 64gb. I love the new speed and battery life. What I've noticed is that the sound quality has changed. It seems a bit more analog. Idk if it's the cf adaptor or my fiio e1 is going bad. Thoughts?

 

[mathi8vadhanan]

I haven't noticed any change in sound. Are you noticing the change via headphone out also?
Some people reported 'hissing', on the main thread, I would check there.

 

[yacobx]

My headphone out doesn't work. I only use lod. I think I'm going to buy the adaptor from Tarkan for safe measure.

 

[yacobx]

FYI it was the cheap cf adaptor. Get the tarkan! So much better