[4DThinker]

Yes.  No EQ on all three. Sennheiser HD595s. Boof!, by Tony Remy. Volume output set as close to the same as possible.
 
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Was this with all EQ and effects disabled?

 

 

[Makiah S]

I like the Sound Quality on my Zune better, imo the iPod hisses at loud volume's and can be a little screechy. The Zune sounds more natural and balanced. So without any additional apps or Eq's I prefer Zune HD over iPod touch... but it's not the biggest of differences
 
Also I've got MDR xb700's and FiioE6 [soon to be E11] to boost my sound quality and I only listen to music and watch Videos so I could care less about "apps"
 
 

 

[salamon]

J3 is really better than Zune and iPod.. (and it's not because I own a J3)

 

[tds101]

The Touch 4G can be enhanced, and greatly so, by the Equalizer and EQu apps.....something you cannot get on a Zune HD.

I agree,...the iPod touch also gets actual updates - the Zune HD is considered DOA by MS. And with these apps, as well as a few others (including the BBE app), the iPod touch sounds just as good as ANY Cowon.

 

[Makiah S]

I'm with you there! A small part of me just doesn't like Apple Products so I buy everything but Apple ;3 still though I'll upgrade soon enough! My iPod is a Audio Book host now and soon enough Zune will host Videos[Videos are really nice on Zune imo]  while a new source gives me AWESOME Audio Quality!

 

[Bogan]

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The Zune HD via dock line out sounds as good as a Nuforce HDP's DAC which is a $450 dac/amp combo. I fed the Zune HD into the HDP using 3.5mm and compared the USB DAC of the HDP and the zune through the headphone amplifier of the HDP. I could discern no difference using a AKG K701.

How are you using the Zune HD optical dock output?