iPod Touch Sound Quality

[camille]

Depending on your headphones, the hiss can be quite prominent and easily noticeable. My ES2s are highly sensitive and the hiss is as loud as I've heard on any iPod I've owned. However, as odd as it sounds, the hiss doesn't affect SQ.

Sound quality is just as good as the 1G shuffle, if not better.

 

[The Monkey]

What DAC does the iTouch use?

 

[chowk]

Wolfson WM8758BG according to this autospy: http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/iPod/iPod-Touch/130

 

[Dublo7]

Quote:

Originally Posted by chowk /img/forum/go_quote.gif Wolfson WM8758BG according to this autospy: http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/iPod/iPod-Touch/130

What other devices use that?

I'm really impressed by the Touch's sound quality. Yes, there is a slight hiss when you have no music playing, but when you turn music on, the hiss disappears.

 

[shigzeo]

i have the d2 which many people have said is better than iaudio 7 or on par. they seem quite similar (touch and d2) in the face that the audio has a more tailored sound while the ipod seems more suited to neutrality. the d2 is more punchy and thicker sounding but that is just for me, the tailoring to headphones that they do. i think the ipod is not made necessarily for headphones, but with many devices in mind so does not give a huge bass response like d2 and other iaudio devices.

fun: d2
neutral: iPod

 

[Dublo7]

Well I'm getting a D2 soon and I'm curious, are the differences between the Touch's SQ and the D2's obvious?