[shleepy]

I recently got Westone UM2's, and have decided that my old 30Gb iPod Video (G5, is it?) finally needs to be replaced; it's got problems, and it has lots of hissing when used with the UM2's (though it still sounds good).

Even before I got the UM2's, I was thinking about at least upgrading to a 160Gb iPod Classic. However, I doubt that the jack is that much less noisy, and I bet the SQ is the same. Is my logic correct?

Even without all that space, what are some good options for a DAP to use with Westone UM2 without an amp (dunno how wise that is, but whatever)? As I say, the main requirement is a quiet jack and good sound quality.

I don't particularly need anything fancy (don't need video, wifi, radio, or playback of anything other than mp3's), but good battery life would be nice, and a relatively thin DAP is a must. As for space - I would need 30+Gb, and the bigger, the better. If it can accept flash cards, then I can always put in a pricey 32Gb one or something, so I'm even OK with that.

Recommendations, anyone?

 

[HipHopScribe]

You may want to think about adding a resistor to your set-up, to deal with the noise, like this:

ETYMOTIC ER4P TO ER4S RESISTOR ADAPTOR - eBay (item 300249792775 end time Aug-19-08 09:32:55 PDT)

Then you can make your DAP choice based on other factors, open up some more options.

 

[shleepy]

Hmm... interesting. What's a good place to get a cheap resistor adapter like that? And what would a good ohm rating be for an UM2?

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Originally Posted by HipHopScribe /img/forum/go_quote.gif You may want to think about adding a resistor to your set-up, to deal with the noise, like this: ETYMOTIC ER4P TO ER4S RESISTOR ADAPTOR - eBay (item 300249792775 end time Aug-19-08 09:32:55 PDT) Then you can make your DAP choice based on other factors, open up some more options.

 

[shigzeo]

Head-Direct.com 25$ to plus shipping. looking in dowin cables. won't get rid of all noise with um2 but most of it

the classic hisses much less than the 3rd gen. it hisses similarly to the 3rd gen nano. (about same as d2) which is quite in the good section for hissing. but with um2, anything with an amp rather than an attenuated line out will hiss

 

[shleepy]

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Originally Posted by shigzeo /img/forum/go_quote.gif Head-Direct.com 25$ to plus shipping. looking in dowin cables. won't get rid of all noise with um2 but most of it

I don't see an adapter or anything in there... unless one of the cables includes a resistor, but I don't see any mentions of resistors.

 

[HipHopScribe]

It's the Dowin DW04 cable

 

[shleepy]

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Originally Posted by HipHopScribe /img/forum/go_quote.gif It's the Dowin DW04 cable

Ah, thank you!