[elfary]

What are your first impressions about the sound?

 

[Young Spade]

What are your first impressions about the sound?

It has great SQ, noticeably netter than precious generations. It sounds better than my captivate, that's for sure. I mainly got it because my phone won't connect to the schools wifi for some reason anymore and I needed something I use to get stuff done and checked up on.

I have only listenedto a few songs, nothing serious, but I like the sound. I would love a 5 or 7 band EQ but the presets are better and don't distort the sound. If it's a natural song I leave it flat ANSI line the sound. Rock or rap gets EQed anyway so I'm good with it.

Hell I'm using it to post this message.

 

[Young Spade]

What are your first impressions about the sound?

Now that I think about it, the music seems to just have more energy. The flat EQ on here is similar to some tweaking with the Captivate. I really like the sig of this one. Most of the resets add maybe a tad too much in the treble area and this could be a possible problem with colored phones like the W3s... But I'm not sure and it's going to vary mostly with the genre of music.

 

[DavidMahler]

Can anyone comment on whether the iPhone 4 and new iPod touch have the same audio quality?

 

[straden]

I recently ordered that fiio LOD cable , will it be compatible with this ipod touch?
 
I'm gonna be getting arrow amp this month, I'm looking for new portable source to pair it nicely...

 

[gebbss]

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I recently ordered that fiio LOD cable , will it be compatible with this ipod touch?
 
I'm gonna be getting arrow amp this month, I'm looking for new portable source to pair it nicely...

I presume you're getting the Arrow 12HE? I think that will be quite a sweet rig.

 

[absoluNewbie]

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i planning 2 get 1 soon...do u think 8gb is sufficient???

depends, how much music do you want on the go, what quality rip, 320kbps or less, personally i think 32 would be just suficient for my taste, but if budget is scretched, 8gb offer same functionality minus the storage

 

[wazzupi]

Check out my headstage arrow 12he 2g sell thread I have pics with my ipod touch 4g+the new arrow side by side.
 
 
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I presume you're getting the Arrow 12HE? I think that will be quite a sweet rig.

 

[wazzupi]

http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/514448/fs-headstage-arrow-12he-2g-received-last-monday-pics-inside

 

[leng jai]

Well this thread has been dead for a few days. Got a 32GB one a few days ago. Actually bought it from EB (Electronics Boutique). They literally only just got them in the day I bought it as they have never carried iPods before. Since I had $330 in credit from game trade ins, it was a no brainer for me. I actually wanted to get the 64GB but apparently they don't stock them and won't be able to order them in. The funny thing is that they had piles of cases as well which were all for the 2G/3G which of course don't fit. I pointed that out and the guy just facepalmed himself and said "I know".
 
Anyway, been playing around with it for a few days. Very impressed at the moment and in my mind, a substantial upgrade even from the 3G version. Firstly, the retina display is a thing of beauty and completely destroys the old 3G screen in every way. Think SD to HD and you're getting close to the difference. The depth in the picture is incredible and pretty close to looking out of a window. Blacks and color depth is also on another level, and very obvious when both screens are side by side. Viewing angles are merely okay, but who really cares on a screen this size? The bitching about this from some people is unwarranted IMO. Unfortunately I don't have an iPhone 4 so no comparison to that from me.
 
Some people have said the size reduction was unnecessary but personally I think its very welcome. Compared to the 3G it is slightly taller, but not as wide or thick. Feels very nice in the hand and the reduced bulk is definitely noticeable. I wish they would ditch the chrome backing already. As with every other model, it'll scratch within 5 seconds. Now to the back camera. Yes, its not very good. During the day with perfect lighting conditions its fine, decent in fact. At night time its close to useless, don't even bother. One good thing I'll say it that it takes the image almost instantly. Great for random snaps in that regard. Haven't tried much video recording yet but I took a 1 minute clip during the day and it was solid.
 
On the software side it runs extremely smooth now. With the 4.1 OS update and the new A4 processor, lag is virtually non existant. Games that have been upgraded fro the Retina display look fantastic. Though its not a game, Epic Citadel will certainly impress you especially with the upgraded resolution. I haven't tried any games that use the Gyroscope but from what I've read its very good.
 
Sound quality wise I like it. This is coming from a guy who already thought the 3G sounded nice. For comparisons sake, they sound pretty similar except that 4G is slightly warmer. This makes it an even better match for the M50s. For anyone wondering, these two have a great synergy. I never use EQ but for the purposes of this review I did. From memory the EQ used on Apple products has always introduced horrible distortion. No longer the case. I don't think this has been a hardware improvement though, as the 3G also doesn't distort anymore. I'm guessing the new OS has fixed it. The built in speaker is a bit louder now. On the 3G, listening to podcasts on the speaker in a noisy environment was always difficult, even at full volume. Now I can comfortably hear it without straining.
 
All in all a great update to the Touch range. For anyone having doubts, I would fully recommend it, especially if you were happy with the old models but wanted an upgrade. For people who want it solely for music listening, I would still say its a good purchase but overpriced obviously. If you didn't like the SQ before you probably still won't like it, the difference isn't massive.

 

[Young Spade]

Very good write up man, I like it. I agree with what you said; I mainly got the player for use as a MID around college for checking email and stuff like that since my phone can't connect to the schools Internet anymore for some reason.

It's very fast and the sound quality is great; on flat EQ o love the sound I'm getting from my Shures.

 

[grokit]

Great review leng jai, thanks for the contribution!

 

[Maxvla]

About to throw mine through the wall with the problems I'm having with iTunes. Incredible how they can do a PERFECT job with the device and the software on the main computer is completely USELESS GARBAGE. Boggles my mind.
 
It's at the point now where I can't add any music to my collection and thus to my iPod. I add folders to iTunes and it ignores whatever it feels like.

 

[shigzeo]

Why do you add folders to iTunes? That isn't the way it works, so no wonder you are having trouble, just drag new music into iTunes and then rename anhthing you want. Folders are made by the software, not by the user.

 

[Maxvla]

Either way drag or add, it doesn't work. I drag the folders into iTunes and it does absolutely nothing.