[the wizard of oz]

  I find the iPod Classic still the best DAP on market. I have tried many of so-called audiophile DAP's, and none of them sound better than the Classic.

Oh come on. I agree on UI & battery life, but sound? I can't listen to them straight off, only as transport. My DX100 is miles ahead in terms of sound quality.

 

[tresaistevadels]

Oh come on. I agree on UI & battery life, but sound? I can't listen to them straight off, only as transport. My DX100 is miles ahead in terms of sound quality.

I have tried Fiio x3, Pono, Hisound RocooBA, and many Sony's - X1050, A15, A865. And none of them sounds better to me.

 

[the wizard of oz]

None of those you listed fall under my radar as audiophile DAP's. Up the ante, I'd say.

 

[tresaistevadels]

None of those you listed fall under my radar as audiophile DAP's. Up the ante, I'd say.

Yeah, but from reviews "they destroy iPods", so I am not sure if dropping $1000 will help either.

 

[Happytalk]

Differences can be subtle, but each dap has their strong points. Ipod is a good affordable choice. Esp for the battery life and Ui. I remember being really used to the sound of my iPod and having trouble accepting a different sound, let alone better. A song is a song is a song. A really well recorded song will will sound good on a lot of stuff. Variables include file types etc. I think there are too many variables to single out DAPs themselves without considering the synergy of all them.

I think one of the purposes of having a hobby like this is to analyze and obsess over subtle differences and improvements. Sometimes they add up to something special for the individual.

Some will always say they can't hear the difference, others will definitely hear it and enjoy it.

In other news, any recommendations for a replacement headphone jack for an iPod video 5th gen 30gb? Will any do?

 

[tresaistevadels]

Yeah, but any jack from eBay. They all sound the same.

 

[Arkham00]

Hi, has anyone in Europe found a way to buy this damn 2000mah battery ?
I've just sell a bunch of stuff to upgrade my ipod with a dual sd iflash and a 2000mah to discover that the suggested ebay vendor doesn't ship to europe ... And I can't find anyone else selling this battery. Even outside of ebay. Please help me

 

[Arkham00]

EDIT: I was having  problems finding a seller for the 2000mah battery in Europe, it turns out that the suggested ebay seller here, has also a website, and it ships worldwide http://www.super-ipod.com/index.php?route=common/home FIY

 

[tresaistevadels]

I ordered batteries to USA and then shipped to Europe. That made them bit more expensive.

 

[Alje]

I just order the 2000mAh batteries direct from super-ipod.com, no problem.
Shipping to UK is $10

 

[iMig]

  Hi, has anyone in Europe found a way to buy this damn 2000mah battery ?
I've just sell a bunch of stuff to upgrade my ipod with a dual sd iflash and a 2000mah to discover that the suggested ebay vendor doesn't ship to europe ... And I can't find anyone else selling this battery. Even outside of ebay. Please help me

Lots of them at AliExpress. I recently bought some of them for thin and thick iPod Videos and they are OK.

  I just order the 2000mAh batteries direct from super-ipod.com, no problem.
Shipping to UK is $10

I bought this one and its cheap and it works great
http://es.aliexpress.com/item/high-capacity-1900mah-upgrade-li-ion-battery-for-ipod-5th-gen-video-30gb/32226273996.html?adminSeq=110203186&shopNumber=901287
 
However I haven´t been able to find a simple reliable thin battery for my last ipod mod. It must be all old stock.
 
Not affiliated with Ali-Express .

 

[DR650SE]

Differences can be subtle, but each dap has their strong points. Ipod is a good affordable choice. Esp for the battery life and Ui. I remember being really used to the sound of my iPod and having trouble accepting a different sound, let alone better. A song is a song is a song. A really well recorded song will will sound good on a lot of stuff. Variables include file types etc. I think there are too many variables to single out DAPs themselves without considering the synergy of all them.

I think one of the purposes of having a hobby like this is to analyze and obsess over subtle differences and improvements. Sometimes they add up to something special for the individual.

Some will always say they can't hear the difference, others will definitely hear it and enjoy it.

In other news, any recommendations for a replacement headphone jack for an iPod video 5th gen 30gb? Will any do?

Music lovers listen to music with their gear, audiophiles listen to their gear with music

 

[The Auricle]

This:
 
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Music lovers listen to music with their gear, audiophiles listen to their gear with music

 

[Arkham00]

 
Yes, you'll need to Restore via iTunes after changing out the SD card(s).

Ok I see thanks. Restore means format ?
Will I have to re-copy all my music, or what was in the sd that I leave in will be visible to rockbox, leaving the task to only fill the new one ?
 
thanks again

 

[MikeyFresh]

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