[granodemostasa]

Here is problem:
1. All of my music is applelossless,
2. my ipod is dead as a door nail (has been for months)
3. people say ipod classic's SQ has issues, i'm not sold on it.
4. Cowon D2 is the champion of Head Fi and I want it
5. Cowon D2 doesn't support Apple loss less
6. I can't use portable amps, because this is a gym player and I need something that I can strap onto my arm.

solutions? opinions... what am I to do.. have I married the ipod by choosing Itunes?

 

[serpico]

I went through this dilemma before I picked up my last ipod. I actually dumped iTunes/iPods earlier this year for 6 months using an iriver clix. It was nice but I started missing the seamless partnership b/w iTunes & iPod.

I was on the fence for awhile, trying FLAC and looking into getting a Cowon. But in the end, there is a huge community and standards that exist and cannot be ignored. I'm happy with my solution and don't need to go through to much to get it all working.

Look into a Classic 160 to carry most of your lossless. I listen to my stuff in Apple lossless and can tell the difference. Bad news is my 30GB doesn't hold much!

 

[Dublo7]

If you have apple lossless, get a program like dbpoweramp and covert it all to FLAC. Then get yourself a D2.

I can't listen to my iPod anymore, even when it has lossless on it. From what I can tell, the magic of Lossless is lost on the iPod.

 

[serpico]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dublo7 /img/forum/go_quote.gif If you have apple lossless, get a program like dbpoweramp and covert it all to FLAC. Then get yourself a D2. I can't listen to my iPod anymore, even when it has lossless on it. From what I can tell, the magic of Lossless is lost on the iPod.

OMG don't say that, my wallet is empty!

Are you serious?

I heard about that program and it's highly respected by many. It's hard to find a Cowon in my neck of the woods, so might be a good thing for my wallet!

 

[Dublo7]

You could try getting one on eBay. That's what I did.

Surely if you think you can afford a Classic, you could afford a D2 with an SD card