I Pod with headphones

[Mark]

Last question, how long does it take to get one cd on the I Pod?

Simple answer? Bigger the file size, longer it takes. But for just one CD, it'll be pretty quick ... even if you use uncompressed WAV files.

[Harry]

As to the question of headphones, there are many great choices, Harry. What you go for will depend on what you need from your headphones. One thing is certain, however: bin the crappy earbuds that come with the iPod*. They're total *****! The iPod has a very good amp stage, so it can drive certain headphones which other DAPs can't. This means you have a pretty broad selection to choose from.




* In fact, ditch ANY earbuds that come bundled with DAPs. They are almost always guaranteed to do your chosen player no justice whatsoever.

Yeah, saw the earplugs coming with the I Pod and needed just 10 seconds of listening to decide they were crap.

[71 dB]

Thank you my friend, I will try them out, and decide which one is best. I have absolute hearing, so golden ears.

You are welcome Harry! In your case I recommend at least 196 kbits/s.

How long it takes to rip one CD on your iPod depends on your system. In my case iTunes refuses to rip (I don't know why) and I have to use other programs to make the mp3 files. If everything works one CD should not take more than 10 minutes.

[Harry]

You are welcome Harry! In your case I recommend at least 196 kbits/s.

How long it takes to rip one CD on your iPod depends on your system. In my case iTunes refuses to rip (I don't know why) and I have to use other programs to make the mp3 files. If everything works one CD should not take more than 10 minutes.

I will be busy putting 400 discs on my I pod.

[Mozart]

In Apple Lossless, that wouldn't be very much. I reached the 12 CD limit with my 2 GB nano...
So, that would be 480 CD's.

Q

Clearly you haven't used a bigger one. I dont care if its lossless or not I rip at 220 or even 192. When your ipod gets full to a certain point, finding a cd becomes a task. You have to be super organized to have 400 cds on an ipod, I can handle like 100. I have a 30 gb and I usually only use 1/3 of the storage or less at a time.

If I had a 2 gb nano I wouldn't be as foolish as to put lossless cds on it 

[71 dB]

I will be busy putting 400 discs on my I pod.

Well, you could put 10 discs for the start. That means 10 hours of music! Then next day more and so on. You don't need all 400 CDs immediately do you?

I have the smallest 512 MB iPod and I have usually only one CD in it! That's enough when I go to walk out for an hour. For example, I may have three Haydn symphonies only. That's enough!

[Mozart]

And you call that not much! Blimey how much time does it take per cd to rip them?

Mine does it quickly, like 30 seconds. But its the organizing that will take you your entire lifetime.

[Mozart]

As to the question of headphones, there are many great choices, Harry. What you go for will depend on what you need from your headphones. One thing is certain, however: bin the crappy earbuds that come with the iPod*. They're total *****! The iPod has a very good amp stage, so it can drive certain headphones which other DAPs can't. This means you have a pretty broad selection to choose from.




* In fact, ditch ANY earbuds that come bundled with DAPs. They are almost always guaranteed to do your chosen player no justice whatsoever.

I'll gladly accept any **** apple earphones anyone wants to send me I only have enormous seinheiser earphones right now, cant really take them on a bud without looking weird. Doesnt stop me though..

[Bonehelm]

I'll gladly accept any **** apple earphones anyone wants to send me I only have enormous seinheiser earphones right now, cant really take them on a bud without looking weird. Doesnt stop me though..

I'd rather see Michael Jackson naked than listening to anything with iPod earbuds for 3 seconds.

[Mozart]

I'd rather see Michael Jackson naked than listening to anything with iPod earbuds for 3 seconds.

Cool can you send me yours?

[Holden]

Harry - iPod is not your only option for MP3 players. Samsung, iRiver, Toshiba, Sony and many others also make them and you have the advantage of avoiding the rather clumsy iTunes format. Using any of these you can use a program like WMP as your download program and record 'direct' to your player. I purposely avoided iPod because of these restrictions and I'm very happy with the Samsung that I've got. It, and the others I've mentioned have all the features of the iPod plus more flexibility. I know that some of the iPod fans will shoot me down for this but it's worth keeping all your options open. Check out your options at these sites

http://www.mp3.com/hardware.php

http://www.avforums.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=164

[PSmith08]

I tend to rip in 128 kbps AAC, simply because I still use CDs for serious listening. Also, I've found 128 AAC to be pretty good. Not CD quality, but still pretty good. Also, the quality of the initial recording makes a difference. I'd say that 192/256 kbps rips are pretty much indistinguishable from CD quality on most rigs. Now, on a high quality setup, you'll be able to tell, but you'll also probably be doing most of your listening on CDs. So, I'd say it really depends on how much music you want to get on the iPod and how much quality you want out of it.

As to quantity, I've got a 60 GB iPod, and here's what I'm told I have on it:

10584 items, 36:22:58:57 total time, 50.12 GB

Of that, I'd say 99.5% is 128 kbps AAC. I did WAV rips, but decided that having all my music with me was more important than having some of it, but in CD quality. With your hearing, you'll probably want quality over quantity. Still, I got a lot of WAV stuff on my 40 GB, and I can imagine that an 80 GB will give you - assuming you go with 256 kbps - as much space as you'll need for your favorites or current listening program.

Also, you should look at Shure's new In-Ear Monitor (IEM) lineup. I use Shure e2cs for my portable 'phones, and they're pretty good. I've heard impressive things about the new stuff.

[Mark]

Harry, listen to Holden - he speaks much truth.

Two really good sites to check out are:

DAPReview

Anything But iPod

[stingo]

I love my 80Gb Ipod - and have been using Sennheiser's PX100 headphones with them since I got it - no complaints here. I'd point out though that you could also use the Ipod for your growing opera DVD collection.

[Bonehelm]

Cool can you send me yours?

Er...when did I say I own a pair of those pieces of ****?

[Steve]

Harry, listen to Holden - he speaks much truth.

Two really good sites to check out are:

DAPReview

Anything But iPod

Not an iPod fan, Mark? That's too bad.

[Que]

If I had a 2 gb nano I wouldn't be as foolish as to put lossless cds on it 

I switched to 320 kbps!
And that is sufficient. I change the content of my nano regularly, so always new music.

Q

[Harry]

Harry - iPod is not your only option for MP3 players. Samsung, iRiver, Toshiba, Sony and many others also make them and you have the advantage of avoiding the rather clumsy iTunes format. Using any of these you can use a program like WMP as your download program and record 'direct' to your player. I purposely avoided iPod because of these restrictions and I'm very happy with the Samsung that I've got. It, and the others I've mentioned have all the features of the iPod plus more flexibility. I know that some of the iPod fans will shoot me down for this but it's worth keeping all your options open. Check out your options at these sites

http://www.mp3.com/hardware.php

http://www.avforums.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=164

Thanks Holden I will. More and more I come to a point were I am not sure anymore wether to buy the I POD, or a MP 3 player?

[Harry]

IAlso, you should look at Shure's new In-Ear Monitor (IEM) lineup. I use Shure e2cs for my portable 'phones, and they're pretty good. I've heard impressive things about the new stuff.

I will look into these, thanks!

[Harry]

Harry, listen to Holden - he speaks much truth.

Two really good sites to check out are:

DAPReview

Anything But iPod

Yes, well it reinforces my conviction to maybe not buy I POD, but MP 3.