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newbie question - ipod vs others vs audio quality

Last post Jul 16, 2008, 4:34 PM by mahler1. (24 replies)
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Posted on Jul 12, 2008, 1:51 PM

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It's not so much the iPod, as people who have an issue with iTunes - what's the problem?!?!?



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Posted on Jul 12, 2008, 2:36 PM

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Quite agree John have never had any problems with iTunes,it's saved me a fortune on cd's.

Posted on Jul 12, 2008, 2:39 PM

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I meant the software as opposed to the store, but yeah it's handy to try something out - if I like, I'll buy the CD and rip it lossless.

But I just don't get the enmity shown here to what, to me, is a rather well designed application.



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Posted on Jul 14, 2008, 11:28 AM

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well not got my ipod yet but have downloaded itunes.... seems easy to use (found where to change the rip quality quite easily). Once I use it in anger maybe I will feel different but doubt it.......

Posted on Jul 14, 2008, 11:36 AM

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Well I've never got angry at it. Windows Media Player is a different matter........


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Posted on Jul 14, 2008, 12:29 PM

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My only gripe with iTunes is AAC only for purchase downloads, and that it (and the iPod) are not FLAC friendly. Apart from that, me my ipod Touch and iTunes make a very happy 'menage a trois'.

I use Shure SE210's via a Little Dot Micro  headphone amp when out and about but at home it is played either on my Dav-is10 or via my Mac Mini/Logitech 2:1 speakers until I have sorted a system out around a pair of Avi ADM9's.

Anybody else checked out this site? 

 www.computeraudiophile.com 

Posted on Jul 14, 2008, 3:45 PM

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I really rate the 'choons...

It allows me to just pop in a cd, and it even ejects it when finished - very handy as my "media" PC in the lounge only has the TV connected as the monitor, and so I can rip CDs "blind" as it were...

Also, loving the album art, and how simple it is to sort the tagging out.

But yep, if I could download music in ALAC (even for a 10-20% premium) then they would probably steal my business from Amazon / Ebay. But until then, silver disc and ripping it is...


I owe, I owe, it's off to work I go...

Posted on Jul 14, 2008, 4:10 PM

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fatboyslimfast:
I really rate the 'choons...

It allows me to just pop in a cd, and it even ejects it when finished - very handy as my "media" PC in the lounge only has the TV connected as the monitor, and so I can rip CDs "blind" as it were...

Also, loving the album art, and how simple it is to sort the tagging out.

But yep, if I could download music in ALAC (even for a 10-20% premium) then they would probably steal my business from Amazon / Ebay. But until then, silver disc and ripping it is...



So you can download a song and convert it to alac, but thatd do no good, is that right? So the only way to have songs in ALAC is to rip them in that format?
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Posted on Jul 16, 2008, 2:18 PM

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well got my ipod and have to say am NOT dissapointed. Easy to setup, easy to download tracks form laptop (ripped from CD @ 192kbps), and sound quality is very good...... long may this relationship last

Posted on Jul 16, 2008, 4:34 PM

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Hi robw, nice and simple what more could you ask for, another member for our ipod gang.
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