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Location: Waxahachie, Tx | I was going to go the Ipod route but decided to get a DELL Axim. It has removable media, I can use it for other than just music, and with a 2 year extended warranty it was about the same as an Ipod. Yeah it's bigger than the Ipods but not by much. and the various player software out their lets me play WAV, MP3, MP4, ACC, overkill but functional. :D |
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | One more question...
All the songs I have already ripped are at 256 kb instead of 128kb rates. Other than the space issue, do I need to worry about anything if I get an iPod. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | What kind of needle do you have to use with an iPod?, Does it take away the scratchieness of the old LPs when you play them?
Analog minds need to know. |
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Location: Orange County, California | Yeah,
If you're going to rip at high bit-rates, you are going to need better than stock Earphones
Bill, for listening to pure analog, I suggest This page as a good place to start. I think most of this stuff is geared towards digital, but it should work OK with This junk :D |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | I've got a set of STAX electrostatics that I bought about 20 years ago and I've still yet to hear a better set of earspeakers. Just my opinion. Dave |
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Location: Orange County, California | Nice!!! :D
See guys, If you buy the best you can afford, you'll probably never replace them. I'd still go with moving coil speakers though for portability, and compatability. |
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Location: Port Angeles, WA | Originally posted by Mr. Ovation:
One more question...
All the songs I have already ripped are at 256 kb instead of 128kb rates. Other than the space issue, do I need to worry about anything if I get an iPod. Nothing to worry about, AFAIK. My suggestion, though, would be to have iTunes convert to 128 kb AAC format when you xfer to your iPod. There should be an option for this in iTunes. That way you can keep the larger files on your puter, and the smaller ones on your iPod without losing any noticeable fidelity. |
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | Thanks for the extra input. As far as speakers, it's mainly going to be used on the home stereo or in the studio when that's back up, and even at 256 I only fill about half of it.. but I will make a test of converting them down to 128. The idea is to get the files off of my computer where they are just taking up space. Mainly it's just going to be a repository of recorded material. I rarely listen to my cd's, I'd rather just turn on xm-radio. But sometimes, I want to hear a tune or an album. Currently I have to sift through 400-500 cd's to find it, and half way into the task I forget what I was looking for in the first place.
I think this iPod is going to be great. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Space and being able to locate songs is definately an issue. I have over 2000 CD's and lately I keep thinking if I just sold half of them I could buy a couple more guitars. |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | I suspect the kids in brunei are using something from creative technologies, the guys who are suing ipod for copyright infringement. Creative is from singapore.
I'll have to check with the chinese and the australians. Though one of the chinese today was asking about ipods! She's 10 years-old and wants an ipod. In terms of marketing ipod's won. Will have to check on the australians. |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | Went to the SOHO Apple store for the Hong Kong kids, looking at Ipods.
What a scene. The place was loaded with fashionistas, kids with rings in their faces, even the sales help. This Ipod is a lifestyle thing. There's all kinds of crap you can buy to go along with it. After looking at dozens of these things, get the one with the most memory you can afford. Every year they come out with a new model so it's planned obsolesence. Whatever is top of the line now will be gone in four years. I wish I owned Apple stock. The people were buying the stuff like it was going to run out. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Originally posted by an4340:
I wish I owned Apple stock. You wish you had SOLD Apple stock. It was $85. in January and it's $57. today.
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