12-27-2005, 08:16 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: NORCAL
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Originally Posted by JCL
Agree with all the comments above.
First, audiophiles don't listen to MP3s. Gadget fans like us do. I use the Dension IceLink Plus on the road, and my Bose noise cancelling headphones in the air. I have never used the earbud headphones that came with it, and don't plan to.
The IPod won for me due to all the accessories and add-ons available, and the user interface. I am not a fan of their standards, but I consider my IPod disposable in any case, it is basically a two year device. I also have all my original source music. I ripped it all at 192, not using the Apple standards, so it will work on anything for some time yet. My library isn't futureproof, but maybe future-resistant.
I got a 20 gB 4g model, and use it daily. My wife wants one now, and I think we will get her a Nano when it calms down after Christmas.
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Actually some of us so called audiophiles do listen to MP3 players but we prefer the highest bitrate possible. I recently added this little device and now iTunes from the computer wirelessly to the family room is a wonderful thing. http://www.apple.com/airportexpress/
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