Do You Like The New iPods?

YES.Got a 10 Gig gen2 ipod and a 15Gb gen 3 ipod.THe new one is much better

Bought the 30gb Euro model a month ago - finally gave up with it today and took it back.

Over hyped, inferior sound quality and on euro models ludicrous volume limitations.

Originally posted by Impulse29
zeroseven, the sound quality is only as good as you rip it...

Obviously the software used to lift the track has a huge bearing on the sound quality. Personally I've been using EAC with the LAME encoder and the results from my laptop, desktop, 3 year old Rio 64 and even a Sony Clie 675 are all very good. Plenty of volume, and good tonal range, certainly at the bottom end, on the Vaio the top end always comes accross a little bright but thats really splitting hairs.

My ipod was more like an A.M broadcast than F.M.....dull. I have also compared the 30gb ipod (not mine) to a 60gb Zen and the difference is startling. It wasn't the same rip nor even the same track which makes the comparison mute in the strictest sense, but if you could have heard the difference yourself, you would know it was a firmware issue. The Zen was open, whats that terrible hifi phrase, spatial depth (?).

I also put the ipod through a Musical Fidelity A300 feeding PMC FB1's, though I had to use the heavily supressed headphone out as the line out on my unit didn't work. Again it lacked any vibrance. Plugged in the Rio and I had trouble telling it from the original CD

I've ordered a 20gb Zen and a 60gb drive to drop straight in - I'll let you know how it combines with the EAC / LAME

Columbo - its difficult to quantify sound levels, I run my MDR V6's through my lap top at about 30 - 40%, the old Rio 64 at about 80%, the ipod, even at 100% was inaudible on the train. I would say at 100% it was about the level of an average TV at 'normal' listening level (dialogue not music). The buyer at John Lewis was aware there were problems with so many being returned, but mine was the first she had listened to. She laughed out loud and didn't hesitate to return my money. She went on to say that she would recommend they not longer stock the ipod (though I've since heard that they have to stock a certain amount of the apple range - or nothing at all, I know oakley do that).

I have also compared it directly to a friends 20gb model, even since the volume was reduced on that by the last software update, it still had ample volume for me. The 30gb gave about 50% of the volume of the 20gb

i have a 3rd gen. 15 gig iPod. I dont run it at full volume, or near the 100% mark. I keep the volume around 40%-60%.

do you guys like the old design ( 1st, 2nd gen) ipod or the new ones? i find the old ones much cooler. it seems i'm the only one........

3G iPod have cool interface.

I never seen a 1g or 2g before i got my 3g ipod but the front of the ipod looks much better than the previous models

I never wanted an iPod before the 3rd generation ones because of the entire exterior design. I just didn't like them before, but I fell in love with the streamlined features of the 3rd gens.