ipod/itunes problems

iPOD, schmiPOD. People have lost their ears. I delight in loaning friends 25 year old pieces of gear, usually amplifiers but sometimes speakers and embarrassing their new toys.

The iPOD has a place to be sure, it's just not for critical listening.

A respectable dealer pointed me toward a new (broken in)pair of $2,000/pr. ProAc speakers with delight. I listened and then politely offered my Rogers LS3/5As which had just been upgraded with better wire for comparison. The dealer, fully acquainted with Rogers invited the comparison. The Rogers disassembled the ProAcs. 25 year old technology should not stand a chance, but does and often bests the new.

This scenerio is repeated time and time again. The newest is rarely the best at this junture.

Looks like a few feathers have been ruffled by my comment...

Roundmoundofsound, I wasn't offended nor did I mean to offend, it's just my opinion. The guys at the ultra high end shops in my area still wear blue jeans as do I. It's got nothing to do with snobbery, just sound quality .

Christopher, you don't know my name, so don't pretend you do. This comment from you says more than I could, ".....it (iPOD) actually sounds pretty good considering the format through my system." A Bose Wave radio can sound pretty good too if you don't listen closely.

I think Celtic66 hit the nail on the head, "The iPOD has a place to be sure, it's just not for critical listening." And that is what I based my original comment on.

Happy listening to all.

Merganser, nowhere in the original post was it stated that the iPod was a high end device suitable for "critical listening", therefore your original response was irrelevant and totally unhelpful.

You might be able to find an answer to the skipping problem here.

"Lighten up Frances" is from the movie Stripes! Bill Murray, John Candy? Remember?? I did not think it was your name, it is just an expression.

The iPod is what it is. If I want to listen critically, I load a disc in to my CARY CD Player. If I am on the go then the iPod more than serves its purpose. Even for entertaining, I use iTunes and stream it wirelessly into my Cary SLI-80 or into other rooms of the house. Is it the absolute in resolution? NO! But it serves a useful purpose.

My whole point is that it is NOT COOL to discriminate based on a component that you do not think sounds good. We all have opinions, and some of us, Tin Ears. It is really about the music no matter what component it is being played on.

Peace,

Christopher

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for any of you out there, dell has finally come to my aid. it seems that microsoft service pack 2 has some issues affecting the bus drivers(?). by uninstalling service pack 2 and reinstalling service pack 1 so far the problem has not occured. supposedly it only affected microsoft xp users. sorry for the stink this discussion caused