why do peple think ipods are just for bkgrd music


The ipod will be how we listen to music not just for background but for critical listening. They will be transports for the ipod like the msb ilink 2,200. It is a true transport that deals with the jitter just like the cd transport. Now you have ipod docks like the wadia 170 all it does is bypass the ipods dac. I would use the wadia 170 dock as background music. Iam not knocking the wadia but its not a ipod transport.
usarmyvet91
It is not the notion that ipods themselves are only useful for background music - it's the compressed files that they use that compromise the sound. alas, the player itself is adequate for the high end community, it's compressed software that sucks.
Yep, the software is the problem. I've heard ipod music in my system and I thought it sounded rather poor.

Arthur
I recently posted about a little 'experiment' where I put an ipod into my main system. YUCK!!!, and I had to remove my tuner to accomodate it! Even though the tuner is by far my least used component I still couldn't get it back into my system fast enough! I've heard of the Wadia, if it's the real deal it will be recieved like the 1st CD players were, with overwhelming acceptance, we'll see.