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iPod Rockbox sound!?!
BoomerFZ1:
I currently have a 30gb iAudio X5 that I'm going to try RockBox on but I have a question regarding iPod and RockBox. The sound quality on the iAudio products is far and away the best I've ever experienced with any DAP but I love the functionality and looks of the iPod video. Does RockBox make the iPod video sound better than in stock config? I'd love to get an iPod and use RockBox to make it sound as good as my X5.
saratoga:
Sound output should be the same, aside from the better EQ in rockbox and the other formats available.
Quality wise, theres not a huge difference between most DAPs anyway.
BoomerFZ1:
I beg strongly to differ about the quality thing. I know each ear is different but there's not doubt that the iAudio products sound MUCH better than the rest I've tried. The only thing that comes close is the Sandisk Sansa and it just didn't have the deep, rich sound of the iAudio. The iPod strait sounds like crud once you jam the X5.
Chronon:
I'll keep checking for more analyses of DAPs, but this guy gave the iPod pretty good marks. In the final paragraph he says it performs better than many CD players despite the fact that it will mostly be used to decode lossy formats.
Deep doesn't necessarily mean higher fidelity sound reproduction.
saratoga:
--- Quote from: BoomerFZ1 on November 06, 2006, 06:43:32 PM ---I beg strongly to differ about the quality thing. I know each ear is different but there's not doubt that the iAudio products sound MUCH better than the rest I've tried.
--- End quote ---
The RMAA results are actually quite poor for the IAudio X5 compared to any of the Ipods and Iriver as I recall. Assuming you're talking about that player, this is an excellent example of why most people have absolutely no idea what sounds better and simply assume whichever player they like best sounds best.
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