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Apple's iPod Hi-Fi speakers
But what about the sound quality? Cnet, here, trumpeted the release under the headline "Steve Jobs is a self-confessed audiophile" failing to realise that a true audiophile would rather perforate their own ear drums than listen to compressed MP3s at home.
They will also tell you that any set of speakers under $500 is not an audiophile system and there are better 'active speakers' out there.
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ThomasNews
on March 2, 2006 8:44 AM |
Fair points alright. I somehow doubt "audiophiles" are filling an iPod with ALAC (Apple's lossless codec) files. It's a portable media player, simple as that. |
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crossfire851
on March 2, 2006 9:55 AM |
I remember back a while reading on good ole TS, about there being a X-Pod and it was suppose to commpete with the psp? What happened to that? |
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asphix
on March 2, 2006 10:07 AM |
Definitely not an audiophile peaker.. Look at that thing, all cosmetic preferences aside, it looks like a single 6" woofer and two 3" "tweeters" (*ahem* woofers *ahem*)Hrmmmmmm.. just looking at it, it seems like it will be very specific to mid-range frequencies which will result in a flat and directional sound.. not the much needed soft airy room filling sparkle that sends shivers down an audiophiles back and sets a smile to his/her face. |
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mentaljedi
on March 2, 2006 10:32 AM |
Waste of money and investment time. Apple should stop concentrating on the Ipod so much. To me, its a one hit wonder. They won't be able to improve it. However, if they paid more attention to their PC range, maybe they could stop wating their time in Ipod which, to be frank, is selfsustaining and doesn't need all this. ITs an MP3 portabable player not a home HIFI system! |
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ThomasNews
on March 2, 2006 11:38 AM |
I think more than anything this just appears to be a big box to display your iPod on. The alternate is too much for Apple to handle, use the iPod's Line-Out & (cringe) connect it to a stereo system without an eye catching pose for the iPod. |
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DragonMaster
on March 3, 2006 10:31 AM |
[quote]They will also tell you that any set of speakers under $500 is not an audiophile system and there are better 'active speakers' out there.[/quote]Depends who! Some do, some don't. Some think that CD demagnetizers work, some don't. Same for 10k$+ speaker cable, 60$ wall plug, etc. |
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