radish Wrote: > > > Unless you don't like scratches. Only one model of the iPod is susceptible to scratching. I have had an iPod for years and it is still not scratched.
> And if you don't like iTunes you're pretty stuck. No thanks. As I mentioned, there are third party solutions. 'Anapod explorer' (http://www.redchairsoftware.com/anapod/) is one. But iTunes is a great program that does what it is designed to do without using a lot of resources. > You also forgot the iPod's disadvantages: > > You're stuck with iTunes (did I mention this already?). No, you're not, as I mentioned above. > Supports just 3 formats. Where's WMA? Vorbis? FLAC? Why on earth would you want to use WMA? I could not care less about Vorbis, and as I mentioned in an earlier post, flac is (IMO) totally impractical for mobile use no matter what portable device you prefer. > Distinct lack of advanced features - where's the real EQ? Where's the > on-the-fly playlists? > > No gapless playback. Deal breaker for me. When a $400 DAP can't do > something a $20 portable CD player can, we have a problem. If you want to carry around a big bulky device that will only play a cd's worth of music then you have my blessing. No doubt iPod won't meet everyone's expectations, but I don't really see anything in your list of objections that would sway me, and I stand by my recommendation. -- nelamvr6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ nelamvr6's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21370 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
