 just as expected: lots of show, lots of go. |
| Review Date: November 14, 2007 |
| Reviewer: Daniel Dalton, |
I record all my cds in Apple lossless format: you really can tell the difference! So, no downloading from i-tunes, just a permanent, can't-tell-the-difference on my expensive stereo, backup of all my CDs. Now I can get my whole collection onto one player, that's now 3500 songs, 87GB, give or take, and loads of room for more. I won't need more space for another few years: top stuff.
Sound quality is great. Sometimes a little bright through headphones, but with loads of deep bass and nice subtleties, often picking out detail in the high notes that the cd player doesn't translate. it is quieter than the older players, as noted elsewhere. decent headphones fix this (I use etymotic er6-i which are tuned for lower oomph devices, and cut out background noise really well) and this will still play uncomfortably loud (just: I must be getting old!) at full volume
It looks and feels good. the back scratches easily: I don't know why the high gloss chrome is chosen as it is so transient a finish. the display is nice, and doesn't scratch. I wonder if the full colour backlit screen is a bit unnecessary given that a monochrome, text based, display works so well, and efficiently. maybe if you wanted to select at-a-glance as you spin through songs and albums then it would be good, however, see my (and others') comment about lag and cover art. The different options as to how music is selected seem well sorted, better than in earlier generations. the controls are quite sluggish at times, which gets annoying, and I echo the cover-flow reservations expressed elsewhere: it can slow right down and then become less than useful. sometimes the delay is great enough to activate a surprise song. overall however, it's no big deal.
sync'ing appears noticably quicker and more straightforward than with my older ipod. probably all in my mind, but this is a sure sign of how smooth this is to use with PC.
battery life is as awesome as suggested, really nice compared to previous models.
the other bundled (non-music) stuff doesn't interest me, so no comments there. Overall, heartily recommended, at last an Ipod for audiophiles-lite |
A comment on the sound quality.
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| Review Date: January 9, 2008 |
| Reviewer: D. Thomas, London, UK |
I'd just like to add my sixpence to what's been written about the ipod classic.
I was concerned about what the sound quality would be like after reading what others have written.
I am a musician, having played the drums for around 16 years now. I've done hundreds of gigs and consider myself to have an ear for a good sound. I listen to all styles of music from jazz and classical to heavy metal and electro house. I too like a good sound from my audio gear - I have specialist speakers hooked up to my hifi and am quite fussy with the graphic equaliser, having a particular set up that I like.
So let me say this - having uploaded a handful of varied songs and plugging in the standard supplied headphones that come with the iPod I switched it on.... and was not disappointed!
The sound quality is infinitely better than that of my previous mp3 player - it's good! Yes, the lack of a user definable EQ set up is a slight bug bear... but I managed to find three setups that were good for me, one being quite close to what I would have punched in anyway. I think people are overreacting with the sound issue... I also think it's a matter of what people get used to and then being given something a bit different. The sound is quite bright and I did notice that, through the standard headphones, the bottom end does distort a little... but plugging the iPod into my Hifi soon reassured me that it was just the headphones and not an inherent problem with the iPod - the sound coming out of the speakers was rich, fat and well balanced. If you want a better sound through the headphones then buy expensive headphones... no manufacturer will supply you with those.
Overall, it's a slick piece of equipment with a huge hard drive and high build quality - well worth the £150 I paid for it.
Maybe Apple's problem is that they've been too good for too long and people expect extremely (maybe unreasonably) high standards from them now.
It's a great machine, certainly not a disappointment. |
Superb Value for Money!...(the sound is not a problem)...
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| Review Date: January 21, 2008 |
| Reviewer: alextorres, Near Bristol, UK |
This is my fourth mp3 player, after an iriver, a Creative Zen and a 40GB ipod. The reason for the upgrade is space - I've learnt through (slow and bitter!) experience that with these players, if you use them often to listen to music, you are better off getting one with a large capacity where you can store all of you current (and future!) music collection - anything else leads to frustration! So, looking in the market to upgrade from 40GB, what options are there? Not many, perhaps the 80GB ipod but what else? From reputable manufacturers there's a Creative Zen at 60GB but not only is the 20GB jump a bit small but they charge over £300 for it!! When it comes to ipods, the 80GB was a temptation, particularly after some of the bad reviews for this item on here, but I decided not to fall into the same trap of incremental upgrades as before and so went for the massive 160GB, based on my satisfactory experience with the 40GB ipod.
The warnings from previous reviewers that nearly put me off buying this were the ones about the sound volume. Thankfully I ignored them - on the basis that the sound couldn't really be thaht different to the 40GB version - and am glad i did. In fact, I have applied my own sound limit (as on the 40GB model) as the maximum is painfully high! Like some other reviewers, i do listen to the player through in-ear earphones - these are a must for comfort and sound, the ones suppliedas standard by ALL mp3 player manufacturers are useless (I use Creative Labs ones, currently on half-price offer - I use my ipod daily and hgey do give up the ghost after about three months because of flex problems but I suspect all earphones are subject to that aspect of "wear and tear").
Functionally, I am extremely pleased with the 160GB player - it is everything that I hoped from it - and for a fantastically competitive price of just over £200 it is brilliant value for money!! |
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