'Pop' Between Tracks In New iPod

joesao writes "The new iPods released last week seem to have a problem that causes an audible 'electrostatic pop' between all tracks played on it. The effect is not imaginary, as it has been witnessed by many users over at the Apple discussion forums. Now, one user has actually published a sound sample recorded the iPod's playback and the verdict is in: it's real. I hope this is a firmware issue and that it's quickly fixed ..." I just ordered a new iPod. I wonder if I should cancel my order.

Comments

Kneejerk Reaction

[Nathan Ramella]

I really get sick of seeing this commentary in the headline. Can't you guys just post the story and be done with it? The arbitrary slanted comments like 'Should I cancel my order?' or 'Wow, Microsoft did it again!' or 'Well, Linux won again, who would have guessed it!' are most likely accompanied with shit-eating grins of self satisfaction knowing that the world is safe once again for your point of view. Mod me down, but I'm really growing tired of the lack of objectivity.

You ever think that Apple might do the right thing, fess up to the problem and fix it for free to anyone who's effected?

Should be interesting to see how Apple responds

[drivers]

Remember when the Mac cube had a "crack" in the plastic which Apple said was no big deal? But it was a big deal to the people who paid extra and demanded perfection. People don't buy Mac cubes and iPods because they want something that is just good enough or gets the job done. These items are priced much higher than roughly equivalent but less polished competitors, and people expect that extra Apple polish.

BitTorrent?

[Anonymous Coward]

Jeez, we post BitTorrents for stuff on AOL's unlimited-bandwidth servers, but let smaller sites get a massive bandwidth bill? At least post a BitTorrent for that 2.9MB audio file on the site; that's probably mostly what's making the site so slow.

Re:iPods aren't the only ones...

[GigsVT]

IIRC, all amplifier circuits "pop" when you turn them off and on. Higher end ones prevent the pop from getting to the speakers by delaying or fading in the volume.

I guess the best solution for a case like this would be to just not turn the amp off between songs in the first place, if that is really what is causing the pop.