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iPods are for Audiophiles

Posted by michael on from the chock-full-of-goodness dept.

Mr iPod Luvver writes "Wes Phillips in this month's Stereophile magazine shows the iPod to be an audiophile-quality device. AIFF seems to be the high-resolution ripping option. Says Phillips, 'Dynamics were impressive, imaging was nuanced and detailed, and the frequency extremes sounded extended and natural.'"

6 of 578 comments (clear)

  1. snd? by spir0 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    slow news day?

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  2. Praisespeak by Motherfucking+Shit · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    Dynamics were impressive, imaging was nuanced and detailed, and the frequency extremes sounded extended and natural
    By sheer coincidence, this is also what Darl McBride chants to himself when he wakes up, to convince himself that yesterday's press release was coherent...
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  3. Newsflash ! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Top news: high-end audio device found to be high-end !

    Wait, this might actually be NEW...

  4. Audiophile Downloads by williwilli · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    By the way, cdparanoia can rip to AIFF just fine (use the -f flag).

    there are also lots of free downloads at my site, earth2willi.com, including losslessly compressed FLAC. Download the FLAC, unzip them to WAV or AIF and load on your iPod! MP3 and Ogg are available too, all totally free of login requirements or service charges, untouched by the RIAA, and complete with print resolution artwork. Stop by the forums while you are there! :)

    What are some other options for obtaining FLAC WAV or AIF online?

  5. www.ARMY.mil using macs for years.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    www.ARMY.mil using macs for years..

    why? because the worlds most secure (unexploitable) web servers have only been mac os webservers.

    In all of bugtraq history, no mac has ever been exploited once, and not one remote exploit discoverred ever on the entire history of macs on the internet.

    reasons are technical, not luck-based.

    I am not talking about the osx (unix) version but the 9.2.2 and older (still sold and used by over half the mac users).

    The Mac is a Web-Server-Quality Device and Webstar (older versions) is unhackable and has distributed load, etc.

  6. and in other news, just as important... by Tumbleweed · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Trix are for kids.

    Silly rabbit.

    (go see "Kill Bill"!)