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A Review of the iPod nano
Carl Bialik from the WSJ writes "Walt Mossberg has been testing the iPod nano for a few days, and he says he is 'smitten.' Mossberg writes in the Wall Street Journal, 'The nano has the best combination of beauty and functionality of any music player I've tested -- including the iconic original white iPod. And it sounds great. I plan to buy one for myself this weekend, when it is due to reach stores in the U.S., Europe and Asia.' Among other things, it has surprisingly good sound: 'Despite its small size, the nano sounded as good as any other iPod, and is packed with plenty of audio power. Plugged into my car speakers, it was able to belt out the new Fountains of Wayne rocker, "Maureen," loudly enough to be heard perfectly, even though I was going 70 mph in a convertible with the top down.'"
I was able to hear Dvorak's Enter the New World crystal clear on nano's lowest volume setting while jackhammers busted up the street outside my window and parrots squawked within a meter of my ear.
Jesus saved me from my past. He can save you as well.
[bitter]If I see one more Nano story I will smash my keyboard over my crappy CRT. Nano can go fuck itself.[/bitter]
My days of not taking you seriously are certainly coming to a middle...
that evaluating an audio products signal to noise ratios, total harmonic distortion, audio algorithms and audible compression artifacts, frequency response and sound pressure levels at 70mph with the roof down gives us a more than accurate reprensenation of the audio reproduction of a mass produced Taiwanese digital audio player
glad we have such experts making these evaluations for us so we can base our now informed purchasing decisions based on the results of these tests
Tangentially related, Mr. Mossberg drives a black Benz convertible with a vanity license plate reading "WSJTECH". How do I know? I once cut him off rather sharply on the Clara Barton highway in DC on the way to a company picnic. I only realized it was him later when he grumpily sped past me (cruisin' in my White '91 Toyota Camry) and I saw his vanity tag. Sucka!
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God bless you. I bet you're one of those audiophiles that I revere like God, who can hear that "an audio system resolves so clearly that you can hear Eric Clapton's 3rd nasal hair vibrate ever so lighly when he sings the refrain of Layla live, augmenting the tonal quality that he gives his chords when his thumb glides ever so slightly down the guitar pick."
Personally, I can't hear the difference between Back in Black at 192bpm vs. played back on one of those newfangled devices that "adds" information back into uncompressed waveform, allowing us to hear the music as the artist truly intended.
Then again, maybe it's because I don't have 24 karat gold speaker cords that were woven by maiden virgins under the full moon of an Aquaries retrograde.