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Originally Posted by Project-Shadow
"I know it sounds crazy to pay more for the headphones than for the device"
Not at all, they look fantastic and if I had $500 to blow on a pair of earphones... that I know i'd break almost instantly I certainly would. However, I don't believe an iPod does such earphones justice, you'd need an excellent piece of equipment to really bring out the best in them.
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Agreed. The problem with portable music is the portability. Designers have to make concessions to sound quality for size and convenience. I think we're all prepared to accept that the maximum sound quality level for a portable device/experience is below the maximum level we can achieve in a living room. But, still, I like to bring as much of my living room on the road as I can. Once you're talking about MP3 players, it's the file format (and codecs)that really determine how good the music is going to sound -- no matter the downstream amplification and speakers. In this regard, an i-Pod is as good as any other digital player. Only by experimenting on the output side can you discover the maximum musicality of the device, even if it means the "speakers" have a greater capacity for musicality than the player.
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