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Best iPods for AUDIOphiles


My circa 2005/2006 with video iPod appears to be dying today, so I am wondering what version would be the best replacement.

My top three priorities would be 1) sound quality 2) sound quality and 3) sound quality so if any devices perform better with WAV files, that would be great to know.

After that, my main concern would be battery life. I suppose this relates to the point above if WAV files drained the battery on any particular versions?

I think I want a full size iPod but storage space is otherwise of minimal concern to me, and video and photos are of no concern - will never use those features.

Thanks for any ideas, particularly if good versions are available used or NOS ("new old stock") very inexpensively.
cwlondon

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If you do get a portable amp it's worth tracking down one of the cables that goes from the dock connector to the amp input, rather than from the headphone output, so that you're bypassing the internal amp of the iPod. On one end it will have a plug that fits the dock connector on the bottom of the iPod and a stereo miniplug on the other.

I bought one from a seller called 'bassel-e' on ebay and it's a nicely made cable.
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