iPOD, schmiPOD. People have lost their ears. I delight in loaning friends 25 year old pieces of gear, usually amplifiers but sometimes speakers and embarrassing their new toys.
The iPOD has a place to be sure, it's just not for critical listening.
A respectable dealer pointed me toward a new (broken in)pair of $2,000/pr. ProAc speakers with delight. I listened and then politely offered my Rogers LS3/5As which had just been upgraded with better wire for comparison. The dealer, fully acquainted with Rogers invited the comparison. The Rogers disassembled the ProAcs. 25 year old technology should not stand a chance, but does and often bests the new.
This scenerio is repeated time and time again. The newest is rarely the best at this junture.
The iPOD has a place to be sure, it's just not for critical listening.
A respectable dealer pointed me toward a new (broken in)pair of $2,000/pr. ProAc speakers with delight. I listened and then politely offered my Rogers LS3/5As which had just been upgraded with better wire for comparison. The dealer, fully acquainted with Rogers invited the comparison. The Rogers disassembled the ProAcs. 25 year old technology should not stand a chance, but does and often bests the new.
This scenerio is repeated time and time again. The newest is rarely the best at this junture.