ipod/itunes problems

Merganser, you'll have to excuse me on this one, but if redbook CD has a place here so does the ipod with its cabaility to store about 80 CD's in redbook quality.

Round, I have read about similar problems before:

Troubleshooting the iPod and iPod mini

Sounds dropouts, pauses [Added May 28th, 2004]

The iPod and iPod mini both sport a 32MB RAM buffer. When a track commences, the iPod caches the audio (up to 25 minutes) in the buffer, allowing for uninterrupted play if the hard drive is disrupted, as well as increasing battery life by accessing the hard disk less frequently.

If files exceed this 32MB buffer, the iPod has to re-access its hard drive, in some cases causing the audio dropout.

Have fun enjoying your music anywhere you go. Good luck

Rene

11-14-04: Merganser
"You'll have to excuse me on this one, but I don't think ipod anything has a place here."

Lighten up Frances. Music formating is going this direction whether you like it or not. The iPod is a great component.

I saw this as well but have not experienced it with mine. I would pick up the phone to Apple Support or take it to an Apple Store and visit the Genius Bar. You will surely get some answers and hopefully a rememdy. Good Luck!

Chris

merganser,
you have your right to offer your comments but i feel your answer is what is specifically what is wrong with high end audio today. i have been involved on the retail side of audio since the mid seventies and a music lover of all types of music for longer than that. i have quite a collection of mid and high end audio in my home at any given time for evaluation and pleasure. upper priced audio in its prime was justified with music reproduction. how many times did any of you out there buy equipment based on a piece of music you might never of heard before. in my case i bought double advents in the 70's after hearing emerson lake and palmer "lucky man" and linda ronstadt "love has no pride". later on i upgraded to infinity qls-1 when i heard billy cobham. the quads i listen to today are from an experience with an obscure piece of classical music that blew me away. today the overlying attitude is arrogance and snobbery...not the music hobby club type affiliation we had. in audio retail we use to dress in denin shirts and blue jeans. today it is business casual or corporate dress. have we grown up or are we too full of ourselves? ipod is recognized in the pages of stereophile and used by such respected companies as wilson audio. i simply posted a question as i have been unable to get a fix from either apple support or their discussion groups. i apologize if i offended you or any other audiogon reader. but i agree with a couple of the feedbacks...lighten up

If Dave Wilson can demonstrate his speakers with the ipod as the source component, then I think we have to let ipod in here. If you didn't know of this, he did it at an HE show a while back. He had a Krell 25i CD player as a "dummy" and showed at the end of the demo he was using an ipod as the source. There's going to be an absolute sound article coming up about what's more important, the source or the speakers. Guess we know where David Wilson will be on that topic.

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.