I-POD is not an Audiophile device. Recall how they told us CD where better than LP's .
The iPod and the Audiophile
Here is a good article I ran into today on extremetech about digital media and the Audiophile. I thought I would share.
http://www.extremetech.com/print_article2/0,1217,a=171815,00.asp
http://www.extremetech.com/print_article2/0,1217,a=171815,00.asp