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Originally Posted by Demon-Mask
Yeah, I just realized what you were talking about.
I think that i-pods don't have better sound quality though, as they are simply the storage device, not the actual output.
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I suppose it comes down to how good your ears are, and also how much money you're willing to sink into sound equipment.
I believe that all of those tiny amplifiers {microchips} in MP3 players are very much the same, with the major differences being in the rest of the unit, such as an equalizer interface for example.
{most of them seem to have one, or pre - set EQ settings, which are generally pretty good}
Everything hinges on how fussy you are about your sound.
I know some people who would say that you've gone wrong the second you introduce a single transistor into your system.
So if your music is stored on an iPod, you've automatically got transistors, and therefore your sound is no good.
Personally I think transistors sound just fine, and I believe that the vacuum tube people may be trying to base their argument on transistor amplifiers made like 40 years ago, when the transistors themselves weren't so good.
Modern transistors allow for extremely low signal to noise ratio, and distortion has more to do with the amp configuration than it does the actual components themselves.
Of course, speakers are the biggest troublemakers in any system, which is why I recommend overkill with many different types of speakers.
.... and so in conclusion, the iPod should be on par with most other MP3 players with the same type of equalizer system in them in terms of its sound quality.