Apple really should take heed

[manicm]

It seems my ears were not deceiving me. The 'other' UK mag which dishes out Globes in reviews, in a MP3 player roundup in their very recent issue, described the current iPod Classic's sound as 'dull and lifeless'. Expressing my sentiments exactly, they wished Apple would release a no-frills iPod Pro model geared toward audio quality. Ah, we can only dream.

 

[Andrew Everard]

Not sure Apple 'does' listening...

 

[brendonw]

LOL

Andrew I agree - they dictate.

 

[staggerlee]

There is s no reason for Apple to listen. The ipod is successful. The majority of customers are happy, they make record profits. There is no competitor that is taking them on. So why should they ?

 

[AlmaataKZ]

An ipod pro would be nice but yes, they probably do not need it. it sells like hot cakes anyway!

 

[Anonymous]

A laptop with a blu ray drive would have been nice too.

 

[AlmaataKZ]

as well as the new mac mini with bluray ...

 

[manicm]

Yeah I agree as well, Apple shouldn't change - they're really onto something here. The Classic makes AC/DC sound soporific.

 

[6th.replicant]

Andrew Everard:Not sure Apple 'does' listening...

brendonw:
LOL

Andrew I agree - they dictate.

Really?

Au contraire - clickety

 

[Andrew Everard]

manicm:they're really onto something here

You read it here first, folks...

 

[Anonymous]

Try a Cowon J3 if you really want to see how bad the iPod sounds. I sold my Classic (late 2009, 160gb) and got a J3 for 2 reasons 1) rubbish sound and the lack of custom eq option 2)no flac compatibility.

The J3, by contrast, give you heaps of preset options, a 5 band semi-parametric custom equaliser and BBE+ sound enhancement options. The 'normal' or flat setting on the J3 is pretty lame, it has to be said, but all of those tweaks you can make really can take music to a new level.

Plus the J3 accepts flacs and micro sd cards for extra memory. And it has superb battery life, a fantastic quality touch screen, easy to use UI and is perfect for movies. Bit of a no brainer really.