goblu123 Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 I just hooked up my ifi and it does not seem as clear as it should be. It seems like the satellites are a little distorted. I am using it with a nano. I triple checked the wires. Am I doing something wrong? Am I missing something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy W Posted October 28, 2005 Share Posted October 28, 2005 What is the bit rate you are using when ripping songs? The higher the better. Use at least 196kbps. I think the default is 128kbps, and the compression is clearly audible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goblu123 Posted October 28, 2005 Author Share Posted October 28, 2005 I'm just a rookie. Thanks for the advise, it worked perfectly. Thanks again Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eteet Posted October 30, 2005 Share Posted October 30, 2005 I'm confused. What format and compression should I use that's a good trade off between storage size and quality. I'm not really sure what the difference is between AAC, AIFF,Wav, Apple Lostless, etc.... Sorry for such an elementary question but I think a lot of people are confused by this. Eric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thxsubwoofers Posted October 30, 2005 Share Posted October 30, 2005 I just hooked up my ifi and it does not seem as clear as it should be. It seems like the satellites are a little distorted. I am using it with a nano. I triple checked the wires. Am I doing something wrong? Am I missing something? What is your EQ set on in the ipod nano? If its on bass booster that could be the problem of the distortion. Try and set the EQ on flat or Treble booster. The SQ will be much better. I have notice the same problem with the ipods and there bass boosters. It will distort the satellites of the iFi, which makes it sound junk when that could be fixed. In my opinion, I think the ipods have horrible EQ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry1 Posted October 30, 2005 Share Posted October 30, 2005 I'm confused. What format and compression should I use that's a good trade off between storage size and quality. I'm not really sure what the difference is between AAC, AIFF,Wav, Apple Lostless, etc.... Sorry for such an elementary question but I think a lot of people are confused by this. Eric See Klipsch recommedations from http://www.klipsch.com/newscenter/feature.aspx?cid=1048 regarding recommended compression formats and recommended bit rates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
007 Posted October 30, 2005 Share Posted October 30, 2005 Turn the EQ off and use high bitrates. I will also admit, that high end soundcards make the iFi sound even better. I can clearly hear the disadvantage in an ipod DAC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eteet Posted October 31, 2005 Share Posted October 31, 2005 Larry1, Thanks, I checked the Klipsch recommendations. This iFi does have a great, natural sound, which I love. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
007 Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 I found hooking up the iFi to the iMac sucks. The iMac has a really low quality soundcard for some reason. The ipod's are not much better and i can also hear much distortion esps. with low quality mp3's. Some of my co-works and said "wow thse speakers are not that great" when in fact it has nothing to do with the speakers and everything to do with the DAC and the Sound file. Its really hard to get everything set up right and even in my store i can't do it unless I take the iFi's off the iMac and put them on a PC after I install an audigy which no one would allow. I have managed to transfer some of my higher quality mp3's to the iMac but they are offset by the low quality DAC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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