33klfan Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 I got a video ipod for christmas, and my other hobby is photography so it's cool to put pictures on it and video with a 'purchase' of software for the video like converting dvd's to the ipod. The quality seems to be quite fine in that field but the music, i have a question about. My file transfers are as the same as if i would put the songs on a cd but they are going on the ipod instead to hear what it sounds like. Well if i put the rock eq on, on the ipod, it makes rock music crackle with somewhat heavy guitaring or sometimes in places where it shouldn't like when a guitar signal is bleeding out at the end of the song. I have to set it to off, but what's the purpose of having eq settings, when you can't use them because it makes it sound like crap. I set eq settings to each song on itunes which is suppose to keep it that way on the ipod and then set the ipod's eq to off. I don't know. It doesn't sound like it's carrying that assigned eq from itunes. I'm even using panasonic headphones like the studio looking ones. The ones given are a joke. I guess my ears are trained too well for this ipod. My mom wants it more than i do. She'll buy it off of me so if i can't get this music issue solved, which i spent way too much time on it already, i'll sell it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Pearlman Posted December 31, 2005 Share Posted December 31, 2005 My friend has an Ipod Mini that he uses to "show" me new music from time to time instead of lugging over cd's. He rips the tracks stright from CD or LP than downloads it to the Ipod. With the eq on the neutral setting, the quality of the music is just slightly less than that of a CD; obviously no where near LP. The point is that the Ipod has a very good op amp in it and the music will be good if you download it from a good source or save it as a "good" file such as a .wav instead of an mp3. I think that if you have quality original recordings to download to the Ipod that you can run it with neutral eq settings and get decent sound from it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnyholiday Posted December 31, 2005 Share Posted December 31, 2005 Are you EQ ing twice ,once on the original source that is transferred with EQ,an then again on the Ipod? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironwoods Posted December 31, 2005 Share Posted December 31, 2005 "obviously no where near LP" [:|] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
33klfan Posted December 31, 2005 Author Share Posted December 31, 2005 No, just on the itunes eq and then the ipod's eq is off or vice versa. Maybe it's the recording. I just listened to amber pacific on my main system and i swear i heard in some spots some crackling. It's a factory cd but i never heard of hopeless records. It would seem odd that a factory cd has a bad recording or they didn't do something right. I don't know. My new flyleaf does the crackling on the ipod though and i listened to the same spot on my system to see and it plays fine. Weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay481985 Posted December 31, 2005 Share Posted December 31, 2005 ah the iPod..... I worked for an apple store. The headphones might be the problem as I personally saw many of them crackle with age. They will replace it for you if you goto a store. I'm not sure, if it is sounding on the other headphone than maybe. Also the iPod equalizer was meant to satisfy the everyone with sq to just spl. The equalizer was meant for spl and goes to garbage when equalized. Also another thing I remember for the ipod there is a 60/30 minute rule. Never exceed 60 percent volume on the iPod and thirty minutes of it too to prevent hearing damage. Remember since the earbuds sit closer to your ears and the fact that they are not sealed and noises tend to bleed in makes you put the music hgher than you might think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicholtl Posted December 31, 2005 Share Posted December 31, 2005 Jay is probably right. I got a new iPod for xmas too (black 60GB video), and I tried switching between the earbuds that came with my old 2nd generation iPod, and the new ones that came with the 60GB video. The crackling was apparent in the old earbuds, but not the new ones. Which, supposedly, Apple claims are made of better materials and the most superior earbud offering of theirs to date. I use the rock EQ too. Just make sure you're ripping your CD's at 192kbps at the very least, if not 320kbps. Remember, iPod's are for convenience and taking your music with you on the go. Don't expect the same soul-satisfying experience from the poor little thing as you'd get from Your Main System. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
33klfan Posted December 31, 2005 Author Share Posted December 31, 2005 What's spl? I realize that it isn't suppose to sound like my system, but it shouldn't crackle either. I just have to use flat, but now my mom has it so it's not my worry. We'll still share it. I'm just not an ipod person i guess. I never really had to have one. That's probably part of it. I'm home when i'm not in school so i would much rather spend time listening to my main system than the ipod. IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicholtl Posted December 31, 2005 Share Posted December 31, 2005 SPL means sound pressure level. And get new earbuds, bud. It'll do you good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Pearlman Posted December 31, 2005 Share Posted December 31, 2005 Better yet, get a pair of Grado SR 60's or 80's (if you are on a budget like I), rip some LP's to that beast and start listening! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay481985 Posted December 31, 2005 Share Posted December 31, 2005 sq = sound quality, spl is already explains sorry for not explaining. grados are nice expecially since they need no headphone amp to get the best of them. since klipsch does not make headphones I can say goto www.headphone.com where they have a nice list of headphones and an honest no bull shit assessment. If your a in the ear type I like the etymotic er-6i for around 130 dollars they are flat, neutral but the bass is there. The Shure e2c are boomy, e3c more flat but 199 now. the etymotic still better. The e4c are great but they are 299!!! e5c eh bass that is all plus 499! grados are nice but there real headphones meaning there cumbersome and bigger than the normal sony around the head type headphones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Pearlman Posted January 1, 2006 Share Posted January 1, 2006 This is true, Grados or Sennheisers will not be portable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
33klfan Posted January 1, 2006 Author Share Posted January 1, 2006 My mom picked up sennheiser px100's. They sound pretty good and aren't too big. She likes them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Pearlman Posted January 1, 2006 Share Posted January 1, 2006 Save up and get a set of Sennheiser HD600 or 650 if you can afford them; you'll probably stop listening to your main system! You can't beat headphones for awesome sound on the "cheap". Where else can you get great sound for $700? (great headphones and a great amp) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay481985 Posted January 1, 2006 Share Posted January 1, 2006 umm HUGE headphones plus the iPod cost 299 or 399.... to have headphones which need an amp btw since the hd650 are power hungry but then it really is not portable. Sennheiser are great but not for an iPod which puts portability over quantity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Pearlman Posted January 1, 2006 Share Posted January 1, 2006 Yeah the headphone amp adds the extra couple hundred bucks and yes it isn't portable unless you buy/build a battery powered job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay481985 Posted January 1, 2006 Share Posted January 1, 2006 what kind of diy speakers are you making in that aviatar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Pearlman Posted January 1, 2006 Share Posted January 1, 2006 Those speakers are a twin cabinet design; the high and mid are in a separate cabinet from the woofer. The top cabinet also swivels so you can toe in the speakers without moving the heavy bass cabinet. Both the bass and mid/high cabinets are a trapezoidal design to reduce standing waves. I used 15" JBL woofers, 4.5" Vifa mids and 1" Scan Speak soft dome tweeters. The crossovers use GE oil caps. I've stopped testing/tweaking them now that I have my LaScala project though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay481985 Posted January 2, 2006 Share Posted January 2, 2006 with the description you present it sounds more like a wilson x2 [] how does it sound? vifa and scan speak are pretty well known for speakers as with jbl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freak Nasty Posted January 2, 2006 Share Posted January 2, 2006 I had the same issue with the ipod before too, i think that it just sounds bad.. i have tried changing to so many high end earphones and headphones.., amps and external equaliser.. but it's still crap.. Try the Iriver's and the creative's or sony before buying the ipod.. my best advice.. I have a sony MD which is about 7 or 8 yrs old and it sounds a lot better.. much more clarity, better bass, better trebles .. perfect.. Never had a problem with it.. the battery is still going as new.. i charge it for only 30mins or so and i cam play for days.. the ipod on the other hand have a very doggy battery.. need to charge for at least 4 hrs for a full charge.. and it plays for only about 5-6 hrs .. it crashes a lot, i had mine replaced twice already.. and all my friends have the same problems.. Dude .. Just a shame for the ipod.. but instead everybody have one.. like smoking cigarettes.. i have one tooo... and i use it everyday.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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