You guys might think I'm crazy but....
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Hands down the best sounding iPod player (I know you guys gag at digital media but don't run off yet!!!) is Monster Cables' Beat Box.
http://www.monstercable.com/productdisplay.asp?pin=5772
I heard one at Best Buy just passing by while it was playing vocal jazz and I was blown away!
The description says "audiophile grade" components and I was pretty impressed with the dual 5 1/4" woofers; they looked like nice quality materials.
I was sampling some Mirage towers (the planar magnetic ones about 4 1/2' high) earlier and B&W bookshelf speakers (I know, Best Buy grade stuff) that could not come close to the sound this little player put out.
I'm dead serious.
As I cranked on it, I was waiting for the distortion or reduction in bass reproduction but it would not stop! Then I read it does not have circuitry using algorithms to reduce bass as volume goes up but does have a nice electronic safeguard that will slowly lower the volume if for extended amounts of time the player is being abused.
A girl working there said at night when they are stocking the shelves, they crank this thing up and it fills the store up fairly decently with sound.
Little pricey at $399 but definitely better than Bose Sound Dock. Haven't heard the B&W Zeppelin but it doesn't matter, this thing nailed the sound and tone that I seek perfectly.....
http://www.monstercable.com/productdisplay.asp?pin=5772
I heard one at Best Buy just passing by while it was playing vocal jazz and I was blown away!
The description says "audiophile grade" components and I was pretty impressed with the dual 5 1/4" woofers; they looked like nice quality materials.
I was sampling some Mirage towers (the planar magnetic ones about 4 1/2' high) earlier and B&W bookshelf speakers (I know, Best Buy grade stuff) that could not come close to the sound this little player put out.
I'm dead serious.
As I cranked on it, I was waiting for the distortion or reduction in bass reproduction but it would not stop! Then I read it does not have circuitry using algorithms to reduce bass as volume goes up but does have a nice electronic safeguard that will slowly lower the volume if for extended amounts of time the player is being abused.
A girl working there said at night when they are stocking the shelves, they crank this thing up and it fills the store up fairly decently with sound.
Little pricey at $399 but definitely better than Bose Sound Dock. Haven't heard the B&W Zeppelin but it doesn't matter, this thing nailed the sound and tone that I seek perfectly.....
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I'll never, ever, ever buy anything from Monster Cable. The owner is one of the most litigous SOBs on earth. Google "Monster Cable litigation".
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I am sure there are better sounding iPod players out there, like this one for example...
http://www.fat-man.co.uk/docs/produc...alveDock.shtml
http://www.fat-man.co.uk/docs/produc...alveDock.shtml
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Hands down the best sounding iPod player (I know you guys gag at digital media but don't run off yet!!!) is Monster Cables' Beat Box.
http://www.monstercable.com/productdisplay.asp?pin=5772
I heard one at Best Buy just passing by while it was playing vocal jazz and I was blown away!
The description says "audiophile grade" components and I was pretty impressed with the dual 5 1/4" woofers; they looked like nice quality materials.
I was sampling some Mirage towers (the planar magnetic ones about 4 1/2' high) earlier and B&W bookshelf speakers (I know, Best Buy grade stuff) that could not come close to the sound this little player put out.
I'm dead serious.
As I cranked on it, I was waiting for the distortion or reduction in bass reproduction but it would not stop! Then I read it does not have circuitry using algorithms to reduce bass as volume goes up but does have a nice electronic safeguard that will slowly lower the volume if for extended amounts of time the player is being abused.
A girl working there said at night when they are stocking the shelves, they crank this thing up and it fills the store up fairly decently with sound.
Little pricey at $399 but definitely better than Bose Sound Dock. Haven't heard the B&W Zeppelin but it doesn't matter, this thing nailed the sound and tone that I seek perfectly.....
http://www.monstercable.com/productdisplay.asp?pin=5772
I heard one at Best Buy just passing by while it was playing vocal jazz and I was blown away!
The description says "audiophile grade" components and I was pretty impressed with the dual 5 1/4" woofers; they looked like nice quality materials.
I was sampling some Mirage towers (the planar magnetic ones about 4 1/2' high) earlier and B&W bookshelf speakers (I know, Best Buy grade stuff) that could not come close to the sound this little player put out.
I'm dead serious.
As I cranked on it, I was waiting for the distortion or reduction in bass reproduction but it would not stop! Then I read it does not have circuitry using algorithms to reduce bass as volume goes up but does have a nice electronic safeguard that will slowly lower the volume if for extended amounts of time the player is being abused.
A girl working there said at night when they are stocking the shelves, they crank this thing up and it fills the store up fairly decently with sound.
Little pricey at $399 but definitely better than Bose Sound Dock. Haven't heard the B&W Zeppelin but it doesn't matter, this thing nailed the sound and tone that I seek perfectly.....
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The way the jazz was projecting out of the speakers still is quite memorable for what it is.
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I posted here some time back, and haven't pulled the trigger yet, but I think I'll be going this direction when I do my iPod setup:
http://www.aktimate.com/
Or possibly:
http://audioengineusa.com/
http://www.aktimate.com/
Or possibly:
http://audioengineusa.com/
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Save yourselves an awful lot of aggravation and money. Get a previous generation AppleTV and run iTunes through your system. While I wouldn't characterize it as "audiophile" (by any stretch of the imagination) for background music it's tough to beat.