Get hi-fi from your iPod by CNET

CNET has a useful little article about getting the best sound possible out of your iPod.  Obviously some will say it is impossible but there are a few helpful tricks to get the best you can.  One I just learned about.  There are two pins in the 30pin dock connector of the iPod that put out audio without going through the iPod’s own headphone amplification stage.  That could solve a lot of issues right there.

Here is a snippet of the article, click over to CNET to read the rest.

- audioreview

Not everyone cares about audio quality. In fact, there’s some evidence to suggest we’re raising a generation that actually prefers the sound of MP3s over higher-fidelity recordings. Still, there will always be people who obsess over sound quality–just as there are always people with discerning taste in food, or an eye for fine art.

There was a time when fidelity fanatics wouldn’t touch an iPod with a 10-foot pole, and clung tightly to formats like vinyl, CD, and SACD. Things have eased up over the years, though, as the devout have begrudgingly come to terms with the fact that the iPod isn’t going away anytime soon.

read the rest at CNET….

Here are a section of iPod goodies for you from aggregated Editorial and User reviews.

Editorial Reviews

Editor’s Choice Top Mp3 Players We’ve Pulled Together the Best MP3 Players for Your Dollar.

Editor’s Choice Top Headphones We’ve Pulled Together the Best Headphones for your Mp3 Player.

Editor’s Choice Best Mp3 Speakers Sometimes you need to play your iPod out loud!