Just bought a new Ipod.

[StrictlyStrategy]

Pretty excited.

1.) Start with one of these.


Costs like $300



2.) Imod it(rickroll)
Costs like $250

3.)Add this.(cable)


Costs $110


4.)Connect it all to this


Costs $350

http://www.raysamuelsaudio.com/new.html#hornet



5.)And let it all flow out of these



SE530

Step six is to throw Itunes store and [censored] etc. in the recycle bin and start buying CDs and ripping them in .wav which I've already started doing.

Hope it sounds good!

[rothko]

you post good

[paulcouto]

spam?

[CompleteDonk]

yay! iPod!!

[StrictlyStrategy]

The final package is going to look exactly like picture two.

So the bill was around $1600 after shipping and everything.

[Full-Metall]

but what does it all mean!

[MegaFossil]

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but what does it all mean Basil?

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FYP

[nutsflopper]

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but what does it all mean!

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slightly better sound quality!

[skin city]

WTF????
what the hell am i looking at???
is that an I.E.D????

[StrictlyStrategy]

Well, if you took the time to read the Imod link you'd know, but I'm sure you're busy watching Jenna Haze.... work. (me too it's ok)

Basically I bought a new Ipod. It's my 5th Ipod in 2 years, and I've never owned an MP3 player before this. I sold most of them and broke one. They're a decent product.

They sound like those really nasty protein farts that hurt coming out.

So.

You could buy an older Ipod and let RedWineAudio "imod" it. They just came out with an Imod for the 5th gen so obviously I bought it.(today)

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Even if you use the very best iPod cable with your stock iPod, you are still not avoiding the serious degradation of sound quality that occurs after the internal DAC. This degradation from the cumulative effects of the following stock components that are directly in the line-out signal path and that were NOT optimized for audiophile use:

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The low quality stock SMT coupling caps after the internal Wolfson (before the stock opamp)
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Opamp output stage
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The low quality stock SMT coupling caps after the opamp output stage
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The minuscule circuit board traces that carries the analog line-out signal
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SMD resistors and inductors directly in the signal path
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The signal path inside the stock iPod dock, which contains: the dock connector plug, a very cheap ribbon cable, more minuscule pcb traces, SMD resistors, and finally the line out jack.

iMod Details

The goal of the Red Wine iMod is to significantly minimize the analog signal path that follows the output of the internal Wolfson Microelectronics DAC chip.


iMod for 5th Generation iPods (all 5G/5.5G models)

NEW! We take the analog output (line out) signal off of the Wolfson DAC chip and sent it directly to the dock connector pins. This completely bypasses all the components listed above that degrade the sound quality of the line-out of the Wolfson DAC. However, unlike the 4th Generation iMod, we are not able to fit the high-end Black Gate Non-Polorized NX-Hi-Q coupling capacitors inside of the5G/5.5G models. Luckily, we found a solution!

We have teamed up with ALO Audio, a highly-regarded cable manufacturer, to introduce the iMod Dock Cable. ALO has found a way to install the capacitors in the dock plug of the cable itself, thus it is required for use with the new iMod. You must purchase the cable separately from ALO Audio's website.
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Basically they cut all the crap out of the Ipod and give you a good clean signal, and they cut out the [censored] internal amp used in them. So you need an Amp which is what step four is. This would be like trading in your Sony boombox for a good cd player and a good receiver. Now to connect them you need step 3 which in this particular case is pretty special because it has some blah blah blah stuff built in.


Basically I'm about to own one of the best sounding portable setups possible.