Re: [CGUYS] iPod digital audio [was: Ipod Touch question]

2009-04-09 Thread Eric S. Sande
How much uncompressed audio can you put in 32GB? 120GB? Sorry, I just got to this. Mahler's 6th runs about 80 minutes and takes up a GB or so at an 88.2 kHz sampling frequency and a 24 bit depth. RBCDs at 44.1 x 16 go much less than half of that but I'm not sure of an easy equation. Obviously

Re: [CGUYS] iPod digital audio [was: Ipod Touch question]

2009-04-06 Thread chad evans wyatt
s 3rd gen? --- On Sun, 4/5/09, b_s-wilk wrote: From: b_s-wilk Subject: [CGUYS] iPod digital audio [was: Ipod Touch question] To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Date: Sunday, April 5, 2009, 10:24 PM . Considering the hardware/software features that new iPhone/Touch software has revealed, like B

Re: [CGUYS] iPod digital audio [was: Ipod Touch question]

2009-04-05 Thread Eric S. Sande
If not, is it possible to add digital audio in a small music player with >current technology [and an inline amp], and keep it affordable [assuming that the 32GB Touch is "affordable"]? If you look at the Ipod as a transport and ignore its DAC and amplifier it's easy. The reason I'd like to see

[CGUYS] iPod digital audio [was: Ipod Touch question]

2009-04-05 Thread b_s-wilk
"Eric S. Sande" escribió: I have been looking at Sansas and saw someone with a nice one on the Metro this last week. Please share before I make another sad mistake. What's your objective? The "audiophile" objection to these players is that they can't drive real headphones with high resolu