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[Negotiableterms]

Apple Computer has reported that total worldwide sales of iPods have reached the 100,000,000 mark.

This does not count the hundreds of thousands of Cingular Motorola cellphones with iTunes.

Resistance is truly futile. You will be assimilated.

[EchoWars]

Lol! Ain't it the truth?

[zoeinterloper]

Let me start off by saying I am a hard core vinyl and valve guy but, I think the ipod has its place. When our local public radio station stopped playing free form, commercial free morning music after thirty some odd years and I got bored with as many CD's as I could drag into work in my duffle bag, I broke down and bought a sixty gig'er to load up everything in site. Including to my great pleasure, audio books and radio show archives such as This American Life and Fresh Air. I'm an industrial designer by trade and spend too many hours in front of a computer in a RF rich environment, most radio station are not even receivable and streaming is currently out of the mix as well, sooo... the pod is a life saver.

Happy Listening! :beatnik:

[BroonsBane]

Apple Computer has reported that total worldwide sales of iPods have reached the 100,000,000 mark.

This does not count the hundreds of thousands of Cingular Motorola cellphones with iTunes.

Resistance is truly futile. You will be assimilated.

Fight people fight!!

:uzi: :pistols: :twak: :puke: :nutz: :nutz: :nutz:

[Duffinator]

Fight people fight!!

:uzi: :pistols: :twak: :puke: :nutz: :nutz: :nutz:I have two Nanos that replaced two minis. One of the coolest gadgets I've ever owned.

[Billfort]

I'm not in that 100,000,000 and won't be 100,000,001. :)

[BroonsBane]

I have two Nanos that replaced two minis. One of the coolest gadgets I've ever owned.

If they made one that was remote controllable I might consider one but then again i'm pretty clueless when it comes to this stuff.:scratch2:

[Duffinator]

If they made one that was remote controllable I might consider one but then again i'm pretty clueless when it comes to this stuff.:scratch2:I use mine while exercising and traveling mostly. Also good as in input to check out vintage gear you want to buy. Headphones and iPod will travel.

[BroonsBane]

Hmm, that input idea is a good one :thmbsp:

[Intrepid]

My wife wanted one so I bought her a nano for Valentines day. My wife gets $150 haircuts and doesn't know what an amplifier does. Nuff said.

[ekmanning5]

I don't understand the hostility toward what is basically just another listening tool. I would never choose my I-pod over any of the systems in my home. Just as I wouldn't sit in my garage or driveway and listen to my car stereo when I could be inside enjoying an infinately better product. But I can't lug a stereo system with me to school or out on the bike path, and therin lies the beauty of it. I can take a small piece of music heaven with me wherever I go.

[BroonsBane]

My wife wanted one so I bought her a nano for Valentines day. My wife gets $150 haircuts and doesn't know what an amplifier does. Nuff said.

Let's hope she doesn't get her haircut too often...like once every three years or so. :smoke:

[Intrepid]

I don't understand the hostility toward what is basically just another listening tool. I would never choose my I-pod over any of the systems in my home. Just as I wouldn't sit in my garage or driveway and listen to my car stereo when I could be inside enjoying an infinately better product. But I can't lug a stereo system with me to school or out on the bike path, and therin lies the beauty of it. I can take a small piece of music heaven with me wherever I go.

This topic comes up alot around here. I think it has to do more with our past experiences and our age rather than anything else. Those of us who never lugged around our music with us because these devices didn't exist, just may not feel the need to do it now, especially if we perceive the quality to be inferior.

[BroonsBane]

This topic comes up alot around here. I think it has to do more with our past experiences and our age rather than anything else. Those of us who never lugged around our music with us because these devices didn't exist, just may not feel the need to do it now, especially if we perceive the quality to be inferior.

That's a good point. I was a teen during the Walkman revolution, never did like the thing much although it had it's place.

[Fisherdude]

I don't understand the hostility toward what is basically just another listening tool. I would never choose my I-pod over any of the systems in my home. Just as I wouldn't sit in my garage or driveway and listen to my car stereo when I could be inside enjoying an infinately better product. But I can't lug a stereo system with me to school or out on the bike path, and therin lies the beauty of it. I can take a small piece of music heaven with me wherever I go.

Agreed.

I've got mine loaded with around 2,000 songs at 320 kbps AAC, and it sounds amazing.

Is it as good as a $1,000 tube integrated and a pair of $600 headphones? No.

Does it still sound amazing?

Yes.

My main use is in the car, where I connect it to the 11-speaker dsp stereo system.

Next month I'm heading out on another trip to the west coast and back. Did I mention that an iPod is much cheaper than a 2,200 mile long extension cord?

[ekmanning5]

This topic comes up alot around here. I think it has to do more with our past experiences and our age rather than anything else. Those of us who never lugged around our music with us because these devices didn't exist, just may not feel the need to do it now, especially if we perceive the quality to be inferior.

:thmbsp:

[Rob Babcock]

I don't understand the hostility toward what is basically just another listening tool. I would never choose my I-pod over any of the systems in my home. Just as I wouldn't sit in my garage or driveway and listen to my car stereo when I could be inside enjoying an infinately better product. But I can't lug a stereo system with me to school or out on the bike path, and therin lies the beauty of it. I can take a small piece of music heaven with me wherever I go.

What hostility? The worst comment I saw on this thread is that a guy didn't plan to buy the 100,000,001st of them! So anything short of fawning and devotion is hostility?:scratch2:

I did break down about a week ago and bought a 512 MB memory MP3 player, a total cheapo. For what I bought it for it works great (audiobooks). I can't imagine paying iPod prices since my $30 player works perfectly for this. But to each his own.

[nickrobotron]

My wife wanted one so I bought her a nano for Valentines day. My wife gets $150 haircuts and doesn't know what an amplifier does. Nuff said.

got a pic of her hair?! i'd like to see a 150 dollar haircut.

[ekmanning5]

What hostility? The worst comment I saw on this thread is that a guy didn't plan to buy the 100,000,001st of them! So anything short of fawning and devotion is hostility?:scratch2:

I did break down about a week ago and bought a 512 MB memory MP3 player, a total cheapo. For what I bought it for it works great (audiobooks). I can't imagine paying iPod prices since my $30 player works perfectly for this. But to each his own.
There are other threads beside this one where i-pods and the like get run down quite a bit. Perhaps a less incendiary term than hostile should have been used. Peoples opinions are what they are however. I also don't think there was any fawning involved in my comment either.

[Negotiableterms]

Just for the record, my friend and fellow admin Bill, who won't ever own an iPod, heads the IT function for his company, and thus knows more about digital systems than I ever will. His aversion to iPods is a long-running joke, and evinces no hostility.

Not to worry... he too will be assimilated.

[sump pump]

:music: I got one last year as a gift - 30 gig video model - I enjoy not having to lug my cd's in the car anymore - it is great just for that purpose alone :banana:

[BroonsBane]

How long does the battery last when you use it that way?

[zoeinterloper]

For me it’s a convenience, like say my car, indoor plumbing, or electric lights. Could I live without any of these? Sure, but I’ve loved music my whole life and music has always been a big part of my life. This gadget is simple, smart, and easy and as a few others have pointed out, extension cords will only go so far. My days are long and quiet and I can only stand so much of that. The music and audio books let me multitask and help set a mood that makes the rest more bearable and me more productive. It also came in real handy in one unfortunate time when I had to spend two boring and painful days and nights in a hospital as a patient. If you’ve ever tried to sleep in a hospital, you would know how impossible that is. A little quiet music with the ear buds in helped me get some much needed, rest. I also have no use for TV and 150 stations with nothing on, so free TV was little comfort and more of another aggravation during my stay. For the record, I do not watch television. I find that it sucks way too much gray matter out of my head and is a huge waste of my time. Different strokes, I guess. Finally, don’t misunderstand me, the ipod will never hold a candle to my well spent money of tubes and vinyl gear. That said, I can’t drag OTL’s and a Linn turntable around in my duffle bag!

Happy Listening! :music:

[tentoze]

Without one, I would be left with no music at least 50% of the time. Given that choice, a lover of music would be self-destructive not to have one with his/her favorites on it. It would never be my FIRST choice as a a source, but it or nothing- no contest. I love my music too much.

[zoeinterloper]

Without one, I would be left with no music at least 50% of the time. Given that choice, a lover of music would be self-destructive not to have one with his/her favorites on it. It would never be my FIRST choice as a a source, but it or nothing- no contest. I love my music too much.

Amen, to your point about listening time! :music:

And I like the Ry Cooder quote. :thmbsp:

[Fisherdude]

Without one, I would be left with no music at least 50% of the time. Given that choice, a lover of music would be self-destructive not to have one with his/her favorites on it. It would never be my FIRST choice as a a source, but it or nothing- no contest. I love my music too much.

When I buy a new car, I sit in the dealership parking lot and set all the preset buttons on the radio. Then, as long as I own that car, the music is never off.

Never.

Do you have any idea how many cd's it takes to bring 2,000 songs with you in the car? Not to mention trying to find the one song you want to listen to while doing 75 down I-90?

As far as how long the battery lasts, I have a cigarette lighter adaptor. So, the battery lasts until the car runs out of gas, +/- another eight hours or so.