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Old Sep 13, 2006 | 11:29 am
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Originally Posted by ScottC
Yeah, but an iPod still has a weak DAC and weak amplifier. This device is made from the ground up for high quality lossless audio.

I know one lossless "freak" with over 14Tb online, pretty much all filled with music and I'm sure he'll be buying of of these.
With that kind of storage, why not just use PCM data, which is absolutely lossless? Even the best "lossless" algorithms limit dynamic performance to the 80dB range.

ETA: audiophiles are people who have more money than brains.
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