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The review was much more informative than any other iPod review I have seen. Just because someone appreciates high quality audio in the home doesn't mean he/she doesn't listen to music on the go. The iPod is a perfectly viable source for mobile audio given its support for uncompressed CD audio files. There is a tendency for companies to use crappy electronics in portable devices. It is imperitive that a respectable publication like Stereophile review these products so manufacturers know they will be held accountable and so readers have somewhere to turn to make sure they are buying a high quality product.

It is a music replay device. pure and simple.

Why not wait for the April issue? Seem to recall Road & Track testing the Goodyear blimp and NASA's Saturn V land crawler (Apollo era) around that time of the year.

What's an iPod?

It's good to understand one of the things killing our hobby.

It sucked.

I welcome it. The convenience of these devices cannot be denied, and while it is unlikely that any card-carrying audiophile will use one as a primary source, I think there is a good probability that some (including myself) will frequently or at least occasionally want to listen to one via the main rig. That being the case, reviews of these devices can help us to sort the wheat from the chaff. Now we need a review of the Nomad.

STEREOPHILE HAS REACHED NEW LOWS.!!! WE ARE ALL LAUGHING AT YOU!!!

Audiophiles need portability too.

The i-Pod should be reviewed in Popular Mechanics, not Stereophile.

I just bought one!

The iPod is high-end audio. Mine is even docked and connected to my Cat Ultimate preamp. It sits on top of my Wadia 860, where it rules. Neat toy!

It's the most popular aAudio product in its class and Stereophile should review it and give the rest of us the benefit of its vast knoweledge.

Inevitable technology and of great interest to audiophiles.

Regardless of our own source preferences, we have to keep an open mind about different formats.

It is good. We should be interested in all things that bring music into our lives. Since it can play in a wide range of formats and can be used with top notch headphones, it makes sense to evaluate it as a viable product for audiophiles.

It may be "low-fi," but Stereophile readers are more likely to buy and listen to the iPod than a $10,000 tube amp or $40,000 speakers. I read audio magazines to inform me about audio products, not just do updates of equipment they have already looked at. Bring me your iPods, your Tivolis, your computer soundcards, yearning to be heard.

I thought Stereophile was supposed to be a high-end audio magazine.

I haven't read the article yet, but I'll read just about anything by Wes Phillips, who is always is always entertaining and always manages to find what is most significant in whatever subject he takes on.

As long as the review is done scientifically, and compared with other components, such as the way the iPod was compared with standard audio CD players, I see no problem with this. Digital is digital, whether it is from a standard cd or a .wav file (many players can play .wav files, such as the Creative Nomad Zen, although I am unsure about the iPod, not having one.)

It helps me find out about new things. However, I have no plans to buy anything like the iPod.

Music is about life, not just about my main rig. iPod is about tapping into a wider community and enjoying music everywhere

You cant stop technology good or bad. We need to know what is being offered.

Leave it for the dweebs at Stereo Review. Bring back Car Tunes!

Please continue to cover significant developments in the world of audio, even if some would not want it in their Rolls, let alone their mansion's living room.

Even the most ardent audiophile sometimes wants their tunes "to go." Seeking absolute fidelity in a world awash wih auto, plane, truck, train, wind, insect, and people noise seems pointless. However, knowing which systems work best in that environment seems worthwhile.

I thought this was and audiophile publication, not a computer geek pub.

It plays music doesnt it?

I'm not one of those pedantic curmudgeons who demand that an audio product not be reviewed if it doesn't fit into my narrow audio worldview or with my personal preferences. Any product that enables us to enjoy music and also has the potential to sound good, as WP found in his review of the iPod, is worth reviewing, and certainly worth my time to read about it. Such departures from the norm are a pleasant surprise, evidence of editor JA's catholic (small 'c') and eclectic interests. That's part of what makes for both a good editor and an interesting magazine. In addition to the iPod review, I also have appreciated JA's reviews of high quality computer soundcards, and MF's review of the Sutherland tubed USB DAC.

Anything that gets out to the masses just how bad mp3 sounds is good. As a convenience, it's cool, but I'll wait until these devices will play uncompressed cda files.