Just some personal musings:

This blog entry is completely unconnected with DIY/KitsRus! So don't hassle me about programmers in the comments!
Actually, this is the first "personal" sort of blog I've done, so bear with me.

Through various shenanigans, I've acquired for myself (finally!) an iPod Nano. To those lucky (or rich) folks who already own one, it needs no introduction. For those who are strictly PIC people, it's a fancy MP3 player!

I've had it about 8 hours, and already I've fallen in love with the thing. It just sounds gorgeous. I had a 128MB ProSound MP3 player (which was supplied by Maplin in the UK- and appropriated by the other half) but, being something of an audiophile, I always hated the rotten sound quality of the thing - the earbuds were so, so crap I bought another set just to get listenable sound. SWMBO has cloth ears, so palming my old prosound onto her was no problem - I've just got to justify getting the iPod somehow...

The iPod? From the first bar of music, it just sounded right. The supplied earbuds are even better than those supplied by Sony Ericcson on my K700i phone - which I thought were pretty damn good! In fact, the iPod's earbuds are better than the relatively expensive Sony headphones that I use with my PC! That's saying something. All right, they're not as good as my old Grado SR60s that I use with my "real" Hi-Fi... but that's true audiophilia!

I Like this iPod. Make no mistake. So it scratches - so what? It's the best thing you'll get to Hi-Fi on the move. I don't give a toss about photos or videos, but I love the sound of this device. It's nice, warm, precise. Just make sure you get your music from AllofMP3 rather than iTunes...