Ernest Schaal wrote:
> in article d741no$ij0$1@nnrp.gol.com, B Robson at luvrethecat@hinet.com
> wrote on 5/26/05 5:35 PM:
> 
> 
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>>Ernest Schaal wrote:
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>>>in article d73qd1$gli$1@nnrp.gol.com, B Robson at luvrethecat@hinet.com
>>>wrote on 5/26/05 3:29 PM:
>>>
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>>>
>>>>Ernest Schaal wrote:
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>>>>>in article d73ogm$g6r$1@nnrp.gol.com, B Robson at luvrethecat@hinet.com
>>>>>wrote on 5/26/05 2:57 PM:
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>>>>>>Ernest Schaal wrote:
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>>>>>>>in article d73meh$fk9$1@nnrp.gol.com, B Robson at luvrethecat@hinet.com
>>>>>>>wrote on 5/26/05 2:22 PM:
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>>>>>>>>Sigi Rindler wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>I need some opinions on a good MP3 Player.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>I have an iAudio and recommend them, just a matter of chosing the model
>>>>>>>>you want. Mine is a 20Gb hard disc unit.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>I have an iPod. Life is short, so you might as well get the best.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>iAUDIO sound quality is superior, it supports more file formats and is
>>>>>>actually compatible with computers.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>iPod is for people who buy LV hand bags.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Your envy is showing.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Envy? My purchase was a considered transaction. Another musician and I
>>>>investigated and chose the iAUDIO without any prior knowledge. If I
>>>>wanted an iPod I would have one. I just spent 15,000 on a pair of
>>>>headphones so, I am not going to settle on a second rate player.
>>>
>>>
>>>The reason why I guessed envy is that you made an unsubstantiated subjective
>>>opinion, 
>>
>>For those of you with a cloth ear there are specific measurements of
>>sound quality, frequency response curves, dynamic response, and signal
>>to noise ratio being the most obvious. Good luck finding these on the
>>iPod site. Of course most iPod users use mp3 128K and so can't hear the
>>difference anyway.
>>
>>What are you listening to at the moment? Captain and Toneil?  (sp?)
> 
> 
> On what basis do you make a statement like that? It sure says a lot about
> your lack of intelligence and reasoning skills.
> 
> By the way, I don't have any Captain and Toneil, or whatever the last name
> is.

More of a Neil Diamond type are you?
"I am I said ..."


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> 
> 
>>>followed by a ridiculous characterization.
>>
>>You don't think fashion is ridiculous, fine that's your idea. I buy
>>quality audio products, not popular brand names.
> 
> 
> No, you assume that I bought the iPod because of fashion, rather than
> functionality. But then you make so many other false assumptions that it is
> what I expect of you.
> 
> 
>>>While the issue of sound quality is debatable,
>>
>>no it isn't
> 
> 
> Because you said so? Wow, what a persuasive argument!

No, because it is.


> 
>>
>>>the statement that it is
>>>"actually compatible with computers" implies that the iPod is not. Having
>>>used various iPods on various Macs, one of the main advantages of it is the
>>>way it so painlessly syncs with the Mac.
>>
>>Oh Macs = computers? How's the USB support going these days? which 95%
>>of home computers use.
> 
> 
> Are you saying that a Mac is not a computer? Are you really that dumb, or
> that bitter? 

Computers with an s.

 > Having used both Windows machines and Macs, I prefer Macs. I
 > don't expect you to agree with my choice,

Then why get all teary when I laugh at your decisions? Sure go ahead and 
pay double for your hardware because it has got X or Tiger or whatever 
Apple call their lastest animation.


> 
>>>Also, it is flexible enough to
>>>serve as a backup Firewire drive.
>>
>>Who cares about Firewire?
> 
> 
> It is an effective hard disk protocol.
>  
> 
>>>One can even put a book on it and read it.
>>
>>Excellent, that'll give me something to do when it's sound quality shits me.
> 
> 
> Why are you so bitter? Is life really that bad for you. Lighten up. Enjoy
> life. Read a book, or at least learn how to.
> 

I'm not bitter. People who use Macs and iPods are an endless source of 
ammusement.