Well, finally went down the ipod route instead of the Archos I asked about a while back - only because the refurb 160 Classic I found was a good deal cheaper. Mind you I should probably have listened to those who warned me about itunes, but that's life I guess.
Anyway, as I once mentioned, I'm hard-of-hearing, so the EU volume limit is a problem for me. When I asked before, the limit for the 5th gen upwards hadn't been cracked. Is this still the case?
If so, is it true that better headphones can alleviate this problem? I'm using a £6 Sony set that I use with my personal radio at the moment.
I'm a little surprised at what I've read about this, as I was always under the impression that sensitivity determines the maximume volume a pair of headphones can output and that this isn't necessarily related to sound quality.
I'm looking for a pair of earphones (as opposed to cans) that go as loud as possible and are affordable (under £20 - I'm always losing the things) I'm not concerned whether they reproduce the sound of a dragonfly fluttering in the vocal booth or whatnot - volume is my principal concern.
And before anyone mentions it, I lost most of the hearing that is susceptible to the sort of damage from portable players at birth, so well-intentioned warnings about volume are not relevant in my case.
In a way I understand the rationale behind the EU limit because of that - I wish I had the same hearing as other people, particulary in social situations - however I wish there was more flexibility for people such as me.
NB; I'm NOT referring to the user adjustable limit in the ipod settings, but the software limit imposed on European players by apple at the behest of the EU.
Anyway, as I once mentioned, I'm hard-of-hearing, so the EU volume limit is a problem for me. When I asked before, the limit for the 5th gen upwards hadn't been cracked. Is this still the case?
If so, is it true that better headphones can alleviate this problem? I'm using a £6 Sony set that I use with my personal radio at the moment.
I'm a little surprised at what I've read about this, as I was always under the impression that sensitivity determines the maximume volume a pair of headphones can output and that this isn't necessarily related to sound quality.
I'm looking for a pair of earphones (as opposed to cans) that go as loud as possible and are affordable (under £20 - I'm always losing the things) I'm not concerned whether they reproduce the sound of a dragonfly fluttering in the vocal booth or whatnot - volume is my principal concern.
And before anyone mentions it, I lost most of the hearing that is susceptible to the sort of damage from portable players at birth, so well-intentioned warnings about volume are not relevant in my case.
In a way I understand the rationale behind the EU limit because of that - I wish I had the same hearing as other people, particulary in social situations - however I wish there was more flexibility for people such as me.
NB; I'm NOT referring to the user adjustable limit in the ipod settings, but the software limit imposed on European players by apple at the behest of the EU.
Seriously though, i feel your pain. Some of the things I do are -
. I'm investigating that at the moment.