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Originally Posted by JSWolf
The iPod had gone downhill fast. Apple cares not at all for how bad it sounds. They use cheap parts in the sound section.
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I think most portable audio players have gone downhill since they've moved to non-replaceable batteries. When the battery on my perfectly good audio player wears out, I end up buying a new player because it is too expensive and/or too difficult to replace the battery in the old one. Meanwhile, my old CD/MP3 player that uses both standard and rechargeable AA batteries is still useable and will be until the device itself wears out or AA batteries are no longer available. Although the audio player would have to be larger to accomodate replaceable batteries, it would be worth the tradeoff to me.