Making The Move From CD to iPod

New Jersey.com ^ | September 18, 2005 | Allan Hoffman

[tutstar]

I don't have one. So far the ones I've seen are way too expensive.

[Pete'sWife]

Ugh.

I'm still listening to 78's.

[GatorGirl]

Since you're not planning to buy an iPod, drop that coin on a pair of Bose Quiet Comfort headphones. I got them for my husband who travels quite a bit and they are AMAZING! They don't quiet things so much that it's unsafe, but they cut down the ambient noise considerably!

[GatorGirl]

I got an iPod for Christmas and it wasn't something I necessarily wanted. But once I started using it, I have found it indispensable. I especially love to use it for audio books and to use as a voice recorder with an iTalk.

I recently added the iTrip to my iPod. It plays through any FM receiver--car, home, etc.. We have a Bose Sound Dock for the iPods and a Bose Wave Radio and that darn iTrip makes the radio into a sound dock. Now I wish we hadn't wasted the $299.00 although the Sound Dock is a nifty little gadget as well.

The iTrip is fantastic!

[kevkrom]

My complaint about the iTrip is that in a heavily populated area, there is no "empty" space in the FM band to set the tuner to. A frequency that's "clear" at home has interference at the office, so 1) I can't get a clear, consistent signal on my commute; 2) I have to break out of a playlist to re-set the frequency from one location to another.

[CheneyChick]

There is nothing more annoying than having to listen to overhead speakers blasting some disco garbage while exercising in the gym.

That is exactly the reason why I started using an iPod at the gym -- so I could listen to my own music and tune theirs out.

[savedbygrace]

Then when the drives get fried from overheating, you can have the pleasure of losing everything.

Instead, but a FW drive with fans. The heatsink enclosure on those is less than adequate, as many users can testify.

[Question_Assumptions]

You don't need to be a music afficianado.

They put most of the major speeches from the past RNC convention onto the iTunes store and I have them all on my iPod. I also have some of Ronald Reagan's speeches off of a CD that I got from the Reagan Ranch.

[LexBaird]

Some of those tufa in your picture of Mono Lake are now under warer

That must chafe something fierce.

[2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten]

Sometimes I think I must be the only person left who doesn't have one and doesn't feel the need for one.

Amazingly enough you aren't - they guy who posted just before you said the exact same thing :)

[Question_Assumptions]

For cars, you can always get the adaptor for the tape player in the car. I suppose I should get an iTrip though, because much to my annoyance, we've rented cars without tape players.

[GOP_Proud]

It wasn't a guy...I'm female.

Yes, I double posted. So sue me.

LOL.

[2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten]

Yeah, I'm not going to go through life with white ear plugs sticking out of each ear either - and certainly not if it means supporting/endorsing a company like Apple.

[1Old Pro]

Sometimes I think must be the only person left who doesn't have an iPod and doesn't feel the need for one.

I bought the first Sony walkman, still have it, hardly ever used it. I just don't need to listen to music all the time.

That said, I can se where having an i-pod in the cr would be useful as my cd player only holds 5 or 6 cds, it would be nice to have 1,000's of songs available.

[goodnesswins]

IPAQ!!!! Now THAT is something I DO LOVE!

[goodnesswins]

Thanks......I'll look into them....I've heard of them, but still not sure we absolutely NEED them.......RETIREMENT fund is calling.....LOL!

[Melas]

Teach me to speak without checking. I was familiar with the shuffle, the Ipod and the mini, and more or less took my best guess with the Nano. Lesson learned.

[Melas]

Sorry, I've got two Creative players in the house, and neither sounds as good as my Ipod. They were better options for my children though.

[antiRepublicrat]

Extreme iPod durability test

I'm amazed how durable the new Nano is.

[Revolting cat!]

"Silence? Yeeeeaaaaaaaaaargh!"