On Dec 19, 2:43 pm, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote:
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On Dec 19, 2:28 pm, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote:
"Don White" wrote in message

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"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message
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Like this:
http://www.alteclansing.com/index.ph...t_detail&iprod...

or:

http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/iHome...or-iPod-Silver...

The heir to my fortune and empire is apparently enamored of these
toys.
Interested in feedback if you've got something like this. I think it's
a
mistake and that a guy should have an actual stereo system, even if
this
means getting rid of his roommate to make space in the dorm room. The
prince doesn't agree.

The 'kids' are hoked on the iPods or reasonable facimilie.
No point fighting it.
My son has had one for a couple of years , and asked for a new model
this
Christmas. Of course his mom ran right out and plopped down $400.00 +
taxes for it.
It was a lot cheaper back in the days of the old 45s.

If we eliminate HD radio from the discussion for the moment, an iPod is
probably no worse than listening to FM radio, which munges up the music
to
an extent. My son's at least using music files pulled directly from CDs
for
the most part, without any compression that he's applied. So, at least
he's
not at the mercy of radio stations. But then, he's listening with
earbuds,
which suck, according to my ears. I offered to get him a set of nice
Sennheiser 400-series open air headphones, but he's not interested.

He's always right, ya know?- Hide quoted text -

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How can he be always right? My 8 year old son and 12 year old daughter
are both always right. So if three people are always right, that means
they'd have to agree on everything, and that's impossible. My two
can't even agree on what to have for supper!

As of August, my son said Dave Brubeck was a snore. Last week, he said Dave
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Ah, enlightenment!