i-pod Equaliser

[cslbp]

Is it just me or is the equaliser on the i-pod rubbish??

I've flicked mine through all the settings and the sound difference is barely noticable. Is this because i have recorded my music at a low bitrate (64 kbps) or is it just a crap EQ????

[godcha]

It's kinda rubbish. Only setting that is a lil' bit ok is "Rock" but I always have it turned off anyways.

[jogloran]

There's clearly some kind of an audible difference between the settings, but in the interest of battery life I leave the EQ off. I can't confirm this myself, not having used it for prolonged periods, but apparently to some people the degradation caused by the EQ is quite unacceptable...

[Infamouschitlin]

You can't say that its rubbishunless you have tested each one in every type of situation. Personally, I like the sound when I add bass or put on one of the generic EQ's. I listen to Rap, techno and Jazz and Im possitave that I have had no problems with the eq.

[revmike]

I use the jazz setting since that's about 80% of what is on my ipod. To me it made a difference in the sound quality. I have my mp3's ripped at 160.

[godcha]

Originally posted by Infamouschitlin
You can't say that its rubbishunless you have tested each one in every type of situation.
Not true. If the wanted EQ setting isn't what I desire it to be [or plain just not sounding "good"] then it's rubbish to me even tho maybe the Jazz setting is working perfectly for somebody else.

It's all just a matter of pov and [therefore] it's all subjective.

[zachary80]

I say it's rubbish, just like every other equalizer

[sraphim]

It would be much better if in the next software release, Apple would let us make our own equalizer settings like in WinAmp or iTunes.... that way, I can turn the bass ALL the way up, instead of using that weak "bass boost" preset.