Well, I got an Ipod for Christmas and my initial enthusiasm has waned=20 condiderable. CDs I have ripped just don't sound as good on the Ipod as=20 on the portable CD player.
I don't think it is possible to compare listening via head phones to=20 listening via speakers. The experience is so different.
So for casual listening the Ipod is fine but if I want to appreciate=20 then music then its either a portable cd player or the Naim and=20 speakers
--=20 Paul Mc Cann