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The Problem: iPod gives a somewhat harsh and metallic sound when the equalizer is turned on. It does not matter which preset you choose (except Flat). If you don’t keep the equalizer off, the sound comes out distorted and is not pleasant to listen to. It happens on all the iPod models, even on the latest 5G one which has the best sound among hard disc based models. The 5G fixes lot of problems with the earlier iPods like Noise Defect and comes with a number of improvements, especially in bass performance but the sound still clips with the equalizer.

Back in the days of film, I used to own a Yashica MF-2 camera. It was as simple as a camera could get. There were no menus to fiddle with, no knobs to turn, and just one button to release the shutter. It didn’t even need the batteries if you didn’t want flash. And I should mention, it has never given me a technically bad shot - ever. All you had to do was press the button. How could you go wrong with that?

When we call someone an “audiophile”, we generally mean that the guy spends insane amounts of money on the audio gear. This is a wrong defintion, and a derogatory one too. To me, an audiophile is someone who is passionate about music. Who cares about music enough to invest in high quality gear. But it does not mean that we can’t be audiophiles if we don’t have all the high-end stuff. All it takes is right set of tools and a little bit of fiddling around.

One of the reasons that we have two ears (or two eyes) is that it allows us to experience this world in three dimensions. We can see just fine with one eye but we need two eyes to gauge the depth of the scene. Similarly, two ears allow us to have spatial hearing. I.E we can localize the source of the sound. We can figure out whether the sound is coming from left or right, from up or down etc.