Talk:IPod Hi-Fi

message: Shouldn't there be comments on how it lacks features common to most boomboxes, like a radio, CD/tape deck? --Madchester 19:52, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Got that covered.  Thanks.  -zappa 23:55, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Criticism

message: This article seems very POV.  The first section explains what the iPod Hi-Fi is, and then the only other section explains its criticism.  I don't believe that the criticism section belongs here because it seems that people are upset because certain things weren't released on Tuesday (e.g. Intel iBook, Widescreen iPod, Video Airport Express, etc.).  If everyone really insists that this section remain, however, there should be another section offering a counter-perspective. MrC 20:53, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: No, it seems rather fair to me.  The fact is the product doesn't have much buzz as other Apple product releases.  Even the most fanyboy Apple sites (like iLounge) have release disappointing reviews of the product... 
--Madchester 04:36, 4 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  It certainly reads to me to be full of audiophile snobbery. The screed about how (I paraphrase) "oh, any real audiophile wouldn't want one of these" is a particularly low point. Wikipedia isn't a product review site, right? --Mike 08:54, 16 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  I think it is relevant due to the fact that Apple is referring to the Hi-Fi as being of "Audiophile" quality. Wikipedia may not be a review site, but I think it is the point of Wikipedia to collect and archive opinions and controversy surrounding a person, event, object, place ect. However, I do believe that the average listener's viewpoint was lacking, so I added in some of my experiences with the device. --Matt 16:30, 16 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  The article is still chock full of weasel words, though. Whole chunks of it just need throwing away if it's to be at least slightly NPOV. Right now it reads like one long diss from a bunch of audiophiles, who are well known for judging products based entirely on price. I get the feeling that if it had cost $10,000 the audiophiles would be rushing out in droves to buy one. Okay - maybe that's a little harsh, but there's a tone of sneering superiority in there which just rubs me up the wrong way. --Mike 06:11, 26 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  I think the audiophile community's opinions of an item are not based on price whatsoever. Look at the popularity of gain clone amplifiers. Look how harshly criticized Boston Acoustics is within the audiophile community as being overpriced. Regardless, I believe the reason those comments are there, is to balance out the claim that Apple has made. I think it is clearly stated in the "Audiophiles viewpoint" is of opinion. It should remain there as it is not so much of a review, as it is controversy. I did remove some of the marketing issues from the sound quality section into it's own section. Matt 02:13, 28 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: POV

message: There are too many reviews in the "External Links" section - there's no need for so many. Some of them (all but the top three) have been deleted - Wikipedia is not a link farm, and a few reviews will suffice. –-  kungming·2 | (Talk·Contact) 22:50, 11 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Reviews. 

message: However, much of the criticism is due to the fact that the higher quality sound coming from the iPod Hi-Fi makes the lossy quality of the sound files (such as MP3), normally listened to through the ear-sets of iPods, much more noticeable.
This statement is without basis. I've removed it. It's wrong on two fronts: 1) I can't think of how it could possibly be corroborated that the iPod Hi-Fi is revealing more lossiness than iPod headphones are. This would imply that the machine is so hi-fi that it sounds low-fi due to the source material. Whoever wrote that needs to demonstrate how they aren't pulling that statement out of the air. 2) Unless Hi-Fi means nothing at all, this machine produces nothing remotely Hi-Fi. That's more difficult to demonstrate in this post than point number 1, but it would be difficult to find anyone at any range of audio expertise – from moderate audio enthusiasts, to sales-reps at high-end audio stores, to obsessive audiophiles and sound professionals who wouldn't burst out laughing at the idea of calling the iPod Hi-Fi a real hi-fi piece of equipment. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 70.48.43.127 (talk) 23:16, 14 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  This thing isn't remotely hi-fi, so let's at very least remove illogical noze-stretchers. 

message: In the article, it states that the only form of connection was the dock connector, and that it included an adaptor for 3rd gens, and "3rd gen U2 Special Edition" models. 3rd gens have a dock, and the U2 special edition never came out until the 4th gen if I'm not mistaken. Can anyone verify or fix this? Thanks. AquaStreak 00:26, 24 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Adaptors for.. what model?

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message: Much of this has been trimmed, and I think this really could just be a redirect to Apple speakers. The product only lasted 18 months. Thoughts? --ZimZalaBim talk 00:12, 26 October 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Suggest redirect to [[Apple speakers]]