Obsessive waste of money on iPods.

Why do people buy these things anyways? They are overpriced and with every upgrade, you still have the same music player.

1gig iPod Nano costs about 70 dollars. 80gig iPod costs 350 dollars. I'm not seeing the conversion factor here.

Also, I could get a 250gig harddrive for the price of a 1gig iPod nano. Who cares if one is portable, do you even need 80gigs for songs (Protip: You don't).

I have built dacs from scratch on breadboards, i think i might have a clue what they do and what role they play in audio equipment.

Prove to me that there is an _audible_ difference between the DAC in an ipod and any other competing player. Since I have unlimited disposable income, I will purchase the player named and test your claim. If you are correct, I'll buy you an internet.