The iPod Shuffle’s Got a Secret
Apr 5th, 2005 by Jason
Apple’s new iPod shuffle has stellar audio performance. In the bass registers, it blows away the competition, including its bigger siblings. I mentioned this in my review of the shuffle, saying that Apple’s hard drive players lag behind some newer players in bass performance, but that the shuffle was way better than anything else out there. An Apple exec has basically challenged me to prove it.
No kidding! And I thought I was downgrading when I exchanged my iPod Photo for a Shuffle. Now I have a MP3 player that sounds BETTER than a regular iPod, doesn’t lock up when I run with it on the treadmill, and interfaces with iTunes. Not that I’m addicted to iTunes or anything… 
Full article here:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1777890,00.asp