FAO Anyone with a iPod Classic.

revolutionrock · 16 Dec 2008 at 23:03

I need somebody with a classic to answer some questions. I have been reading about the EU rule about the volume on the new classics, and how people report them being considerably quiter. How have you found yours? I plan to buy one ASAP if all is fine, but i just wanted to check.

G-MAN2004 · 16 Dec 2008 at 23:05

It's like that on all EU iPods if I'm not mistaken. Doesn't make a difference really, unless you like deafening yourself.

dante6491 · 16 Dec 2008 at 23:06

My mother was complaining about my Step Fathers one (Ipod photo) about 2 days ago. She says it is so loud that she can still hear it when she has her new nano turned up to full.

revolutionrock · 16 Dec 2008 at 23:07

Yeh I thought that, people seem to say its 25% lower, and tbf , mine doesn't venture over 60%(and thats when running etc.) If you have in ear earphones I think it will be fine.

Gonna buy it now

Raymond Lin · 16 Dec 2008 at 23:17

It's been like that for YEARSSSSSSSS

Frankly you don't need to max, i never have.

Scam · 16 Dec 2008 at 23:25

Mine never goes over ~60% volume. That's on a noisy commute on the Tube. I find it amazing that people listen to music so loud; the other day a guy sat next to me and i could hear his music over mine (which was as loud as i normally ever crank it when i'm in a foul mood). Madness.

revolutionrock · 16 Dec 2008 at 23:29

Yeh, I am going to go for it anyway.

Going to treat me to some new headphones, my cheap creative earphones gave way today so going to get these

Don't hot link

and then also some cheap ish in ear ones again, but going to get them from competitor so i have a warranty this time

iamdjdz · 16 Dec 2008 at 23:31

Is there not a volume boost in the settings anyway?

revolutionrock · 16 Dec 2008 at 23:33

yes apparently. But people were and still are saying its not loud enough, which I doubt.

skiba · 16 Dec 2008 at 23:41

its plenty loud enough (using sennheiser cx300's)

Andelusion · 17 Dec 2008 at 03:14

I rarely put my volume above 80%, it's very loud.

londonbairn · 17 Dec 2008 at 07:37

I have a set of Shure SE110s and I find it loud at the lowest setting

Why do you need them ear destroying loud?!

Luxor · 17 Dec 2008 at 09:14

I think as people have said it's a headphone issue a lot of the time. The standard apple headphones are absolute trash.

Sennheisers are the future, trust me

Will_3rd · 17 Dec 2008 at 10:42

My Classic is certainly quieter at lower volumes than my 4th Gen iPod.

That EU rule has been in force for a while.

Wicksta · 17 Dec 2008 at 10:43

The thing that annoys me most about my iPhone is the minimum volume, even on the lowest setting I find it hard to go to sleep if I'm listening to a podcast or something.

Ripper · 17 Dec 2008 at 10:54

Wicksta said:
The thing that annoys me most about my iPhone is the minimum volume, even on the lowest setting I find it hard to go to sleep if I'm listening to a podcast or something.

what?

pduk · 17 Dec 2008 at 11:35

I have a Classic 160GB and I've never found the volume lacking. However I think the comments about headphones are right; if you use low efficiency ones then you'll need a higher output from the ipod to reach a given level. I use ultimate ears and I've never needed to go above 80% even on very quiet material on the tube.

Wicksta · 17 Dec 2008 at 20:28

Ripper said:
what?

The minimum volume setting on an iphone is fairly loud if you're quietly trying to sleep in bed and I tend to like to nod off listening to podcasts on a set of earbuds. Clearer now?

Or were you just saying what because you are deaf and it doesn't sound a bit loud to you.