On Apr 28, 2005, at 3:43 PM, Kansas Territory wrote: > LOL I'm the one who started this mess. But what a fun mess! > I'm guessing that if I'm using a DATA CD.. it's up to the CD Player to > decode the mp3s etc.. as opposed to the iPod decoding the mp3s.. > could the iPod be better at that ??? That's what I would guess. Other possibilities would lie along the different analog paths as well. For example it could be something as simple as the output from the iPod being just a little louder -which is often perceived as better. -Mike