"normanstrong" wrote in message
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"Firefly" wrote in message
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I talked to several electronics stores and all any of them told me
about was the iPod. I'm pretty sure he isn't overly interested in
that.

That's the most significant part of your post. Why isn't he
interested in the iPod? Once we know that, we'll be in a better
postition to recommend something.


IME usual reasons are that it can cost a little more, and it has the image
of being an expensive kids toy.

In general, it often seems like the comparable equipment from Creative is
usually not a whole lot less. The core technology in these products is a
storage device that costs about the same, no matter which manufacturer buys
it.

IME the iPod is not all that bad, not all that bad of a value, and I advise
my clients to look at them favorably.

The sound quality of iPods is pretty much limited by the earphones, so I
advise my clients to take a listen to the Shure and Futuresonics IEMs. It
seems to me that the basic IEM technology favors better sound quality. It
also provides a lot of isolation in both directions, which many of my
clients are looking for.