Truthly, I didnt want a Kama particularly. I saw one on Ebay at a steal, bid on it, figured Id get outbidded and didn't so here it is. Well.. thats not exactly true.. I wanted the Karma to stream music to my stereo with the RCA jacks on the dock. A trivial use for it but that was my justification.

Anyway, the iPod is a little cumbersome for me because of the amount of music I have. EphPod worked pretty good for me but after the last firmware upgrade, I can't get EphPod to work any more. So.. Im left with Anapod, Xplay, Media Center 9, iTunes or MusicMatch for management software and none of them are exactly stellar.

For the gadget freak, the Karma is far and away superior to the iPod. For the ease of use and stability tho, the iPod wins hands down. Each ones weakness is the other one's strength.. go figure.