Originally Posted By: tfabris
- iBuds sound slightly better, by virtue of getting the speakers a bit closer to my eardrums.
This is not even a slight consideration as the only things I listen to on my Shuffle are audio books, downloaded as 32kbps WMA files and transcoded to 64-128kbps variable bit rate MP3s. And yes (don't ask me why) upconverting does improve the sound quality, particularly in the lower registers.

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