[geeks] Sony DAT Walkman and DAT Tapes

[Aaron Finley]

> Aaron Finley wrote:
> > Finally, does anyone have any DAT tapes, DT-120 or otherwise? I'm
> > envisioning myself using this in my backpack as a replacement for my
> > iPod, as I'd imagine the sound quality is quite a bit better if I were
> > to rip CDs directly to it digitally.
>
> If I'm not quite mistaken, wouldn't the quality of the audio on your
> iPod be close to that if you use Apple Lossless ripping in iTunes?
> Especially, if you use a headphone amp.

See John Francini's reply to my original message, and my response.
While Apple Lossless is nice, being able to carry around a portable
DAC and have 48khz out from your DAT seems appealing to me.

-- Aaron