Apple Ipod Touch 2019

[Degru]

How is the headphone out on this. I used to have an older Touch and could not get adequate volume. I like unsafe levels once in a while.

Around 1Vrms, same as dongle and iPhone 6, etc.

 

[Fralle]

It's pretty darn impossible to find any reliable specs about the audio on the Ipod touch. There is a Qobuz article about the Ipod touch 6 stating that it does not play 24/192 files. Anyone know if the 7 does?

 

[WondrousHippo]

It's pretty darn impossible to find any reliable specs about the audio on the Ipod touch. There is a Qobuz article about the Ipod touch 6 stating that it does not play 24/192 files. Anyone know if the 7 does?

I'm pretty sure that the built-in headphone jack and the dongle aren't gonna handle anything above 24/48 just because Apple designed them that way. But iOS is more than able to output higher sample rates through the Lightning port if you supply it with a capable DAC.

 

[majingotan]

It's pretty darn impossible to find any reliable specs about the audio on the Ipod touch. There is a Qobuz article about the Ipod touch 6 stating that it does not play 24/192 files. Anyone know if the 7 does?

My 7th Gen iPod Touch easily plays 24/192 indicated by my Chord Mojo’s blue power/status light

 

[AudioSceptic]

My 7th Gen iPod Touch easily plays 24/192 indicated by my Chord Mojo’s blue power/status light

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It's good that it will do that, but doesn't that severely limit the amount of music you can carry with you? And is the difference audible anyway compared with Red Book, or even AAC 256?

 

[majingotan]

It's good that it will do that, but doesn't that severely limit the amount of music you can carry with you? And is the difference audible anyway compared with Red Book, or even AAC 256?

Yes it will reduce the storage significantly if using Qobuz offline. As for lossy vs lossless, they won’t matter with this setup if you’re using it for on-the-go or workout/exercise DAP device hence I only stream Hi-res and never store them. I don’t use this Mojo/iPod Touch setup often and prefer to use the iPod headphone jack only for low power loads like IEMs as I use my touch for mobile offline. Mojo gets used with my Surface laptop as the headphone jack’s output impedance is atrociously high, and Mojo doesn’t alter FR curve of a headphone due to its low output impedance