I've owned the 60GB 80GB and my friend bought the newest 160GB version. I thought the sound got progressively better with each new version. I spent a good deal of time comparing the 80GB to the 160GB and it was enough better than I want to replace my 80GB now just for the improved sound quality.
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My circa 2005/2006 with video iPod appears to be dying today, so I am wondering what version would be the best replacement.
My top three priorities would be 1) sound quality 2) sound quality and 3) sound quality so if any devices perform better with WAV files, that would be great to know.
After that, my main concern would be battery life. I suppose this relates to the point above if WAV files drained the battery on any particular versions?
I think I want a full size iPod but storage space is otherwise of minimal concern to me, and video and photos are of no concern - will never use those features.
Thanks for any ideas, particularly if good versions are available used or NOS ("new old stock") very inexpensively.