You're right -- I stand corrected. A bit more research shows that some iPods have had weak bass output and other issues but -- again -- no more so than rivals,

You're right -- I stand corrected. A bit more research shows that some iPods have had weak bass output and other issues but -- again -- no more so than rivals, and most iPods have pretty much flawless output (again, modulo the quality of the encoding and the output device). More to the point -- making a blanket claim about iPods having always been inferior reveals the writer to be an anti-Apple troll.