My personal experience with iPod 5th gen (the one used in the article):
- indeed produces the best audio with the wolfson chip, but this difference to a 7th/latest gen is hardly noticable (while 6th gen and others are not as good)
- does not support EarPod or similar headphone remotes, while the 7th gen does - with one limitation: fast forward and backward does not work
- supports a 2200mah battery (40h of listening) when used with iFlash Quad and a THIN back cover (i built one, google for "ipod 2200mah") but not the 3000mah one (only supported with the thick cover) - this is also the case for 7th gen
- has a far less good haptic expierience (the wheel does not feel as well)
- when using the wrong microSD cards behaves strange or does not event work
- when using original firmware, depending on the version (there is 5th and 5.5th gen), it does not support as many audio files (20000 instead of 50000)
- when using original firmware, I would not invest in more than 512GB flash storage because max 50000 Tracks/Files are supported - unless you want to listen to audiobooks
My advice:
- Get and iPod 7th Gen 160GB from 2009
- Get an iSesamo opening tool (only one - this tool is better quality than anything else for the first hull breach)
- Get an iFlash Quad and 3 similar to iSesamo opening tools from the same shop (lower quality, but cheap and good for second and third stroke)
- Get 2 to 4 NEW Transcend 256GB cards (TS256GUSD300S-A)
- Get a 2200mah iPod Battery from ebay (not the 3000mah, it won't fit in the thin case)
- Be extremely careful removing the old battery or you will break the headphone adapter (if this happens, buy a cheap 5th gen iPod, the parts are interchangable)
- Do not remove the blue rubber stuff but put it back in - these are dust protectors
- indeed produces the best audio with the wolfson chip, but this difference to a 7th/latest gen is hardly noticable (while 6th gen and others are not as good)
- does not support EarPod or similar headphone remotes, while the 7th gen does - with one limitation: fast forward and backward does not work
- supports a 2200mah battery (40h of listening) when used with iFlash Quad and a THIN back cover (i built one, google for "ipod 2200mah") but not the 3000mah one (only supported with the thick cover) - this is also the case for 7th gen
- has a far less good haptic expierience (the wheel does not feel as well)
- when using the wrong microSD cards behaves strange or does not event work
- when using original firmware, depending on the version (there is 5th and 5.5th gen), it does not support as many audio files (20000 instead of 50000)
- when using original firmware, I would not invest in more than 512GB flash storage because max 50000 Tracks/Files are supported - unless you want to listen to audiobooks
My advice:
- Get and iPod 7th Gen 160GB from 2009
- Get an iSesamo opening tool (only one - this tool is better quality than anything else for the first hull breach)
- Get an iFlash Quad and 3 similar to iSesamo opening tools from the same shop (lower quality, but cheap and good for second and third stroke)
- Get 2 to 4 NEW Transcend 256GB cards (TS256GUSD300S-A)
- Get a 2200mah iPod Battery from ebay (not the 3000mah, it won't fit in the thin case)
- Be extremely careful removing the old battery or you will break the headphone adapter (if this happens, buy a cheap 5th gen iPod, the parts are interchangable)
- Do not remove the blue rubber stuff but put it back in - these are dust protectors
- Test and restore your iPod BEFORE closing
- Watch this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AF1Pjbwc6c&list=PLfSaYZHlgM...
- Build the iPod of your dreams with up to 1TB Storage, good audio quality and > 40 hours continous listening time