Portable Audio-listening Heaven, Part 2: The Simpl A1 Headphone Amplifier for iPod

My article, Portable Audio-listening Heaven, Part 2: The Simpl A1 Headphone Amplifier for iPod, is up and ready for reading on AppleMatters. An excerpt:

The Shure E3c will ensure that your iPod's sound is clear at low and normal volume levels, but due to the iPod's limitations the sound may not remain clear at higher volumes. The audiophiles among you will notice that the iPod's internal amplifier can sometimes muddy things up when the music is cranked. How can you un-muddy it? With an external amplifier. Enter the Simpl A1.

Check it out.