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I love this video. I love when I run across people that feel the way that I do about music. I hate this streaming era. It’s cool to have so much music available with you at once but I’m not down with paying a monthly fee for it. I’ll gladly pay a one time fee for a physical album that I can keep for as long as I live and do as I please with it. I’m a big fan of the iPod also. I have an 160 GB iPod Classic that I got for Christmas in 2012. It’s still alive and kicking and works fine with no issues. I bought the latest iPod Touch last year because of the 256 gb option. The more storage, the better when you have a huge physical music collection. I can listen to my music without any distractions. I really like this because it allows me to listen to albums as a whole. Phones and streaming services have way too many distractions for my taste. I will consume music this way for as long as it’s possible.

Listening to music on an old iPod feels amazing. What I love most about these is the fact that, unlike on streaming services, they can’t take the music away from you. It’s my little safe place, my world that I can step into using my headphones and the clickwheel. A place where I can sync music that isn’t even available on any streaming services. The feeling of carrying all your favorite albums that make up your personality and interests. They say ignorance is bliss, and so is listening of music without being interrupted by the constant fade-outs followed by messaging bleeps from that thousandth app that keeps reminding you. It really is a different experience. I prefer the Classic line because of their upgradability (you can actually replace the hard drive with SD cards using things like iFlash), but the nano series are cool in their own way. As a Linux user, it’s also worth noting that you don’t actually have to use iTunes to sync these (I’ve successfully been using Rhythmbox as an alternative instead). If iTunes ever stops working on Windows or macOS, there are most likely also alternatives available.

It makes me so happy that there are young people who still find old tech fascinating and worth investing in. Not so much the Ipod, but all the other gear you showed, like tape decks and vinyl record players. Very cool. : )

The iPod will always have a special place in my heart. The 5th generation iPod was the first Apple product that my family ever bought. What makes that iPod even more special is that it still works. My dad still has it as a dedicated music player in his house. It’s amazing how the oldest Apple product that my family owns still works.

I became an anxious adult, and for years Ive been wondering what was the cause of all of this. My mind was so accelerated and over the years I started to believe that this was the normal speed of anyone's mind. Just after I bought an ipod nano 3th gen, when I put my hands on my pocket to search something on google while I was having dinner, or check if I got new messages, or open a game that I was so tired of playing... only to notice that it wasn't my phone, it was actually my "new" ipod; I realized that we gotta do things one by one. Take your time, listen to your music while eating your dinner. You can do other stuff later. It is important to have different things in separate devices. You wouldn't do 5 things at the same time if you had to carry 5 devices, would you?

Got myself a Kenwood cassette deck and a couple of used tapes because of the cassette setup you had in a previous video. I have loved your videos ever since I discovered you. The writing, the music, the cinematography, the content, all amazing! Please don't stop being Canoopsy!

I pulled out my old iPod nano a couple weeks ago and realized how much I missed JUST listening to music. Exactly what you said … there something just special about it. I went and picked up an old iPod classic for more storage. Loving every time I can remove myself from the phone and dedicate time to just enjoy music and nothing else.

You bring back very fond memories of ALL my iPods. I bought every model that came out (and sold them to get the upgrades). I am happy to know there are people that still love this legacy device. There's something special about holding a device and actively clicking or scrolling to your song manually. So satisfying... I am glad to know you feel the same way. Great video.

That transition starting at 0:50 was brilliant. Well done!

In simple words, this is a classic Quality Video You can notice minimalism, simple, nostalgic, motivation, creativeness and what not... Canoopsy you just nailed it!.

Last year I rehabbed an iPod Mini and I love it for all the reasons you list, but particularly for the peace from distractions. Still feels like a premium experience, even after all these years!

Thank you for this video. Has captured how I’ve felt recently with having unlimited access to music these days, which has shortened my attention span for a new song I like. With custom weekly playlists based on algorithms of your listening history, and new music weekly, with new playlists daily, I feel there’s more noise, and less music. I remember having a limited storage MP3 player, and would only put select songs on it, but then really draw out my appreciation for those songs vs looking for something new all the time. It’s not all bad, but definitely something I’ve noticed and am trying to be more deliberate in my listening.

Great video! This took me back and really made me want to find an OG video iPod. That was the first iPod I was able to get and I swear I used that thing more than any other device in my life. I would love to continue seeing more content like this in the future. The channel is definitely a vibe.

You are right Issac. It's just like books nowadays where we can simply download epub books on our kindle or any ebook reader, but reading through an ebook reader just lost the great sensations while reading an actual book. I'm not audiophile too but I do enjoy playing music on vinyl and cd as it does provides that cozy feelings on my experience. It was a great time back then and I wish to maintain that now and forever. Great video as always Issac, where your videos bring us back to our joyeous memories.

This video is such a masterpiece. Thank you for your work !

Thank you so much for this great video! I also feel like this when i use with my iPad classic, it's amazing

Sat through the entire video knowing that I have the first generation iPod Nano somewhere in my room. What a rush it was to revisit it, albeit without listening to songs on it, yet. You've convinced me, I'm going to try this out over the course of next week. Great video, Isaac!

Such great takes! Completely agree!

Got one of those back when they came out. Totally insane how far we've come in such a short amount of time.

Great explanation. I am a music lover too. Unfortunately as much as I wamted to have an ipod like that, it is rare to find now a days. You are an awesome man and KZfaqr.

I did not know, why I cancelled my spotify, dusted out my mp3 player and started buying albums from bandcamp... I though it was just because I wanted my phone far, far away, but... With you pointing out that it is that tactile experience of music, it so resonated with me! Thank you for this video! 🙂

Dude. I'm impressed. You're a great designer. Your videos are gorgeous and actually a cut above in a lot of ways.

I had an iPod classic and recently found it at my parents house. What a trip down memory lane, mixes and songs I forgot I owned from limewire days (plus a few I paid for). I’ve been jamming out with my old wired beats solo, it’s a vibe.

I still have my 5th generation iPod with the iHome dock after what 16 years??!! I love the fact that it has 1453 songs that I transferred to my iPhone 12. A modern day Walkman with more controls! ❤❤❤

i still got my ipod photo .. i recently modded it to change hard drive to a flash drive and battery replacement and still work amazing .. love this device and still use it to this day

Such a great video!! I love the ipod!!

You make very valid points. Excellent video 👍🏼

I brought an I pod classic 6 generation Tuesday love it great video :-)

Some of the artist mock-ups of a modern iPod look really cool. To be honest I went with the silver iPhone 13 Pro Max exactly because that color gives off massive iPod vibes with the white back.

I have the feeling 2022 is going to be the year of physical media players come back into style - it’ll be slow but someone somewhere will start using iPods again and try to make it vintage trendy again - which I don’t mind. It’ll be cool to see

So true! Such a beautiful video!

There’s something about listening to music through an iPod that makes it sound so much better!

I had one of the digital sony walkmans (NWE something) and that one had the best shuffle algorithm I have ever used. I never used the skip song after setting it to play on a specific set of songs and letting it go to shuffle thru the whole library. That was something amazing for us that have a wide range of music taste

This video inspired me to pull out my iPod classic. This week apple just officially died out the last iPods. It’s such a classic vintage thing that I will never get rid of mines. To be able to listen to music without interruptions is classic.

I absolutely agree with this video, and is why I use an iPod Classic 4th gen, but I've realized why I still use Spotify (primarily when I'm driving). It's to discover new artists I've never heard before. I always love finding new artists to listen to and add to my playlists, but then again maybe I can do that at home then get them for my iPod and using it then. Idk, it's hard to avoid using a smart phone for entertainment on the go. It's sad, but I feel addicted. Maybe I need to take a break from my iPhone for a while, but I also need to take phone calls and don't have an alternative phone ugh, the world we live in

What a cool video, I wasn't expecting such a thing as having an iPod in 2022 haha. It really feels special. I feel the same with, I still have some physical books even if I read on a kindle !

Great vid. I recently came across my old iPod in a drawer and out of curiosity charged it up. Still works fine. Sure, I wouldn't swap it for my iPhone but it's nice to have in the same way that I have a classic car. It's a different experience. In the same way, 12" vinyl is enjoying a comeback. It has much more of a sense of occasion. More special. You find yourself sitting down and listening rater than just have background music playing.

I love this video. I’m all about going back to older tech and making it great again. Gadget stuff use to be so much more exciting back then and it’s only gone downhill from there…I’m all about going back and appreciating those pieces again.

Awesome video! I still have my 80gb classic, going to get using it again

I love how you enjoy the iPod. I grew up with them from kid to adult. I have the iPod classic and iPod nano 6th gen but had to return it cause it didn’t work with my computer and iPod 7th generation that has an arm band that I use to run with!! I really hope to fix the batteries in them because I love them and miss the listening experience with the wire apple earphones and the block breaker game. I love this video.

I’m 17 and I got my first phone in 2016 . Before that , I had an New iPad (3rd gen) + a MP3 . Come to think of it , I miss the old times using my MP3 , it was so convenient, as small as an USB . But now I have an iPhone 13 and AirPods Pro , plus Apple Music , so for me , its impossible to go back to using a MP3 , but I really had good memories using it .

Hey I am rocking an iPod classic, 60 GB and I LOVE It. I agree with all your points. For me specifically though, it’s the being able to detach from my phone and just go for a walk with my music. And I love how durable the original OG iPods are!

I had an iPod tough second gen (I think, it was curved, 3inch, no camera) and because of that I had a ton of mp3s to download onto my phone when I first got one. Didn’t have enough money for subscription services then, so that’s how I listened to music. To this day it still feels different when I go to my music player app instead of Spotify. There's limits to what I can play cuz I don't have all the music I’ve ever listened to at my disposal, and it really changes how I approach my listening time. It’s quite calming actually. Limits sometimes can feel freeing. I do love Spotify and all those magical services that gives us so much music, but I also don’t think I could ever give up having my own library. Thanks for the great video!

I have nearly every iPod version yet ive never spent any money in iTunes. I just copy the link of the youtube version and search up youtube to mp3 converter and then download an image of the album art. Saved like $300. iPods are great.

I love the Relationship you have with Music. It made me realize how much more Music actually is…

I use my 1st gen nano for travel, the battery life is so good. Itunes still works on Pc's so the transferring process is really easy for people trying to buy refurbished ones now a days. Great video.

You’re so right. In this age of touch screens - the tactile nature of an iPod is much less alienating and more engaging. Great video.

I’ve been rocking the 3rd generation classic at the moment, such a cool design and the touch buttons that light up in orange are a real treat

With the ipod I like to change the settings to pop rock or r and b plus it’s so nostalgic I love it

I have a classic iPod which was a birthday present in 2003. The battery died a few years ago so I bought the iPod touch but it was never the same. Yes I still had the same music but there’s something special about that wheel to select music. I didn’t realise it was possible to change the battery. Luckily I couldn’t bring myself to throw it away even though it won’t charge. I’m now going to look for a new battery and see if I can bring it back to life. Thank you for your video.

Great ! If a Device is fully functional then you can use them till they die. Its a perfect step to not produce e-waste.

I'd been watching DankPods' videos prior to watching this video so I was already pretty convinced I would get an iPod if I had the chance, but this video specifically was what pushed me to finally look for a used one up for sale. I'm so glad I got one, I feel so much more connected to my favorite music than how I did listening through KZfaq Music and Spotify. My first ever gadget was actually an iPod touch 5th gen and I think I never really saw a classic model at all, so having a 5th gen classic now is both nostalgic but so new to me as well. The clickwheel is so amazing to me haha bonus points for how the replacement parts are easiest to find for this one, I hope to have it working for a really long time. Great video, thank you so much!

i used a 4th gen touch for years as my main mobile music player and also as an reader. it is now with a family member in a nursing home with a bunch of their music on it. i still have and use a nano 6th gen in a DAB radio dock in my bedroom. it's my "can't sleep and want tunes loud late at night device" some standard samsung wired ear buds and away i go.

I agree with everything!! I had about 3 classics post iPod era and I loved them, the audio fidelity the storage and the tactile feel.. at that time streaming services didn’t have 320kpbs streams so having that quality in my iPod was the best.. but sigh water damage killed my last one. And iTunes (now the music app) feels super janky whenever you try to move music from your hardrive library to your phone it’s just… straight metadata issues and no one seems to care to fix it so I surrendered sigh.

I’ve had two iPods, 4th generation, classics and recently upgraded them with iFlash and larger batteries. This reactivated my 15 yr obsession, and I ended up adding another reconditioned 4th gen, two new (old stock) 4th gen Touch, and one new old stock 6th gen Touch iPods. Still loving them! ❤❤❤❤❤

Lovely video dude 🎧

Thanks for this video. I've got a few iPods, been using iTunes for 15 years, and I'm using a Classic 4th gen daily while at the gym or when I'm having my evening walk. I put a new battery in it, and swapped the old hard drive for a 128GB SD card. Works like a charm! The main appeal to me is the following: no one can call you and distract you while you're listening to music on an iPod. Each time one of my favorite artists release new songs, I'm buying them, transferring them on my iPod, and have a first listening session on it. Just to put all my attention towards the artist and its new material. I'm sad Apple discontinued the iPod Classics, but I understand why they did it. And it would make no sense to release a new model in 2022. It's such a niche market nowadays. By the way, where did you find your yellow Porta Pros? They look so sick! Best wishes and thanks for all the videos!

iPod forever

I remember having an iPod shuffle 2nd gen back in elementary school. It was the greatest piece of tech that I had at the time!

I started using a 2nd gen iPod shuffle with 1 (yes 1)GB of storage as a limitation, and as a mean to focus on my music instead of having literally millions of songs and dozens of playlists I made at my fingertips. And It feels real, nothing more nothing less.

This is a fascinating watch :) i love it

Well for someone who has a massive music collection, I Still use the 160gb ipod classic. Why, because i love the feeling of walking around with your entire music library like a deck of cards in your pocket. No apps, no surfing the internet. Just TONS of storage and solid battery life is all i need.

I have been looking forward to Having an Ipod Classic for many years. Finally I happened to get the 6th Gen 80GB iPod last night and now while i was installing Itunes to get some music onto it i came across this Video. I couldnt agree more with you. just like books and Vinyls an iPod has its own feel.

Still have my first ipod from when i was in High School. 2nd gen mini in blue. One day I'll grab another classic for the sake of having one (my last one died) . They're not really needed, but I'll always have a soft spot for these dedicated music players. I still have my old discman as well as Mini Disc player

THE FRAMING OF YOUR HEAD BETWEEN THOSE ALBUM COVERSSSSSSSS!!!!!! YASSSS!

recently started using my old 2nd gen iPod touch to listen to music and one thing that blew me away was the immediate realization of how much better the songs quality appeared to be compared to listening on Spotify.

I still use my 120gb ipod classic, it's old, the paint is worn out, but there is something wonderful about its operating system, the click weel and above all the time you can spend curating your music and playlists, the space limitation is something that makes you appreciate every song you put on there. streaming is great but nothing like unplugging for a while just to appreciate the music.

I love your passion

Hi. Love your video. I completely agree and started using an iPod again for the same reasons. I have the iPod video 5th generation.

Your video made me go search my Ipod classic 80gb of 2007, the last time i used it was in march 2016 (because the calendar was set at that date), as it has usb connection i just downloaded all the music i have in my hard drive... i'm going to listen to it with my Grado sr80, they sound very nice together

I remember watching the iPod Classic at the mall when I was 12, dreaming about having one. Years later I bought and sold hundreds of them but still use a few for my personal use: a 3rd gen 40gb, two 5.5 gen 80gb, a 7th 160gb and an ipod shuffle 2gb. I'm emotionally attached to some of them but I completely agree with your video, the feeling of not being connected to the streaming music and actually disconnect with your own music it's something that only an mp3 player gives you. People still sees me as crazy by using an ipod in 2023, and I couldn't care less honestly.

This was interesting. If I can put my "millennial who acts like an 80 year old" hat on for a second: I grew up with cassettes, transitioned to CDs, a MiniDisc player, an iPod Video, and finally an iPhone. Through every step of that process, the endpoint would've completely blown my mind: I have a single device that's also a phone, a really good camera, out-performs a PS4 for gaming, has internet connectivity, and gives me access to basically every album ever for the price of less than one CD per month...!!! But, I kinda get it. For me, the iPod is firmly in nostalgia territory and doesn't really offer a functional difference to what I do today with my Apple Music library (I still obsessively curate my library, I still add content from Bandcamp here and there). I still throw on my headphones in bed and just listen to music for a while before going to sleep (apparently able to resist the infinite scroll feeds waiting for my attention also on the device). But, those cassette days were their own thing... Pre-Spotify/iTunes/Limewire/Kazaa/Napster, new music was a legitimately precious resource. Buying CDs was fun, but there was something super personal, deliberate, and indeed tactile about compiling a mix-tape of my favourite tracks, throwing it in my Walkman (or MiniDisc player later), and just listening to it obsessively. It all felt very special. On top of that, the mix tapes other people made for me are realistically some of the most meaningful, thoughtful things I own (and seriously need to search my parents' house for). My dad recorded me a mix tape from vinyl of all his favourite Beatles tracks. My friend in 6th grade made me mix tape full of the Offspring and Rob Zombie. And there were many more - in each case, they went through time of listening to every song in real time while recording it and put some thought into what they thought I'd like! If that's what the iPod is to you, have at it!

i just bought a nano 1st gen (after my 2nd gen finally went kaput) and a classic 5th gen. totally agree with you. the experience using these is second to none.

Amazing video!

Man this brings back memories, the good old days.. 😌

Great video. I’ve got a iPod classic gen 7 160gb. loved it, filled it, dropped it, broke it, missed it 😢 saved for the flash mod and new battery now she’s 256 gb and the 3000 mah battery lasts for nearly a month wouldn’t be without it. Offline is the new luxury 👍

An incredible love letter to the iPod, the perfect device for what it was meant to do.

Best intro period. ⚡️

I still use an old iPod to permanently hook up to my car stereo. It’s just more convenient having all my music already there and ready to go without having to worry about bad internet connection when I’m trying to stream music on my phone. I go on many road trips and I always go through dead spots.

I’m still using my Classic 3rd gen iPod. Bought it in 2004. I like the feeling of owning classic stuff.🙂

Im still using my ipod nano 6 gen and its fabulous i often use it as an watch

Good stuff bro 👍! Keep it up

Totally agree, for me it’s the size, my iPhone 12 max is huge in a pocket when mowing the lawn, Strimming weeds, ect ect where as my Apple iPod nano 16GB MP4 player Grey is so small and convenient, only thing it lacks is blue tooth.

That video got me right in the nostalgic feels!

What's also important is the songs that we listen to and cherish can and will disappear in a matter of seconds if all we do is stream from streaming services. Given the recent Spotify fiasco, what if the playlist I made has now songs missing because an artist decided to take their songs off of the platform because they do not agree with the content of some other creator.

Gosh this made me so nostalgic 😢

I’m still using mi IPod Classic 7th Gen and I love it ❤️

This is why I bought a dedicated audiophile DAP. A high end one. I own a lot of FLAC. No phone no problems

Cannot believe I am just now seeing this. I love all my ipods and still use them in the car and in the gym. I never use my phone while working out to take away the distractions. I am surprised you did not pick up a 6 Pin Female to USB Male Adaptor. My next projects is to add bluetooth to one of my classic ipods and convert the drives now that I replaced the batteries. Thanks for bringing this "old school" tech back.

I use my 160gb iPod classic when I go for a run. I still have some movies and tv shows on it that I can connect to a screen on the treadmill when I don’t feel like listening to music

I love a singlepurpose notification-free music listening experience. I use a 5.5g as my primary iPod with a 128gb SD card in it. It helps me stay centered with my ADHD. There’s also a huge market of good/dirt-cheap iPod docks second hand!

This iPod is iconic. Yours is in very good shape, I am surprised!

Nice video! I actually bought an iPod 5.5 generation yesterday just to put my cd collection on it and use it for music in my car. I’m from the cd/lp generation (yes I’m old! 😄) and love to have a separate device for just my music.

Interesting take for sure! I adore Apple Music, as the convenience of looking up a song or exploring new music on a whim is absolutely sweet. However, I find that iPods are great for my massive mp3 collection that I don’t want cluttering up my iPhone. Great video!

I have last And powerful technology at my home but I still listen to the music From original CD and I still have my iPod Classic and turn it on sometimes

Hi! Coming here to this vid with 2 years of delay lol. Anyway, it is so fascinating how old technology can bring you back to the good old days when everything felt more genuine. Recently I’ve been turning into digital minimalism to rescue my connection to everything and everybody that mean something important to me. I own a 7th gen 160gb IPod classic, and although I don’t believe for a sec it sounds better (cause everyone knows apple file compression via iTunes wouldn’t allow it) I still use it for the sense of having a dedicated music device. Just having piece of tech that won’t be throwing notifications to my face, one after another, continuously. A device without the superficiality of the social network apps constantly trying to steal my attention and my “Me time”. It is so important to use technologies to our best convenience and not allow to be used by them, and I think IPods are magical for this purpose.

I've been using iPods as well, and I love it. I blame Dank Pods for my iPod collection. I have a few more models I wanna get online and possibly even use. I've been growing my CD collection of my favorite albums as well as some good ones that I come across in a CD store. I've got quite the collection. I also have some vinyls that I need to get a player for at some point

Well said! The history of where we are today is super cool.