How Do You Rate Your Current iPod's Sound Quailty vs. Your Older iPods?

I have had a 512 Shuffle, a 4GB Nano, a 2nd gen. iPod and a 3rd gen. iPod. I am a full time sound recording engineer and sound quality is what I am about 10 hours a day. My new 4th generation iPod sounds terrible. Its has very painful and aggressive hi-mid/low-hi's. Overall it has a thin sound with flabby bass. (Yes I do spend hours experimenting with the EQ settings on many different types of songs.) I have to get rid of it. It's not miles different from other iPods, but different enough to be very displeasing for this sound engineer!
Do All 4G iPods Sound Harsh, Thin?
*What has been your best sounding iPod?*
So far my reviews:
2Gen iPod and a 3Gen iPod = good iPod sound quality (the average)
512 Shuffle = my favorite sound quality, full and very warm, decent bass
4GB Nano = PUNCHIEST bass, great sound but slightly thinner than the mighty Shuffle!
BTW, I use Sony MDR-EX71 in-ear sealed headphones which, in my opinion, have no competition as far as price/performance ratio for this "disposable" item. Anything better for $30-$40?

This article should take you through it
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3991

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