Ipod classic eq distortion

I just bought the Ipod classic 160gb and when I adjusted the equalizer to e.g. rock hiphop r&b , the sound was just distorted. I can tell the bass is really distorted. You know if I turn off the equalizer to fix the problem , the sound is not so good. In addition , compared to Iphone5 when I adjusted the eq , the sound was so good , not distorted at all. So I need to know why apple made such equalizers in the ipod classic. If there's no way to fix this , Apple should do something to take responsibility for their costumers. I really cant' stand the sound. Thank you.

I recently bought a 30gb ipod video. Upgraded to
firmware 1.1.2. Loaded my music and started
listening. Many of the songs sound flat w/o any EQ
settings, so I turned the EQ on, and the bass
distorts like crazy. Sounds like crap.
So I brought it to the apple store, the "genius"
agreed with me and exchanged my ipod for a new one.
Same f'ing thing!!! Songs distort with EQ on.
Anyone else experiencing this problem? My freakin
$30 Panasonic CD/mp3 player sounds better than this
$300 piece of junk.
I've tried it with the stock earbuds, and also with
some Sony headphones, and I get the same results.
And I've tried music I've downloaded, music I've
ripped from CDs, and music I've purchased from
iTunes. Some songs disort (even some I bought from
iTunes), and some don't. What's a guy to do?
I'm in the same boat.
I bought a new ipod and it distorts when the eq it activated.I thought it might have been the inferior ear buds so i bought a set of shure E4s.Still Getting the same results.Then I updated the ipod.It still distorts when the eq is turned on.Even at low levels.So i tested the same musicon my laptop through my Pioneer Djm600 mixer with my e4s....They rocked alot louder with the bass setting on the eq turned up.Next I ran the music on my ipod through
My M-Audio bx8 Studio Monitors ....Still got the same distortion.This only happens with the eq turned on.
I don't know what to do now.....Can anyone tell me if apple is at least admitting to the probem....if its going to get fixed with new firmware....The problems there and I'm glad that its not just me.

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