Music sounds bad on my ipod

My music sounds bad on my iPod 5th generation

Hello joaquin,
All of your music or just select tracks? Have you tried any of the usual recommendations such as resetting or restoring the iPod through iTunes?
I am guessing the tracks sound just fine on the iPod. If that is the case, it might not also be a bad idea to try a different set of headphones to see if that makes a difference.
Another suggestion, although a little more time consuming, is to convert to the track to a different file format or bit rate and sync it to your iPod and see if there is any more improvement.
B-rock

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