Questions on the equaliser function in itunes on the shuffle

Question

hi
if i activated and applied the equaliser settings to the mp3s in itunes and downloaded to the shuffle, would the shuffle still play the mp3 using the equaliser settings?
or this can only be applied to ipod nano and above models?
kindly advice as i'm in more favour of the shuffle's simplicity and size compared to the nano on my next purchase.
thanks!

Answer 1

thanks for the replies!
i find basic simplicity very attractive in the shuffle but really sad for it to lack the eq function.
understandably it served as an affordable, stripped down, most basic form of no-fuss music player which is super light, tiny(at that time of 1st gen shuffle) and a very attractive gadget with its white glossy finish.
it held the most basic forms of controls which we would use almost 95% of the time when we're using to listen to music.
when i had it, i hooked it up to a pair of sony ex700sl(i think) which really boosts up the bass spectrum!
but since having to owned a iriver mp3 player before(with its extreme bass eq), i was not really satisfied with the sound be lacked in the low ends.
many ppl might disagree with me, but deep bass will give the songs a "pressence", of not being easily tired from listening to the song again and again.
and i'm intrigued by how most ppl defined "good quality" in playbacks of mp3 players. does it mean it sounds clear w/o distortation, or the tones are clearly defined from each other, or it sounded life-like, as if in live concert?
yes i know the shuffle's not as delicately featured as its bigger brothers, but if only it play eq settings to the song it would be awesome!
hope its next generation does! =)