Sound quality of the various generations of iPods

Hi, I wondered if anyone has any opinions about the overall sound quality of the various generations of iPods.
Thanks, Chris
iMac G5 2.1   Mac OS X (10.4.7)  
iMac G5 2.1   Mac OS X (10.4.7)  

I can only speak for myself, I have not used 1st, 2nd,6th Generation and new Nano of iPods, but the differential of sound quality among 3rdG, mini and Nano are not noticeable. I read an article in Hong Kong (I may no agree with), indicating that iPod Shuffle's sound quality is not as good as other iPod models, but iPod Shuffle's sound qualtiy is still above other MP3 players.
Having said that, believe your ears.

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