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Old iPod new again?

The iPod changed the way many of us kept, transported, and experienced our music collections when they first hit the market. These days causal music consumption happens for me on a phone, tablet or computer, but for Live Sound work, an iPod can still be a very handy tool.

Break-out rooms, cocktail reception areas and other multi-room events often require you to simply drop a powered speaker or two with a source of music, typically a jazz playlist and that’s about it. You need something reliable, that doesn’t need a WiFi connection, that can run for hours on end when required.

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Check out this step by step guide from iFixit to repair or upgrade your iPod

If you’re like me, you probably have a drawer full of old electronics that have seen better days. Maybe you’ve got an old iPod classic, whose screen has given out, whose battery is tired and whose hard drive clicks and scratches like a 90’s PC. Well that’s what I’m dealing with, so I thought it would be a good opportunity to dig a bit deeper into the methods I’ve read about over the years of reconditioning iPods. I’ve never tried this before, but I decided to start with the cheap and dirty methods, with generic parts and see where it goes.

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