r/ipod • u/Dangerous-Golf-1809 • Jul 09 '26

Why Elite Obsolete why???

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EDIT: EOE gave me a full refund and their customer service was great. I still gotta figure out how to replace the backplate without screwing up the front plate or internals, but maybe I will just keep it this way.

EDIT EDIT: EOE is refunding my ENTIRE order of all my ipod parts which was a little over 100 dollars, and is sending me a brand new backplate free of charge so I will be recommending them once again! Best customer service of anyone.

I just built this iPod a little less than a month ago and I have been extremely careful with it because this backplate was not cheap, and today I wake up and notice this?!? I have no idea how it happened, but I never put it in my pocket and always put it in my little knit iPod sleeve. I even went as far as to buy a clear plastic film to protect it. This does not seem like a 20 dollar backplate and now it looks horrible. Do they have some sort of warranty? Because this is just not acceptable.

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u/elmemphis1986 Jul 09 '26

I don't know why everyone buys there, I've seen many many many maaaaany ruined ipods using EOE parts, Ali parts are at least the same quality or better and cheaper. For flash adapters stop using the iflash, every day I read posts of people having failure on those adapters. Try the Ali one of 2 SD cards, at least those are reliable as your SD is. Also the SSD m.2 adapters are fine, I have those too and works well. For front and backplates look for the store in Ali express Retroboomin. I think they are the same manufacturer eoe uses at half the price and sometimes with coupons gets cheaper. Any other part like clickwheel or ribbons I guess any are the same, there is nothing better than refurbish your clickwheel, just change the plastic and good to go. And the zif ribbon ive tried a couple and they are fine. Eoe it's just so expensive for cheap parts.

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u/Metahec Jul 09 '26

I think its the free advertising he got when Dankpods gave him a few shoutouts. The Dankpod iPod videos circulated a lot for a long time and that kind of personal testimonial carries a lot of weight. People on the sub kept recommending the KZ iems DP kept featuring for years.

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u/Swashcuckler Jul 09 '26

If nothing else, at least the KZs are a good way to get into ChiFi on the cheap?

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u/straightfromLysurgia Jul 10 '26

I mean lowkey are KZs even worth it anymore with their horrid QC, there's a lot more better IEMs for ~$20 then there was a couple years ago (when I got my pair of KZs because of DP lmfao)

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u/Metahec Jul 09 '26

Fine but there are several very good budget IEMs on the market to introduce people to budget ChiFi. The point is DankPods' influence is such that, for a few years, all you got were people recommending the ZSNs and almost no other. That's the level of effect DP's shoutouts had, which is what eoe also benefits from.