iPod or Zen or ...?

I keep reading about hacks to the iPod (classic) 5.5 gen, which evidently is the most hackable iPod, replacing the controller chip to add newer features, and mor importantly, replacing the 30gb hard drive on the thinner model with a 256 or 512GB CompactFlash card. Has anyone tried or used these?

― and in his absence, she (Lee626), Monday, September 29, 2014 3:47 AM (5 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I'm actually bidding on a 240 gb ipod classic on ebay right now. Actually, there is quite a few external/internal customization that goes along with the 5.5 gen Ipods. It's like the Ipod version of the Hackintosh.

The 240gb Toshiba hard drive works in a 6th-gen classic too

I think the thin 5.5 gen white is my fave full-size iPod though. It's THE classic iPod for me.

The headphone jack of my beloved iBasso DX50 has developed a fault. Amazon are refunding it as they have no replacements in stock. Has anything amazing been released in the last nine months or should i just get another DX50 / upgrade to a DX90?