Michael Pereira has posted a review of the Xmod device from Creative which plugs in between an audio source and stereo speakers or pair of headphones and improves the audio quality of compressed music. 'After using the Xmod for the past few months I know it definitely makes improvements in my compressed files, but I wouldn't say the sound or experience is better than studio quality. The reason for that is, the studio recording is what the artist intended to put out. Take for example The White Stripes. A lot of their tracks were recorded using old equipment and because of this many of their songs have some sort of noise. Now, the Xmod could potentially clean up this noise, but that doesn't mean it's now better than studio quality. An art restorer working on the Sistine Chapel is not going to say his/her work will give you a better experience than Michelangelo's original. Neither should Creative when it comes to music.'