The sound quality is good when connected to my Sony hi-fi system. Sometimes it takes a few seconds (up to 5) for the track to start playing, but that was to be expected when using a hard-disk based system (probaly the disk goes to sleep to save power). Often the playback starts immediately. So far there hasn't been a single problem. I managed to move my music and start using the system even without reading the (very short) user guide.

The only problem with iPod is really understanding that all my music is in that little box. Should I get rid of the original cd's?