noitallmr, anything above 30-40 bucks will technically give off the same sound, since after that it really depends on the audio card. as the audio card is part of the system board of the ipod, it is not swappable, like in a pc. any typical stereo speakers will do. the only time it can get better, is if the speakers have software built in to enhance the sound, like bose and other very high end speakers tend to have.
give me a break: spend so much? the question should be why he spent so much on the ipod to begin with, when there is better and cheaper mp3/4 players out there that dont come with itunes’ locking of all the songs, and messing with the formats. but hey, to each their own!