[Gin]

My old one is broke and the warranty is voided.

I need to change up and get something AMAZING

What kind should I get?

I do not know a lot about mp3 players because for a long time I already had one.

[inmatarian]

One of deez.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S1_MP3_Player


I have one and I heart the hell out of it.
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[Toptube]

I'd get the trekstor vibe if I were to buy an mp3 player
http://www.trustedreviews.com/mp3/review/2007/08/01/TrekStor-vibez-12GB-/p1

also, this seems like a really good player. though I'd still get the vibe becaues sound quality is my most important feature.
http://www.trustedreviews.com/mp3/news/2007/09/10/SanDisk-re-Launches-Sansa-View-nano-Killer-v2-0/p1

[dhex]

cowon f2.
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[leroyhacker]

I don't own it yet, but I'm planning to buy a Cowon D2 today, after having done a bunch of research. Although, I guess now I have to read about the Trekstor Vibez, since it's a comparable price and sound quality is my #1 concern as well.

Why:
SDHC slot.
Excellent sound quality.(Based on the reviews I've read, this has the best sound quality of all the Cowon players) Even frequency responce, and high output power
Long battery life-50 hours of music and 10 hours of video in CNet's tests.
FLAC and Ogg support.


It also has an FM radio and some recording capability, but I don't care about that.

Cons:
Touchscreen controls, so it's not so easy to use in your pocket.
No gapless.
4gb isn't much for the price.

[gooktime]

Just get an iPod only nerds and paupers buy anything else.

[psiga]

Whatever you get, don't break the seal on the packaging or it will decrease the player's value.
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[Gin]

[psiga]

Nothing.
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[potato]

[EmX]

I might be getting a new MP3 player at some point near the end of the year. Here are my requirements

-40GB or more capacity
-FLAC, OGG, and APE support
-Drag and drop interface
-Better sound quality than iPod
-some degree of customizability

Things I would like but aren't essential

-Video playback

[kf]

[inmatarian]

The S1s are great because they're like, dirt cheap. Get a couple of rechargable batteries to go with them, and you have a piece of junk that you don't have to worry about losing. Maybe in the dead silence of the night you can hear the poor audio quality, but riding the Trains into manhattan, you'll barely hear the songs themselves, so who cares about quality?
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[rabite gets whacked!]

That APE thing's probably the killer. And most things that support FLAC or OGG seem to do one or the other, not both.

Otherwise: Ebay -> iRiver HP140.

As for Ging, you didn't tell us what you're replacing and what you want. 4GB? 40? Video playback? No screen at all? itunes user? Drag/drop preference, etc.

I've been really digging my Zen Stones (Original and Plus), and creative sent me an email today about a new 4/8GB Creditcard-sized Zen with a 2.5" screen, expandable through SD flash cards. Seems pretty sweet, looks nice.
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[Gironika]

Samsungs YEPP-players are nice and well-thought, I really recommend that you have a shot at them - at least take a look. Samsung Yp-Z5, P2, K5 etc. etc. can be found in the interweb quite easily.


At least up to the Z5 they did support OGG, however, if the newer ones do, I do not know.
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[internisus]

man this is weird didn't ipod just release 3 new products? why would a brotha want something that wasn't one of those?

this question is kind of important to my near-future

[Gin]

I'm looking for something with good battery, and volume/sound quality is extremely important. And at least 8 GB capacity and FLAC support.

Something reasonably priced would be nice.



Also it can't look ridiculous.




Also looking for some quality headphones that are not huge.

The headphones cannot look ridiculous. Unless they're ridiculous-awesome.

See all I got right now are some sennheiser earbuds which are ok I guess.

[EmX]

[EmX]

[Martial Loh]

Im still enjoying my 30Gb Zen Vision M, and Zen Stone (standard)..

The only thing that bugs me about the 30Gb-er is the proprietary plug/dongle thing you have to attach before you're able to stick a USB cable/ Video out cable/ AC adapter to it.

[les meat]

just get an iPod, there is a reaosn they're so popular.
Look good, good interface, iTunes organises music excellently, smart playlists, no reason to get into DRM or any of that nonsense

Whats point of lossless on an MP3 player, like you can hear the quality on the bus through headphones
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[gooktime]

ITS NOT ABOUT THE SOUND QUALITY I NEED MY OGG BECAUSE ITS FREE AS IN FREEDOM NOT FREE AS IN BEER

[km]

[les meat]

[Daphaknee]

i use an ipod becuase i dont really give a shit and it holds a lot
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[potato]

ipod sound quality is not bad stop bitching you can't tell
and use rockbox for it if you want ogg/flac support

gosh.
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[Daphaknee]

HEADPHONES are what you should be asking about ging
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[Cossix]

The Eymotics Research ER-6i's are good for people that don't want to invest in a headphone amplifier.

http://www.etymotic.com/ephp/er6i.aspx

Pretty sure you can find them cheaper on the internet somewhere. Amazon sells them for $75 and Headphone.com used to sell them for like $60 but I guess they stopped carrying them. I like my ER-6's a lot when I go travelling. You don't have to deal with any train/bus/plane noise at all.

[gooktime]

[SplashBeats]

Yeah, iPod is good times. I really should throw Rockbox on my 5G.