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Been away for a while, need advice.

post #1 of 7
1/13/10 at 10:40am
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I sold all my portable players and most of my HPs a while back due to some hearing issues, so I've been out of the loop. I now find that I need a small portable to run through my car stereo so I can keep up with all the new music I have but have barely gotten to listen to. I need your advice..

I need a portable with:
~8GB storage (flash)
- decent sound quality (I'll be running it in a noisy car)
- drag and drop file transfer capability....I HATE proprietary software requirenents
- FLAC is a must
- decent build quality
- ability to simultaneously charge and run in a car (not "required" but would be appreciated)

Beyond those qualities everything else is gravy. Don't need video (in the car...sheesh!), don't need color, don't need a radio.

....cheapniss would be Okee Dokee too!
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post #2 of 7
1/13/10 at 11:00am
Wouldn't you be better off with a car based solution? This site Talk Audio Forums - Powered by vBulletin is brilliant. If you don't know it already. Ask there and standby for some good advice IME.
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post #3 of 7
1/13/10 at 11:05am
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My present car stereo has an MP3 jack so, due to bugetary considerations, I'd rather keep the car stereo I have. It would also be nice to be able to hook this up to a set of powered speakers to run when I'm mutilating fish in the lab.
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post #4 of 7
1/13/10 at 11:18am
Sansa Clip or Fuze. Cheap, has a lot of good reviews, drag and drop, plays FLAC, descent build quality, can be charged out of the cigarette lighter, although you may need a car adapter, and best of all cheap. And you can also buy a micro SD to expand memory.
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post #5 of 7
1/13/10 at 11:26am
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Originally Posted by phangtonpower View Post
Sansa Clip or Fuze. Cheap, has a lot of good reviews, drag and drop, plays FLAC, descent build quality, can be charged out of the cigarette lighter, although you may need a car adapter, and best of all cheap. And you can also buy a micro SD to expand memory.

Sounds like the ticket. I've seen some decent reviews of the Sansas.
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post #6 of 7
1/13/10 at 11:51am
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What's the diff between the clip and clip +?
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post #7 of 7
1/14/10 at 3:50am
Clip doesn't have expandable memory where the Clip+ does, and the Clip has a detachable clip where the Clip+ Doesn't.
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