[Clok]

Yes but doesn't Fuze have better SQ?

 

[synaesthetic]

I don't like the Fuze's form factor.

Also I just noticed I can get a 4GB Clip from Amazon for $40. I think I may wind up going the two-player route and get a large HDD player to take my whole collection on trips, and the 4GB clip for everyday listening.

 

[dfkt]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Clok /img/forum/go_quote.gif Yes but doesn't Fuze have better SQ?

No, it's exactly the same SOC/DAC implementation. They are the same, sound-wise.

The Clip is an excellent, inexpensive audio player. The Fuze is the same, but also a very crappy video player. In the Fuze range of players you can find many better ones (Cowon, Sony, etc), in the Clip range of players there's nothing that comes remotely close to the Clip.

Now that the Clip will have Rockbox soon, it's getting really hard for anything to come close in this price range, and with this tiny form factor.

I think I should mention that the excellent AMS chips powering the Clip and Fuze are designed in Austria, a few kilometers away from my home town.

 

[nsx_23]

Hmmm, I need a 4GB/8GB clip. Where the hell can I buy one?

 

[Captain ?degard]

Just made this, missing a headphone port though

 

[GlorytheWiz825]

^ Is that made out of wood? If so, how the heck do you put the iPod in?

 

[Punnisher]

Oh my, gapless on the clip = Pure win. I'm buying an 8gb now!

 

[Captain ?degard]

Quote:

Originally Posted by GlorytheWiz825 /img/forum/go_quote.gif ^ Is that made out of wood? If so, how the heck do you put the iPod in?

with my hands....?

 

[sparkfizzle]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Captain Ødegård /img/forum/go_quote.gif http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q...touchcase1.jpg http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q...touchcase2.jpg Just made this, missing a headphone port though

Looks nice!

On the other extreme, we also have this (currently selling at US$0.01 for new customers):

usbfever.com - Accessories for USB Gadgets, PC, iPhone / iPod, PDA / Phone Accessories, Charger, Bike / Car Mounts

16 scenarios included

 

[mambo5]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Punnisher /img/forum/go_quote.gif Oh my, gapless on the clip = Pure win. I'm buying an 8gb now!

the clip already supports flac when you update the firmware. Its on the sandisk website.

 

[dfkt]

FLAC doesn't mean it plays gapless.

 

[nsx_23]

My first sort of "DIY" rig:

Cmoy (470uf Caps, Gain 5) + iGrado + 1st gen 2GB nano via LOD

I've now caught the DIY bug. Really, really wanting to give the mini3 a go.

 

[sparkfizzle]

Not to hijack the thread, but I have never heard anything gapless from a physical source (CDs, cassettes, LPs) - is this somthig post-mp3 only? What's an example of a mainstream gapless album?

 

[qusp]

most live albums

 

[yeahx]

Led Zeppelin - I