Sansa Clip Zip. They are great players that actually have a screen and you can make on the go playlists. If you find 4 gigs isn't enough room then you can put in a micro SD card. I don't know about the sound compared to the Shuffle with the OF, but I hear rockboxing it makes it really serious...

I run Rhapsody on my Clip Zip. I haven't had any problems with the original firmware. Just in case you don't want to play with RB, though I haven't heard of any complaints with rockbox, I don't think I could use Rhapsody with it. If Sansa comes out with a great replacement for the Fuze+ I may...

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I have Grado SR60i phones. While it's true the bass isn't strong, I actually like the bass as it doesn't drown out any midrange. I suppose if you're looking bass that thumps your eardrums you might be disapointed but the bass is defintely there on the 60s. I considered the 80s but after...

I like my Clip Zip. Its on the go playlist is easy.It'll take an SD card up to 32 gigs. It's about as no nonsense as you can get. It doesn't do video, show pics or cook breakfast. It does show album art. Other than that it just plays music and sounds great doing it. If album art is nonsense...

I find Koss KSC 75s are comfortable and sound great, but my Grados SR60i phones sound better. For out and about the KSC 75s are more than adequate and much less expensive. If your friend only wants one headphone, I'd say stick with iGrados. Also the Koss PortaPros which sound about the same as...

The ksc-75s are great for portable use. They're worth far more than what you pay for. I've used mine on my old Clip + and my present Clip zip.Haven't heard of the other mentioned phones, but I can vouch the ksc 75s sound great.

never heard of what your asking. How come you don't want to rip? Since you don't want to spend much, Sansa Clip Zip is cheap and can accept up to a 32 gig SD card, if you need more capacity there's a lot out there. The largest capacity is an Ipod Classic. It would be neat to choose a hard...

Check out Amazon, I recently bought a pair of Audio Technicas that were originally listed for $100 but now sell for only $40. They might not be good at the original price, but I think they sound great, lots of bass and great treble and midrange. I like them better than my SR60i headphones for...

I have a Clip + and I find it sounds great. I'm using Audio Technica IEMs which listed originally for a hundred bucks bet were on sale for 40. The combination is great. It's seems a bit weak for my Portapros, but it still sounds great with my Grado SR60i phones. For the money it's great. It...

I love my Clip + but it doesn't have the alphabetical section for the index, the Zip does. But since my present Clip + is working well,and I'm a cheapskate, I'll have to wait until it wears out then get the                   Sansa Clip Zip +, Which will come with a coffee maker and still clip on...

I saw walmart has Koss KX pros which seem to have the same drivers as the KSC 75s if per chance you don't like earclips. Save up 10 more bucks and go to Best Buy for their edition of PortaPros. They have the cloth covered cables and their PortaPros, for 30 bucks you won't be able to top those...

Yeah Nytwytboy, I've only had one brand. Just one that I bothered buying. Sony S that I tried for a day hissed, Ipod just seemed overpriced and tinny. Clips are nice, might get one. Anyway you like stuff like Cowons which have a lot of things to tweak. Any more I just want to listen to the tunes...

I have a Zen myself. I have decided since I like my Zen, when it bites the dust I will be getting a Zen Xfi Style. The 32 gig version is at a great price on Amazon. I understand it's pretty much a tactile version of the Xfi2, which differint reviews have praised it sound but trashed the touch...

Gee Nytwytboy, did your shorts get twisted. Creatives sound fine. Can't speak for the Xfi stuff but my Zen combined with either my Grado SR60i or Portapros sounds great.

I use my Portapros with my Creative Zen and find it's plenty loud. Though when they were brand new I had to have the volume all the way up to 24, anymore I have the volume set around 17 or 18. Just my 2 cents on that. The portapros are extraordinarily comfortable especially when it's warm, your...

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I'm sure you're going to like your Grados as soon as you get them, even more as they burn in. I have'nt done anything to my Grados except bend the headband a bit. They are very comfortable stock, I believe the discomfort talked about is with higher end Grados with bowl pads.

Those numbers are right that you have Achmed. It had been quite a while since I looked so I checked again. I have Windows 7 and whatever WMP it came with. Still it appears to be a large variable bit rate as compared to FLAC and others being constant bit rate, so I would think that WMA Lossless...

If you go to WMP and click under Rip settings then WMA then Quality, you'll find WMA Lossless is 355-750. I thought WMA lossless was just a big variable file. I run WMA Variable 240-355 and it shows up on my Zen as 333. I was thinking WMA lossless was just a larger version of WMA variable, so if...

What you need to do is download all your CDs in Flac. Next go out on Black Friday and get a 29.99 Clip+. That'll hold you over while you save up for a real high grade player or headphones or both. I had a Discman years ago and finally bought an AC adapter for it and it never left the house...

Best Buy sells the Portapro, their versoin is all black with a cloth covered cable that doesn't tangle. It's on sale for 29.95 American. You'll like them and they keep getting better the more you use them. Make sure you let us know what  you end up getting and how you like them.

I picked up a cheap set of Philips ear buds at Target a while ago. I wanted something I could fall asleep with and wouldn't wake me up when I rolled over onto my side. Anyway for ten buck phones I think they are great. One thing I notice with these unlike other buds, they sound great in their...

For on ear headphone under 50 bucks, most might recomend Koss Portapro, and if you get them at Best Buy they'll come with cloth covered cables so they won't tangle as easy. Others would recomend the KSC 75s by Koss, fifteen bucks for awesome sound that clip on your ears. I have PortaPros and...