I've owned many mp3 players, but just bought my first Ipod, a Nano 2nd gen., motivated largely by wanting a larger display when playing Audible files. But when i skip chapters, say, in the New York Times Digest, it starts playing a few seconds into the track, missing not only the headline but...

Can anyone suggest a pocket size amp that can be used between a portable CD player (or MP3 player) and a set of Harmon Karmon Soundsticks, for use in college classes? The Pocket Amp 2 caught my attention as a possibility, but i'm not sure it would work for this purpose. (That price, about...

http://www.clubiclick.com/swurv5.htm the prices are very attractive: $80 for the 512mb at Costco, $100 for the 1gb at Amazon. The WMP feature is what sets it apart, i guess, but i've not used WMP beyond just playing individual video or audio files, so i don't know how valuable that could be...

I have always resisted canalphones because i so often need to interrupt listening for a brief conversation, and then resume listening. I use Sony 888LP earbuds for that reason. But i am about to take the plunge and try some canalphones for their sonic advantages, and have narrowed the choice to...

The Zen Touch appears to be a substantial improvement over the Zen Xtra regarding size, battery life, and, especially, the improved controls. Nonetheless, while specs on portable audo gear are notoriously sketchy (in both literal and slang senses of the term) the "up to 97 db" SN ratio on the...

check out the new Zen (if only we knew when it would actually be available; at least it does appear on the Creative website, albeit "not in stock"): http://gear.ign.com/articles/520/520463p1.html note also hints of a new Karma and new Iriver.

The salesperson in Tweeter today insisted quite adamantly that the Nitrus has been discontinued. And planetminidisc.com's listing of the Eigen says it has been discontinued. 1. Is it true that both have been discontinued? 2. Does this mean the 4gb Nitrus/Eigen is imminent?

does anyone have experience with i-shopping4u.com? currently they seem to have the best price for mdr-e888's at $58 including shipping. any better prices elsewhere? thanx.

http://members.brabant.chello.nl/~m..../compared.html and some interesting measurements: http://members.brabant.chello.nl/~m....surements.html and lots of interesting links, too...

can anyone recommend some tiny, portable, self-powered speakers with surprisingly decent sound? i'm trying to help a faculty friend who needs to be able to play CD tracks in a university class using a pcdp and speakers that can be put in her backpack.

It would be of tremendous value to runners with HD-based players (ipod, zen, karma, etc.) to have some qualified engineers comment on the likelihood of damage to hard drives in these players if one runs with them, or, for that matter if one is engaged in any activity that jostles and jars them...

i put in a bid for $210, but if anyone wants it, i can assure that i won't bid any higher (i just learned i have a nomad zen nx on the way).

very thorough: [URL=http://gear.ign.com/articles/437/437446p1.html[/URL]

ipods and...

All of my life, specs for audio equipment have been suspect on numerous levels. One thing is for sure, however: power output has to do with a lot more than just volume. E.g., my 768 watt per channel Crown Macro Reference power amp doesn't just play louder than my Sony receiver--the sound has...

an interesting contribution to this debate: http://www.nomadness.net/modules.php...um=24&start=30

in response to a query, today i received tbe following sets of specs for the rio nitrus and karma via email from sonicblue: Nitrus Signal Strength (mV) 0.5V Power per Channel (mW) 8 mW SNR+N, A-Weight (dB) > 90 dB Frequency Resp 20 - 20000 Hz, +/- 2dB Channel Sep @ 1 kHz...

i'm looking to buy one of the new hard drive dap's, and the decision is complicated enough already, but i have to ask about one factor that may seem trivial to some folks, but is very significant for anyone who listens to music with long tracks (jazz, classical, some techno and experimental...

does the nomad zen nx's support of wav files mean, as i assume, that one can transfer music directly from cd's to the zen nx, without ripping them first? for my purposes, this would be a significant advantage, as i am loathe to spend the time ripping cd's, and would be very happy with a...

after extensive research on zen, ipod, etc., I just placed an order with techdepot for the nomad zen nx 30gb unit, having ascertained that creative labs has assured them they will have 100 units by august 18 (23 of those have already been ordered), for shipment by 8/19. the techdepot price is...

Compared to the Ipod's 32 mb, the Nomad Zen NX 8 mb buffer seems incredibly puny, but could somebody please tell me how much difference that would make in practical terms? in particular, i am a runner, and i know the Ipod presents no skipping problems at all for runners. Can anyone say how...

If anyone with an slct470 would like to add remote control (minimal as it is), the remote for the slct570 works with it just fine (as i've just discovered by trying it). The Panasonic part # is RFEV033P-SS ($7.16 + 2.95 shipping).

does anyone else have a Pioneer Elite A35R integrated amp? I just bought one for a friend, and before passing it on, decided to try it with my K1000's and other headphones (it has a headphone jack). In just a few minutes of listening (to a Mozart quartet played by Franz Schubert Quartet and some...

yes, i need suggestions for a boombox, not for use with headphones, but rather one that i can use in a classroom that has sufficiently well-articulated treble that students can understand the lyrics, and that has enough bass that rap music, etc., doesn't sound anemic. I've been using a Koss...

i probably buy 100-200 cd's a year, of all sorts (i have very eclectic taste) and i have to tell you that my favorite album in a very long time is iota by a group called ihan (mille plateaux 81). it is electronica, and definitely "out there," but highly engaging. anyone with the least interest...