Regarding the ipod skipping songs this is what I'm talking about.

Can you expand the memory on the Sony Walkman? I didn't see that it could, which looks like it's only drawback. Thinking of getting the cowon j3, but that doesn't have wifi, which is it's only drawback. Why can't one of these manufacturers just get it right?   I searched for ie8 headphones...

As far as mp3 players go I'd like one that is around $200 (touch screen) that can expand it's memory. Thanks for the suggestions, I'll definitely look into them.

Ok I stumbled upon this site after researching the Dr. Dre Beat headphones. Needless to say, I won't be buying them. I'm looking for the best headphones I can get for $250, $300 if I have no other choice. I mainly listen to rap, so earphones that specialize in that genre is what I'm interested...