I have the iRiver2 and the battery life is fine. I never tested exactly how many hours each battery lasts, but I never seem to have a problem with it. I always carry a spare (I use those ni-hd recharacbles from rayovac.. ). The sound quality is awesome. 25/40 is the loudest I go and that is loud...

screw big cans -- I listen to techno almost exclusively and the bass from the sony ex70's is friggin' awesome!! that's my 2 cents you know -eru

I find that the EX70(SL)'s play dance/techno music fine. Sometimes when listening rock songs, the treble gets a bit too loud for my tastes, however, mine are burned in and I am using no mods. -eru

if your daughter doesn't want it, can i get it? -eru

EX70's are a great choice -- some people on this board cannot afford the $300 for headphones. -eru (ex70's are around $40)

you're getting it for a good price. On a slanted note, I just got my bill from mpwiz.com today -- $226.25 -- where did that $1.25 come from? oh well -eru

Not only does RioVolt not come with an LCD remote, it also comes with a pretty mediocre carrying case compared to that of the iRiver. For starters, there is no place to store the remote or headphones on the RioVolt while there is a convienient mesh pouch in the iRiver one to store things. -eru

yup, so far it has Tetris and Snakybyte (similar to Nibbles for a Ti83-84,etc.). Pretty good games and when you have nothing to do besides listening to music, then maybe you can play them! -eru

it won't give riovolt games though

There are differences: Why iRiver is a better choice: Better color scheme, better carrying case, better included earbuds (they look really nice and sound OK, but most people on this board have their own pair of better headphones anyway), it gets firmware updates weeks before RioVolt, it...

The more and more I am seeing this Sony MP3/CD Player, the uglier it is getting. From the screenshots I saw at http://www.digitalformula.com/sony_d-cj01/ , it seems like the player is pretty thick for a sony (about as thick as an iRiver2 methinks). The features are lacking all over the place --...

the iriver3 (imp350) should be about $200 -eru

yup -- either get the iriver2 or wait till mid december and get the iriver3. forget the sony and panasonic MP3/CD players -- they are already outdated. -eru

if money isn't an issue then everyone on this board will most likely agree that the ety's are for you. They cost in the high $200 area I believe (maybe even low $300). If you changed your mind about your budget, then the Sony EX70's (for higher bass/dance music) or the Sony 888's (for the other...

Nope -- iRiver3 is coming to america. iRiver has created a USA website at www.iriveramerica.com -eru