My favorite song on the Verve Remixed album is "Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby." What a great beat! --ROK3

Sasaki, Thanks for the clarification! It looks like I'm right on the 50/60 Hz dividing line! I'll have to do some more checking, but so far my electronics show no problems. Thanks again for the clarification! --ROK3

I've lived near Yokohama for 3 years and have had no trouble with any US spec electronics functioning at the lowered voltage. I have a couple computers and a LCD projection TV that do not seem to be effected at all. As far as grounding goes I just keep my fingers crossed and buy extra...

Quote: Originally Posted by The Monkey Am I making a potenially big sacrifice in SQ if I power it with batteries? Battery is generally considered a "cleaner" power source than AC. You would not be losing any sound quality with the batteries... Hope This Helps, ROK3

Thanks for coming through again guys! --ROK

I went to the local hifi store today and was just blown away by all the new technologies. Does anyone know of a good site to explain to me the differences between all the technologies? Thanks for your help --ROK

I've got the Grado one from Headroom. It feels very sturdy. Sounds good to me, but I have nothing to compare it to. I don't mind the length of cable between the two connectors because I don't want too much pressure put on the female 1/8" connection at the amp end... Hope this helps --ROK

Any rumors of a release date? I need a new MP3 player but would be willing to wait if these were arriving by the end of the summer... --ROK

Can the firewire portion of the cable be used to transfer data also or just recharge the ipod?

Can anyone comment on the quality of the lineout with the Sik Cable? How does it compare to that of the iRiver series or the Karma? I can't make up my mind which one to get and I'm torn up as to whether I should decide based on formats supported or quality of the lineout or maybe the fact...

I fired off an email to iRiver last night and here is what I got in return Dear Robert, Thank you for contacting iRiver America. At this time there are no plans to support FLAC. Best regards, Nonya Business (names have been changed to protect the innocent) Customer Service...

I was hoping some enterprising programmer might be in the process of writing something to support FLAC or APE! As for the manufacturer putting out firmware updates I've been waiting two years for Rio to fix the problems with my "Riot..." I wonder if their support for the Karma will be any...

I was looking at the iRiver website last night after seeing the post about the sale and rebate on Amazon. One of the features that I found interesting was the upgradeable firmware. Could this be used to make the player play something like FLAC or APE files? Second question: Is the line out...

Where can I find this cable?

Thanks a bunch davei! Sorry all about my tirade last night. I was having a bad day --ROK