i think it looks badass i am an industrial design major tho, so my opinions do vary slightly. I currently own an iaudioX5 and although i do like the black colour, what you have done is also very cool and different. I think that since your decision came out of necessity, scratching the...

check out the cowon iAudio X5... www.iaudio.com i dont know about availiability in Canada, but it definitely has a 5 band EQ and strong output. many other options. I am using it with some shure e3s , and am very impressed with sound quality. it plays FLAC files, free lossless audio codec...