So backstory time. I run a 5th gen iPod rocking Rockbox and flash memory. I currently have no amp I can take with me, but this post will cover that. So anyway, I cut grass during summer. Cliche teenage job requires music in earbuds that don't fall out. That is probs the most important thing...

So first off, I have a Dell Inspiron 15 3542. I got this second hand from an acquaintance for basically nothing without the HDD. I use a UCA202 USB running to a UB1202 mixer , and acts the same way with my Xenyx 302USB mixer (haven't tested mic interference, nor care to; what matters is it has...

So this Christmas I'm upgrading from my Behringer 302USB I got last year, but I'm kind of unsure what I want to do for actually getting the audio to the PC without the mixer being USB because it'd be annoying to try and get everything just right with my audio racks. My budget is only about $100...

So my 5G iPod Nanog to stolen, forcing me to finally make the upgrade to something with more decent quality. I've done a lot of research, but all I really see is "Sansa, Sansa, iPod, Sansa, iPod, Sansa..." The only Sansa devices that could work for me is the Fuze and Zip. My brother has a Fuze+...