I was planning on dedicating one of the computers to audio recording, I'm well aware that a lot of system processes, automatic functions and programs (excess or not) interfere with recording. So this is something I've been wanting to do for awhile, have just been waiting for computer parts &...

It's probably been almost or about a year since I've used my home CD player, and I think I've been using my computer 100% of the time now for everything from headphones to speakers to transferring to my old iriver mp3 player. I've just sold my speakers now and have nothing but my longtime...

Quote: Originally Posted by jayehs is it really worth using foobar? worth all that time? I think i've spent about good 5 hours trying to config and i gave up. I just don't see the point of having to go thru all that trouble just to get like album art or whatever when i can just use...

I've got to hop in here out of nowhere and find out what all the fuss is about here. It's my brief impression that the Zune is supposed to be a player with heavy 'Plays For Sure' implementation and basically is being marketed as the mp3 player for those who buy mp3s off the net. What worries...

Quote: Originally Posted by PrototypeX2 Be careful with the thing...my friend snapped his on his 2nd day of purchase. What did he do drive a nail through it? I seen a video of this on YouTube awhile back where someone drove a CAR over it, and then proceeded to pick it up and...

Anyone know if the clix2 is going to be operated with side touch buttons like the clix? I am not that informed on it, but my impression of the clix (and clix2) is that you have to wear them around your neck because there is no hold button and you can't have random things touching the sides...

I just stumbled across this player for the first time today, it looks good but I can't find anything about the transfer mode for putting music onto it (I don't care about any other media). Is it drag-and-drop (MTS or whatever it's called) or do you have to use a media player to transfer songs...

I didn't read any of this, nor do I want to because I'm sure I've seen it all before. To put it bluntly: CD, no matter how good your system or the recording is, is unable to offer the depth of sound that can be produced from a needle reading directly into the grooves of a vinyl. Not only has...

WMA holds twice the bitrate capacity of mp3 So whatever your listening at, it's double that.

Seriously eh? I was just about to get one of these until I read this. Is this set in stone or is it like the annoying little joysticks on the older models, where you just have to get used to them after awhile? Because there really isn't much else out there.

Quote: Originally Posted by Jubei Just saw this over at Engadget : the new iRiver X20, which takes microSD cards. It supposedly features a removable battery. Nice! http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/16/i...osed-in-japan/ [EDIT] Doesn't look like there will be drag & drop...

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Quote: Originally Posted by rockin_amigo14 i have one and absolutely love it. i haven't used my ZVM since my d2 arrived. excellent sound. there are only three tactile buttons on the player: 2 volume controls and a menu button. the menu button is interesting. a quick press will take...

Can anyone tell me how this player is for portable use (music only) on the go? Everything looks great but the touch screen concerns me, is there 'play, stop, next/back' buttons on the sides so you can use it as an mp3player in your pocket without having to take it out and look at it? Also...

Does the Cowon d2 have actual buttons on the side so you can use it without taking it out of your pocket? It looks like a great player but the touch screen concerns me for carefree use on the go.

Does anyone own one of the Nexblack (4, 8 or 16GB) players? I want to know how the sound quality is on it, specifically if it's better or weaker than the iRiver players. Also would be curious to know how it fares up against the Cowon X5 Thanks! P.S - Does anyone know how Rio Karma works...

Quote: Originally Posted by kramer5150 Wow... that is a nice player. The transfer speeds look to be much faster than those of my creative MuVo. Huh, indeed it is I actually overlooked that link at first because the post after it said it didn't use SD cards. But now when I...

Thanks for all the replies so quickly My current player is 1GB, so upgrading to a 1GB player would just be a little pointless I'm looking for one with removable SD card functionality, not built-in. That Cowon one seems quite nice as it claims to have 4GB built in, then a slot to add...

Well I looked at the NexBlack players (which apparently sound quite awful), the Cowon D2 which offers lovely touch controls but no alternative buttons to use when it's in your pocket (bravo on that one Cowon!), the Samsung YP-K3 which seemed like it was going to be the one until I read that it'd...

Great! I'm pretty close to ordering one but now I've got to make up my mind if I really want that black one or not. I can get the current one for $350 CAD + taxes (incl. shipping) from an authorized Canadian reseller, but the black one I'd have to order right from Slim Devices, and it would...

Wow, thanks for that guide! It's a little confusing though, when they are talking about grounding it seems they mean running some kind of ground cable or wire and attaching that to your equipment, then connecting it to a pipe or some object to ground it. I've thought of doing this but don't...

Hey guys do you know if the SB works with VBR (variable bit rate) MP3's? I have an excellent encoder and encode all my WAV rips to VBR mp3 as it is almost indistinguishable and saves a heck of a lot of space.

I hadn't thought of that, but it doesn't seem to fix the problem I thought it was my power bar but I've tried several different ones and even a power conditioner lately, none of them seem to make any difference. It's only the input the computer is hooked up to that I hear the buzzing on...

Greetings everyone, my first post here (although I must confess I've been lurking for a bit ) I'd like to ask you all if getting a DAC would perhaps eliminate the static buzz I hear from my computer, which is hooked up to my analog amplifiers? (Rotel RTC-940AX/RB970-BX) For some extremely...