Sure came close. If you mean a large capacity player true second generation Karma, then no, it never happened. In the vibez, the Karma's interface and software features definitely evolved but in a much smaller package. The vibez lacks the RCA out and ethernet features of the Karma's dock...

Quote: Originally Posted by rxxdoc I'm sorry, but I have to warn everyone that the Trekstor's hard drive will crap out on them and that Trekstor has really bad customer service. Don't believe me, then go to riovolution and look how many people had their hard drive die on them. Some with...

Quote: Originally Posted by catachresis I still have two Karmas. I have one Creative Zen Touch. I'd stick to the Karmas, but I've had trouble finding good drivers for transferring files on WinXP. If someone were to enlighten me. . . . For best results, use the Rio Non-MSC...

Quote: Originally Posted by Ingo Yep... I've spent hours browsing that article. There were some SERIOUS fanboys of the Karma (including me) for good reason. One thing that's not in there: Purely by accident, if you really, really wanted to, you could create nested...

Quote: Originally Posted by GN85 Trekstor Vibez. Sadly, it looks like it's going the Karma's route. Yep, the Vibez is discontinued. Fortunately, mine is still kicking after 2 years 2 months and counting. Plus I have a working Karma hidden away as a backup. I do think there...

Quote: Originally Posted by Punnisher The clip EQ would be fine if the sound was the same when the EQ is off and when the EQ is in custom mode. You wouldn't have to start at +4 as a reference point. I wonder why they did it this way. Hey, sorry I'm late to the thread. I'm just...

And - http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f15/tr...ml#post5482768

This should help, too: 5-band (fully parametric) EQ Tutorial (and notes on Shure e3 headphones) - Riovolution

vibez

Just got this email today from TrekStor: Quote: Dear Ruben, Thank you for requesting information about the TrekStor vibez Flash. The TrekStor vibez, winner of the Red Dot Design Award, is a product for which we have received great popular acclaim. Therefore we deeply regret that, due...

Quote: Originally Posted by dissembled I'm in northern Jersey. Bergen County. North Arlington. Check your PM.

Hey dis, are you in north, central or south Jersey?

Quote: Originally Posted by dissembled What the? Where is this flash players of theirs? I've looked everywhere but can't find it. When is it ever coming out? I think the general consensus now is that it never will come out. Amazon and J&R had been taking pre-orders on the 8 GB...

Amazon in the US says "1-3 weeks". Amazon in Germany says "1-2 months." TrekStor support says, "There are no updates at this time, but we'll keep you posted." Ridiculous.

Quote: Originally Posted by Jo-Vo Hi! I'm using a Sansa Clip 2GB at the moment and would like to upgrade to something with more storage space. The Fuze looks nice but I don't want to buy a device again that has to be thrown away in ~2 years because the battery becomes flat and is not...

If you're using WMP to transfer, then that's probably the problem. Try these: Directshow Filters for Ogg Vorbis, Speex, Theora and FLAC :: Main / HomePage WMP Tag Support Extender - Home

I know of four options: -Used Rio Karma -Used TrekStor vibez -Rockbox -Or join the few remaining optimists that believe the new flash vibez will actually be available someday somewhere. Have to correct myself, don't the Sansa Fuze and/or Clip support flac now? I'm sure there are others, too.

Pick up a new flash vibez (if they ever actally become available) and set the center frequency on one of the bands to 8k then adjust the width and gain as appropriate. The Karma should also allow you to set an 8k band, but I'd have to double check.

The vibez is a completely different hardware platform from the Karma, so yeah, it's not going to sound quite the same. I don't know how its SQ compares to the Fuze, D2 or other top rated players out today, but to my ears it's pretty impeccable. To me, one of the major appeals is the...

Quote: Originally Posted by DJGeorgeT $199 for 12GB? The price is ridiculously high for a flash player. $179 at JR and it's 16 GB. Trekstor vibez F (72934) Portable 16GB MP3 Player (Black) in MP3 Players at JR.com

Quote: Originally Posted by cn11 Hey Ruben- sorry if I missed it somewhere, but are the new Vibez all flash now? The specs on the Trekstor site doesn't say whether they're microdrive, or flash. And no word on the 32gb one yet? Are folks basically giving up on it as vaporware for sure...

You can pre-order the 8 and 16, but they're still not in stock anywhere and probably won't be in time for Christmas. The 32 is vaporware.

Don't know how the SQ compares to a Rockboxed iMod, but I think a flash modded Rio Karma is worth mentioning. I'm also a huge fan of the vibez, but they're really really hard to find. (The new flash versions still aren't in stock anywhere and won't be in time for Christmas.)

Just curious, did this work for you?

I suggest configuring WMP to auto sync your "Sansa Clip 112708" playlist. This way, WMP will always make sure that whatever is in that playlist gets synced over to the clip. Anything you remove from the playlist gets removed from the Clip at the next sync. I do this to manage my vibez and my...