I have the iRiver2 and the battery life is fine. I never tested exactly how many hours each battery lasts, but I never seem to have a problem with it. I always carry a spare (I use those ni-hd recharacbles from rayovac.. ). The sound quality is awesome. 25/40 is the loudest I go and that is loud...

screw big cans -- I listen to techno almost exclusively and the bass from the sony ex70's is friggin' awesome!! that's my 2 cents you know -eru

I find that the EX70(SL)'s play dance/techno music fine. Sometimes when listening rock songs, the treble gets a bit too loud for my tastes, however, mine are burned in and I am using no mods. -eru

if your daughter doesn't want it, can i get it? -eru

EX70's are a great choice -- some people on this board cannot afford the $300 for headphones. -eru (ex70's are around $40)

you're getting it for a good price. On a slanted note, I just got my bill from mpwiz.com today -- $226.25 -- where did that $1.25 come from? oh well -eru

Not only does RioVolt not come with an LCD remote, it also comes with a pretty mediocre carrying case compared to that of the iRiver. For starters, there is no place to store the remote or headphones on the RioVolt while there is a convienient mesh pouch in the iRiver one to store things. -eru

yup, so far it has Tetris and Snakybyte (similar to Nibbles for a Ti83-84,etc.). Pretty good games and when you have nothing to do besides listening to music, then maybe you can play them! -eru

it won't give riovolt games though

There are differences: Why iRiver is a better choice: Better color scheme, better carrying case, better included earbuds (they look really nice and sound OK, but most people on this board have their own pair of better headphones anyway), it gets firmware updates weeks before RioVolt, it...

The more and more I am seeing this Sony MP3/CD Player, the uglier it is getting. From the screenshots I saw at http://www.digitalformula.com/sony_d-cj01/ , it seems like the player is pretty thick for a sony (about as thick as an iRiver2 methinks). The features are lacking all over the place --...

the iriver3 (imp350) should be about $200 -eru

yup -- either get the iriver2 or wait till mid december and get the iriver3. forget the sony and panasonic MP3/CD players -- they are already outdated. -eru

if money isn't an issue then everyone on this board will most likely agree that the ety's are for you. They cost in the high $200 area I believe (maybe even low $300). If you changed your mind about your budget, then the Sony EX70's (for higher bass/dance music) or the Sony 888's (for the other...

Nope -- iRiver3 is coming to america. iRiver has created a USA website at www.iriveramerica.com -eru

hell -- just get the ex70's! don't even worry about foam modding them! (I didnt and they still sound incredible!) -eru

I have had my iRiver2 for about a month now. Most of my songs are encoded in 192Kpbs. The last sony CD Player I had was so old that it did not have anti-skip (around 1995-6) so I can't comment on how good iRiver2 is compared to sony however, iRiver2 i can say, is lightyears ahead of sony's...

Comments on your minus points Bulky - it's a bit thick, but considering that I ALWAYS keep it in the carrying case, it's not a problem. Anti-Skip - I have never encountered it skipping (I do in-house exercising (no cd player bouncing)) Construction - Feels fine to me. It is the best...

iRiver3 comes out mid to late december.. most likely before XMAS.. MSRP = $200 It is a lot better than the sony though I think the iriver2 looks better... iriver3 has larger remote.. but it is uglier.. The actual cd player on the iriver3 though is only 16 milimeters thick compared to the...

as I said already--it's too blocky! looks so 80's. -eru

I think that the actual player is beautiful, however, the remote looks so damn ugly. Seriouslly, they should of combined the IMP250 remoate with a Sony MD Walkman Stick or something... the one they have now is just too damn blocky! -eru

OK--for all the jerks who thought the image @ iriver.com was a fake, check this out: http://www.iriver.com/board/boardvie...nounce&Num=117 I think that should change your minds. -eru

before I had iRiver2, I already had all my mp3s to burned to cd.. The time it takes to record onto the MD is not my beef... it's the trobule of making a good playlist. I keep my cd player in my messenger bag all the time so I don't mind the size at all. -eru

what's the point of having an optical out on a mp3 cd player anyway? They beat the hell out of minidiscs... the only reason I can see for having one is if a friend who has a minidisc wants one of the songs on your cd. -eru

use canalphones for crazy bass.. sony ex70's or ety's do the trick--they are in as far as they can go----pounding bass without looking like you are picking your ears~! -eru