[migasson]

I've also started to grab 8gb cards and started to do "mixtapes"...
 
Ok, anyone else going all nostalgic and doing the same? Who's bought an Alien, and found themselves doing that? Whats on it?

 

[Uberclocked]

  I've also started to grab 8gb cards and started to do "mixtapes"...
 
Ok, anyone else going all nostalgic and doing the same? Who's bought an Alien, and found themselves doing that? Whats on it?

Staph.
Pl0x, no.

 

[H20Fidelity]

I've also started to grab 8gb cards and started to do "mixtapes"...

Ok, anyone else going all nostalgic and doing the same? Who's bought an Alien, and found themselves doing that? Whats on it?

Naw, just a 16gb card here, I'm quite old school listening to the same music for a long time, but I can see the potential in these mixtapes you speak about!

And for anyone wondering I'm still dead set on the A83 / Alien over DX90 after further testing.

 

[Loquah]

  I've also started to grab 8gb cards and started to do "mixtapes"...
 
Ok, anyone else going all nostalgic and doing the same? Who's bought an Alien, and found themselves doing that? Whats on it?

 
Top idea!! Now I just need an easy way to store half a dozen 8Gb cards

Naw, just a 16gb card here, I'm quite old school listening to the same music for a long time, but I can see the potential in these mixtapes you speak about!

And for anyone wondering I'm still dead set on the A83 / Alien over DX90 after further testing.

 
Glad to hear that you're preferring the Alien, H20 - you've saved me some $$$ having to try out the DX90. I have, however, just received a competitor (of sorts) - the HUM Pervasion. It has a screen and is Android-based so it's not a direct competitor and it's not as small, but even at around $350 it's another serious performer from China

 

[waynes world]

I've also started to grab 8gb cards and started to do "mixtapes"...

Ok, anyone else going all nostalgic and doing the same? Who's bought an Alien, and found themselves doing that? Whats on it?

I'd do that, but on a 64G card instead, and have it play in shuffle mode. One big mixtape that's like a box of chocolates every time you turn it on

Now all somebody needs to do is sell me an alien cheap!

 

[Loquah]

I'd do that, but on a 64G card instead, and have it play in shuffle mode. One big mixtape that's like a box of chocolates every time you turn it on

Now all somebody needs to do is sell me an alien cheap!

 
You can't have mine!

 

[whoever]

I'd do that, but on a 64G card instead, and have it play in shuffle mode. One big mixtape that's like a box of chocolates every time you turn it on

Now all somebody needs to do is sell me an alien cheap!

there is one for sale on a french forum

 

[H20Fidelity]

   
Top idea!! Now I just need an easy way to store half a dozen 8Gb cards

 
Glad to hear that you're preferring the Alien, H20 - you've saved me some $$$ having to try out the DX90. I have, however, just received a competitor (of sorts) - the HUM Pervasion. It has a screen and is Android-based so it's not a direct competitor and it's not as small, but even at around $350 it's another serious performer from China

$350? Any picture you can show us next to Alien to grasp the size difference? 

 

[Loquah]

 

$350? Any picture you can show us next to Alien to grasp the size difference? 

 
These pics are pretty rough, but hopefully give an indication:
 

 

 

 
There's some preliminary info here and an unboxing video I made: http://www.head-fi.org/t/720512/obscure-chinese-daps/435#post_11205225

 

[whoever]

   
These pics are pretty rough, but hopefully give an indication:
 

 

 

 
There's some preliminary info here and an unboxing video I made: http://www.head-fi.org/t/720512/obscure-chinese-daps/435#post_11205225

 a screen!!!!!! holy crap, guy, A SCREEN!!!!!!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

 

[NLNH]

 
 a screen!!!!!! holy crap, guy, A SCREEN!!!!!!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

 
^ be a happy stoneage monkey!

 

[Loquah]

 
 a screen!!!!!! holy crap, guy, A SCREEN!!!!!!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

 
LOL!
 

   
^ be a happy stoneage monkey!

 
Double LOL!!
 
The Pervasion isn't replacing the Alien just yet despite it's screen, but they're good competition for one another in terms of SQ

 

[3ternalDr4gon]

lol I watched that video before seeing it posted here. Start up time seemed pretty horrendous (30s)
 
Maybe it gets better once it gets recharged or something

 

[BruceBanner]

I'd do that, but on a 64G card instead, and have it play in shuffle mode. One big mixtape that's like a box of chocolates every time you turn it on

Now all somebody needs to do is sell me an alien cheap!

 
That's what I'm doing, a 64gb card shuffled using my shuffle method outlined in this thread a few pages back. Although there is no resume function I just pop the card out, delete all the songs I have listened to, pop it back in and kinda picks up where I left off without having to skip 30 tracks lol
 

  I've also started to grab 8gb cards and started to do "mixtapes"...
 
Ok, anyone else going all nostalgic and doing the same? Who's bought an Alien, and found themselves doing that? Whats on it?

 
Kinda...
There is a feature when converting MP3's or ripping to FLAC/WAV to do some processing in foobar, I believe crossfade could be applied. It might be an interesting experience to make a mixtape, even of just 10-15 tracks but have them crossfading etc. You can even merge to making 1 file apparently, therefore making gapless.

Oh the joys of the Alien...

 

[NLNH]

Well.... NO SCREEN SO NO SCREEN WILL BE BROKEN... huh?