[jma790]

So, that DAP sounds like good with FLAC support, and supposely a good SQ, there is a cheapo one here (just $64) RIO Karma 20GB MP3 Player - eBay (item 270255493588 end time Jul-18-08 17:17:27 PDT). Oh Man!, I was outbid... anyway, thanks for the help!

 

[little sausages]

I use mine everyday on my 2 hour (one way) train commute with UE Super.fi 3. I have mp3, ogg and flac files on mine. I only put flac files on it when I'm too lazy to convert to ogg. I did have to change the hard drive on mine - but that was my fault. (hint - don't slam it on a table in a fit of anger).

The only player I can think of that's better is iRiver iHP-120 but only with RockBox installed.

 

[RubenNYC]

I'm a huge Karma fan. One thing I would watch out for is the battery life. If you assume it has all original parts, that battery could be anywhere from 3-5 years old.

Probably worth asking the seller what kind of battery life he gets with it now. If it's really bad, you could end up spending more for a new battery.

Having said that: It's still one of my all time favorite gadgets, and there quite a few guides out there for modding it for larger hard drives and flash storage.

If you're fairly handy and don't mind spending some extra scratch later on, go for it.

 

[faichiu]

Karma has great SQ.

 

[tds101]

Took a look at the karma your eying: GRAB IT!!!! The karma is a winner and you cant go wrong.

 

[MoNelly]

Karma rocks.

 

[synaesthetic]

If you wind up getting it, pop it open, replace the battery and replace that puny 20GB drive with an 80GB drive.

Old players are hot in their level of moddability.

 

[jma790]

Do you know where to get a good 80 GB (or bigger) drive?

 

[tds101]

Some one got it for $81.00US - damn,...........should'a bid myself!!!

 

[faichiu]

someone even make it up to 120GB.........

http://www.riovolution.org/thread/1086

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Originally Posted by jma790 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Do you know where to get a good 80 GB (or bigger) drive?