dnewhous
Head-Fier
By best I mean unprocessed, no EQ sound.
The only other requirements are that it have a direct USB connector, so iPod and Zune are right out even if they do sound superior.
I will be using Ultimate Ears so output power doesn't matter.
Speed of the flash memory is relevant. If the sound is close and one player offers faster read/write operations I'll take the speed.
A screen would be nice, so I can play flv files I download from Youtube. But I don't care how good the picture is. Not essential, though.
I am curious about iRiver. They made the best sounding portable CD players back when those were relevant. It looked like they were dying out but they have a range of new products now.
The only other requirements are that it have a direct USB connector, so iPod and Zune are right out even if they do sound superior.
I will be using Ultimate Ears so output power doesn't matter.
Speed of the flash memory is relevant. If the sound is close and one player offers faster read/write operations I'll take the speed.
A screen would be nice, so I can play flv files I download from Youtube. But I don't care how good the picture is. Not essential, though.
I am curious about iRiver. They made the best sounding portable CD players back when those were relevant. It looked like they were dying out but they have a range of new products now.