[estreeter]

Several have predicted that the 'dedicated music player' will disappear entirely, replaced by cheap mobile phones with a $5 DAC chip that sounds as good as 90% of the population 'need' - hasnt happened yet, but that doesnt mean it wont happen. Many of us can remember when you bought a dedicated sound card for your PC as a matter of course - now onboard does the job for most, including casual gamers - we overestimate the allure of 'hi-fi' sound in an arena custom made for DSP.

 

[pimpl]

As long as there are people who spend several hundred bucks on earphones, there will be the demand for good sounding players..

 

[Sparky191]

Using your phone as a music player also sucks the battery life out of it. Whereas many dedicated MP3 have vastly better battery life. No point having a phone if its always out of battery when you need it!

 

[Sparky191]

That said phones these days have easy charging and battery packs available. 

 

[alansteve777]

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Weak bass response? not in my ears!
you have BBE Mach3Bass and X-Bass for help.
From economical point of view your choice might be right - free i-pods!they have lucky draw for qualified posters,contact their marketing department.
cheers!

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