[davidcotton]

Basically the best way (I think, check)if you aren't using apple is to get a player that can support rockbox.  Using rockbox means you can get players to be compatible with flac which will do gapless but at the cost of battery life.
 
Cheers

 

[rithym]

It is not true to say iTunes has to load the tracks on to iPod to playback gapless. I have an iPod Classic 160GB MC293 with software version 2.0.4 PC. I don't have iTunes on my PC but prefer to use Mediamonkey to load up the iPod with 18,500 tracks all live albums... gapless works like a charm so it has nothing to do with iTunes itself. 

 

[WalkieTalkie]

I'm thinking of myself as being a partial audiophile.
I love metal (like Deftones, Fear Factory), electronics (like HECQ, Daft Punk).

Gapless playback feature has absolutely zero value for me.
Even when I switch from HECQ - 0010 to HECQ - 0011.