Thasp
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I've had lots of experience with portable CD players. But this one takes the cake. Also I have a question about this CD player ( http://catalog2.panasonic.com/webapp...Model=SL-CT800 ) for you experts here.
I get my iRiver iMP-550, over $180 with shipping from iRiver America. First few glitches I'd like to rundown, remember, these all existed after two replacements of it, many different storebought audio CDs, differently encoded MP3s(LAME --alt-presets, FhG), different programs to burn(K3B in Linux, Nero in windoze), even at 4x, on different computers.
1) The little headphone piece works like crap, theheadphone adapter so you can plug big headphones into the remote. I got it replaced, still subpar. If it even moves a little, sometimes it causes static.
2) MOST OF ALL, the laser/anti-skip. It's so pathetic, it's funny. Outside blatantly shaking the player, how I handle a player is a true test of anti-skip capability.
I've spoken with a few mechanics about it, got it opened up, and they've all said, they made the laser weaker to keep it "slim", if you saw the player you'd get it....
You see, it has a big buffer, but it can't fill it fast enough. If you change songs while you're walking with it in your pocket, it won't start the song until you stop. Even if you stop for some time it'll skip, with enhanced anti skip protection on.
Sometimes, while I'm walking with it, and I start it up while I'm walking, it says no disc. Even with newly storebought audio CDs. The laser is so weak, it can't move around while I'm walking.
The $50 panasonic ( http://catalog2.panasonic.com/webapp...20CD%20Players ) I had was better than this, 'cept the audio quality had this little annoying background hiss that comes with cheaper players. I'm going too get the CT-800 from panasonic, http://catalog2.panasonic.com/webapp...Model=SL-CT800 , since panasonic is so far the only CD player that doesn't skip no matter what I do with it, the cheaper $50 panasonic only skipped with VBR MP3s, in the two months I had it; TWICE.
So how is the sound quality on it? EQs I don't care about, I use it flatline. I don't care about the bundled headphones. I liked the sound quality of their $50 one, but one thing; the hiss. Does this one have the annoying background hiss of the iMP-350, and the cheaper panasonic model?
Thanks for reading.
I get my iRiver iMP-550, over $180 with shipping from iRiver America. First few glitches I'd like to rundown, remember, these all existed after two replacements of it, many different storebought audio CDs, differently encoded MP3s(LAME --alt-presets, FhG), different programs to burn(K3B in Linux, Nero in windoze), even at 4x, on different computers.
1) The little headphone piece works like crap, theheadphone adapter so you can plug big headphones into the remote. I got it replaced, still subpar. If it even moves a little, sometimes it causes static.
2) MOST OF ALL, the laser/anti-skip. It's so pathetic, it's funny. Outside blatantly shaking the player, how I handle a player is a true test of anti-skip capability.
I've spoken with a few mechanics about it, got it opened up, and they've all said, they made the laser weaker to keep it "slim", if you saw the player you'd get it....
You see, it has a big buffer, but it can't fill it fast enough. If you change songs while you're walking with it in your pocket, it won't start the song until you stop. Even if you stop for some time it'll skip, with enhanced anti skip protection on.
Sometimes, while I'm walking with it, and I start it up while I'm walking, it says no disc. Even with newly storebought audio CDs. The laser is so weak, it can't move around while I'm walking.
The $50 panasonic ( http://catalog2.panasonic.com/webapp...20CD%20Players ) I had was better than this, 'cept the audio quality had this little annoying background hiss that comes with cheaper players. I'm going too get the CT-800 from panasonic, http://catalog2.panasonic.com/webapp...Model=SL-CT800 , since panasonic is so far the only CD player that doesn't skip no matter what I do with it, the cheaper $50 panasonic only skipped with VBR MP3s, in the two months I had it; TWICE.
So how is the sound quality on it? EQs I don't care about, I use it flatline. I don't care about the bundled headphones. I liked the sound quality of their $50 one, but one thing; the hiss. Does this one have the annoying background hiss of the iMP-350, and the cheaper panasonic model?
Thanks for reading.
