crappyjones123
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ive always used my computer as a source for my music. had an ipod (dont know which gen) for a week but sold it to fund another purchase. right now im subjecting my ears to a sansa e240r mp3 player but the 2 gb limit is annoying the hell out of me.
need a suggestion for another portable player. following requirements can be met loosely but please dont suggest that is far removed from the following.
1. < $250 (cost of an ipod), inclusive of all/if any mods.
2. will NOT be using an amp. most my clothes barely hold the ipod as is so an amp is just too cumbersome.
3. will be playing mostly flac so native playability would be a plus. i currently have a rockboxed sansa e240r so i dont mind changing the firmware if needed. im guessing this is a stupid question but i will ask anyways just to be certain. does changing the firmware void the warranty? also, does changing the firmware reduce the life of the player itself. ive started noticing a lot of crashes and freezes with my sansa player nowadays. even at college i heard a lot about ipods dying because of linux firmware. is that a myth, as in the natural life of the player is over or is the change in firmware at fault?
4. needs to be ATLEAST 30 gb. flac and wav files take a lot of space. i hate having just 2 cds on my sansa player (2gb) so at least 30gb is a must. or something respectable. i can live with maybe 20gb but nothing less. ideally something ~80gb or around that would be nice.
5. the player shall serve as a source as a portable unit and my main source at home (for the time being). will be using it with either the sennheiser hd 595 or hd 650. later on, the player will be used solely as a portable unit so no need to scoff at the temporary use as a home source.
6. goes without saying sound quality should be good. pardon my ignorance here but ive never used a portable player much before (the sansa was a gift) so i dont know which ones are considered to be the forerunners.
7. the purchase will be made around mid august(unless i find a nice discount before then) so please include any players you guys know will be coming out in the future.
thanks in advance.
need a suggestion for another portable player. following requirements can be met loosely but please dont suggest that is far removed from the following.
1. < $250 (cost of an ipod), inclusive of all/if any mods.
2. will NOT be using an amp. most my clothes barely hold the ipod as is so an amp is just too cumbersome.
3. will be playing mostly flac so native playability would be a plus. i currently have a rockboxed sansa e240r so i dont mind changing the firmware if needed. im guessing this is a stupid question but i will ask anyways just to be certain. does changing the firmware void the warranty? also, does changing the firmware reduce the life of the player itself. ive started noticing a lot of crashes and freezes with my sansa player nowadays. even at college i heard a lot about ipods dying because of linux firmware. is that a myth, as in the natural life of the player is over or is the change in firmware at fault?
4. needs to be ATLEAST 30 gb. flac and wav files take a lot of space. i hate having just 2 cds on my sansa player (2gb) so at least 30gb is a must. or something respectable. i can live with maybe 20gb but nothing less. ideally something ~80gb or around that would be nice.
5. the player shall serve as a source as a portable unit and my main source at home (for the time being). will be using it with either the sennheiser hd 595 or hd 650. later on, the player will be used solely as a portable unit so no need to scoff at the temporary use as a home source.
6. goes without saying sound quality should be good. pardon my ignorance here but ive never used a portable player much before (the sansa was a gift) so i dont know which ones are considered to be the forerunners.
7. the purchase will be made around mid august(unless i find a nice discount before then) so please include any players you guys know will be coming out in the future.
thanks in advance.