[Veggie_Musician]

Link for NEW Rio Karma £105

http://www.microdirect.co.uk/Product...07&GroupID=378

iRiver H10 6gb £116 (other colours avilible)

http://www.microdirect.co.uk/Product...77&GroupID=378

Zen Micro £116

http://www.microdirect.co.uk/Product...60&GroupID=378

Sony NW-A100 £116

http://www.microdirect.co.uk/Product...88&GroupID=378

 

[LFC_SL]

I was just about to

Seeing as I live down the road from their Manchester store.....it was only a matter of time before I gained the upperhand over your toying with me

Also found http://www.pcgiant.co.uk/catalog/pro...ducts_id=15564 on my froogle search but looks a bit amateur/dodgy

 

[Veggie_Musician]

I go to the manchester shop loads - get all my PC components there - also ordered online and they been reliable.

 

[AuroraProject]

Looks like they don't ship to the US, too bad as ~$155 is a great price on a new Karma.

 

[robert1325]

Hi, that's cheap for a 20 gig player! how does the SQ of the Karma compare to other players?

 

[Veggie_Musician]

Quote:

Originally Posted by robert1325 Hi, that's cheap for a 20 gig player! how does the SQ of the Karma compare to other players?

It is known to have one of the best SQ - its also one of the few players that can do gappless mp3 and Flac

 

[Cjattwood]

What Veggie said, the Karma is considered an audiophiles wet dream

 

[robert1325]

Ok, I see there are some Rio karma's selling on ebay from germany, They are returned goods, and untested. They are sold as defective

but you can get one very cheaply , would it be worth the risk?

 

[Cjattwood]

I wouldn't go for it if it's defective, no, since Rio are no longer in business and if you need to get it repaired in any way it'll be considerably harder than most other companies/MP3 players.

 

[LFC_SL]

If you're loaded; yes, to learn an important lesson

Otherwise, no. I wouldn't anyway...especially as the Karma's main fault are ??? over it's durability....I doubt the warranty on those would be honoured

 

[The_Duke_Of_Eli]

It's a hit or miss, but the HDDs on these aren't very well protected. I would recommend biting the bullet and going with something from cowon instead.

 

[nickd75]

Surely if you're buying new from a retailer, you have a 12 month warranty anyway? In the UK, anyway...

Have to say that, having owned one, I wouldn't buy another Karma. Yes, the SQ was great, and yes, the dock with lineout is very cool. But the UI was... 'meh', and the build quality was either shoddy or just not designed for use... anywhere.