[Andrew Jones]

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Originally Posted by gooner265 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Think I will invest in a 1 TB hard drive and store all my music for the future

Assuming you only want to re-rip 500 CDs once, it would be good insurance to get 2 drives and use one to back up the other. Hard disk crashes are still a realistic possibility. I have 2 x 320 Gb disks connected to a desktop (storing backup copies of photos from the desktop drive as well as the music) plus a 250Gb disk (USB powered) to connect to my laptop. FLAC versions of all my CDs are stored on all 3 disks (a bit excessive, but as I'm not short of space.......).

 

[gooner265]

I'm still on the search and never realised you could buy new sony's using sonicstage still , namely the a3000 . Was this the last model to use SS and is it available in a 30G version. I will probably plump for this but want to get the las version used as I am guessing the SQ would be the best.
Also can you still buy flash players using SS which I could use for running?

thanks

 

[dura]

I had the A3000 and would advice against it;
on the plusside; it is the most sexy design I ever saw, ánd it sounds good too.
But the sreen is completely impossible to read in daylight and batterylife is horrible; less then 10 hours, far less, even when brandnew.

 

[walkingman]

You can still buy Walkman with Sonic Stage, but only on NW models. NWZ models do not use Sonic Stage. The NW models are only sold in Japan and includes the S630 series. I have no idea whether they support English OS.

http://www.amazon.co.jp/%E3%82%A6%E3...4438829&sr=8-1

 

[Buckster]

I'm still not convinced with my S639

its ok - but the sound quality is not as good as I was thinking it would be - just sounds a bit non-natural. Simple mixes (solo voices etc) sound very good indeed, clear, spatial etc, but as soon as mix gets complex it falls apart rather

going to try a Fuze instead !

 

[gooner265]

Well I'm looking at a second hand 808 now as that seems to fulfill my needs , SS , gapless playback and being a flash drive I could use it for both normal use and running.

 

[yoyo59]

just get a kenwood HD60GD9EC

 

[gooner265]

Well I've just purchase an A808 for £45 off e-bay which I think is a pretty good deal , I notice it doesn't come with a mains charger can yhou buy one? It makes it awkward to charge on holiday otherwise?

 

[walkingman]

You can always buy one of those universal USB chargers, even the one advertised for iPods. Just plug the WM-port USB cable in and charge as usual.

 

[gooner265]

Ah I didn't realise they exsisted lol , thanks for that.