chris_ah1
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Right, I am now starting to look for a new HDD MP3 player and just a few basic questions.
a) Are there any other devices that have line out than the iaudio line, iriver and ipod?
b) Is there any device that I could use straight without an amp with my UM2s hiss free?
c) Gapless? Just X5 rockboxed or ipod 5.5G?
d) Is the ipod really about 20hours now and is the X5l above that with rockbox?
e) Will iriver be releasing a 60 or 80GB variant of their ihp line?
f) Will iaudio be releasing a 600GB or more variant of their X5L?
Basically, what i want:
GAPLESS, no noise in line out or headphone out, and if there is noise in the headphone for the line out to be pure. Drag and drop file management (3rd party software ok for this). I don't need to get music off, just getting it on.
LOOONG battery life. Over 20hours preferrably.
Devices that meet the bill:
ipod 80GB
devices that almost fit the bill:
iaudio X5L: would ideally need a bigger HD.
iriver ihp140/340: would have to ugprade HD and battery
kenwood player: only 30GB and no line out
I should note that I have about 27GB of 'essential' music. Preferrably I would like to haul around the complete set - 27GB excludes all my AAC stuff, messiaen, webern, wagner, cage, berg etc (stuff that you don't want on the beach). The total amount goes up to 35GB.
so sure, 40GB would be enough, even 30GB at a pinch, but I have nowhere to grow.
Ideas/suggestions???
Just a note - I pretty much detest the ipod bandwagon in general, but now it seems that their player spec wise hits the mark. I used to have creative zen and now iaudio M3 which at the times were better than the ipods. Now, I'm not so sure I can resist......
a) Are there any other devices that have line out than the iaudio line, iriver and ipod?
b) Is there any device that I could use straight without an amp with my UM2s hiss free?
c) Gapless? Just X5 rockboxed or ipod 5.5G?
d) Is the ipod really about 20hours now and is the X5l above that with rockbox?
e) Will iriver be releasing a 60 or 80GB variant of their ihp line?
f) Will iaudio be releasing a 600GB or more variant of their X5L?
Basically, what i want:
GAPLESS, no noise in line out or headphone out, and if there is noise in the headphone for the line out to be pure. Drag and drop file management (3rd party software ok for this). I don't need to get music off, just getting it on.
LOOONG battery life. Over 20hours preferrably.
Devices that meet the bill:
ipod 80GB
devices that almost fit the bill:
iaudio X5L: would ideally need a bigger HD.
iriver ihp140/340: would have to ugprade HD and battery
kenwood player: only 30GB and no line out
I should note that I have about 27GB of 'essential' music. Preferrably I would like to haul around the complete set - 27GB excludes all my AAC stuff, messiaen, webern, wagner, cage, berg etc (stuff that you don't want on the beach). The total amount goes up to 35GB.
so sure, 40GB would be enough, even 30GB at a pinch, but I have nowhere to grow.
Ideas/suggestions???
Just a note - I pretty much detest the ipod bandwagon in general, but now it seems that their player spec wise hits the mark. I used to have creative zen and now iaudio M3 which at the times were better than the ipods. Now, I'm not so sure I can resist......
