augied
September 6th, 2006, 04:37 AM
This forum represents the largest group of (mostly) intelligent people that I can contact, so I thought I'd ask your advice on this.
I'm considering three mp3 players to replace my (extremely) beat up Rio Karma. The iAudio X5, the iAudio M3, and the iRiver H140 (with Rockbox firmware).
The features that I want are:
Larger hard drive than the Karma
FLAC and Vorbis support
Gapless playback (I guess could live with a tiny gap)
Metal case (see above)
USB support for Linux (the Karma is a nightmare)
All the standard mp3 player stuff (battery life, usability, etc.)
And of course, it needs to be as cheap as possible.
Here is my list of pros and cons (that I can think of right now)
X5:
+Huge hard drive (60gb)
+FLAC and OGG supported natively
+Not discontinued
-Expensive
-No gapless
M3:
+FLAC and OGG supported natively
+The remote is a cool concept
+About $100 less than X5
-I haven't yet decided if I like the cool concept
-Again, no gapless
-Only 40gb (that's probably enough for me, but in this case, bigger is definitely better.)
-I really don't know if it's still supported
H140:
+GAPLESS!!!!!
+Lots of extra codecs
+About the same price as the M3
-While I do trust Rockbox, it is non-default firmware, and it voids the warranty
-I've heard mixed reports concerning Rockbox and power management
-40gb (see M3)
-I can't even find a mention of it on the iRiver site
Please give me your opinion (unless it involves an iPod.) I'd welcome suggestions for other players (once again, unless it's an iPod.)
Augie
I'm considering three mp3 players to replace my (extremely) beat up Rio Karma. The iAudio X5, the iAudio M3, and the iRiver H140 (with Rockbox firmware).
The features that I want are:
Larger hard drive than the Karma
FLAC and Vorbis support
Gapless playback (I guess could live with a tiny gap)
Metal case (see above)
USB support for Linux (the Karma is a nightmare)
All the standard mp3 player stuff (battery life, usability, etc.)
And of course, it needs to be as cheap as possible.
Here is my list of pros and cons (that I can think of right now)
X5:
+Huge hard drive (60gb)
+FLAC and OGG supported natively
+Not discontinued
-Expensive
-No gapless
M3:
+FLAC and OGG supported natively
+The remote is a cool concept
+About $100 less than X5
-I haven't yet decided if I like the cool concept
-Again, no gapless
-Only 40gb (that's probably enough for me, but in this case, bigger is definitely better.)
-I really don't know if it's still supported
H140:
+GAPLESS!!!!!
+Lots of extra codecs
+About the same price as the M3
-While I do trust Rockbox, it is non-default firmware, and it voids the warranty
-I've heard mixed reports concerning Rockbox and power management
-40gb (see M3)
-I can't even find a mention of it on the iRiver site
Please give me your opinion (unless it involves an iPod.) I'd welcome suggestions for other players (once again, unless it's an iPod.)
Augie