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portable listening

  • 28-12-2016 11:46pm
    #1
    Bob Z
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    What's the best portable listening device that has at least 100 gb? Ipod classic?


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  • #2
    UsedToWait
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    Bob Z wrote: »
    What's the best portable listening device that has at least 100 gb? Ipod classic?

    For me, the iRiver H140, though you need to mod it a bit - it came as 40gb back in the day, but can be upgraded to 120 (and more I believe with an SSD these days), running Rockbox instead of the stock firmware..

    I have 2 of them, still running and sounding great nearly 15 years on :)


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    learn_more
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    UsedToWait wrote: »
    For me, the iRiver H140, though you need to mod it a bit - it came as 40gb back in the day, but can be upgraded to 120 (and more I believe with an SSD these days), running Rockbox instead of the stock firmware..

    I have 2 of them, still running and sounding great nearly 15 years on :)

    I also have a 'thing' for older players. How would you compare the iRiver to a Cowon device ? I used to own a Cowon X5L which was my fav sounding device but it didn't last very long after I dropped it.

    I think the OP is probably looking for something modern. I would try to find a good device that would take a 128GB sd card.

    This cowon takes a 64GB sd card with 32GB on boards. http://www.cowonglobal.com/product_wide/COWONM2/product_page_2.php


  • #4
    Bob Z
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    not really more modern just something i can have a lot of music on so i dont have to go back and change albums and i lost a lot of music recently due to hard drive failure so i want it as another form of back up


  • #5
    UsedToWait
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    learn_more wrote: »
    I also have a 'thing' for older players. How would you compare the iRiver to a Cowon device ? I used to own a Cowon X5L which was my fav sounding device but it didn't last very long after I dropped it.

    I think the OP is probably looking for something modern. I would try to find a good device that would take a 128GB sd card.

    This cowon takes a 64GB sd card with 32GB on boards. http://www.cowonglobal.com/product_wide/COWONM2/product_page_2.php

    I never had the Cowon, but heard good things, and it also ran rockbox..

    The iRiver is like a tank.. Dropped mine loads and keeps on truckin (the case likely helps)..

    Incidentally, the Sansa Clip (clip+ and clip zip, not the later models) was another that ran rockbox and is generally still available quite cheaply as new old stock, and I just read someone saying they were running a 200gb card using rockbox with no problems (card needs to be formatted Fat32)..

    Mmm.. Has me thinking..
    In these days of FLAC files, 200gb would be handy to have :)

    Edit: 47.95 for manufacturer refurb on eBay..

    http://forums.rockbox.org/index.php/topic,39205.msg238452.html?PHPSESSID=pb88oc2batgecfbvaucapioic1#msg238452


  • #6
    UsedToWait
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    Another option could be to repurpose an old phone as a media player..

    I keep an old HTC desire in the car with a 64gb card, with all extraneous apps disabled / deleted, and it's handy - can use wired or via Bluetooth - not sure if 64 is the max it will take..
    - I've a 128 card in my newer HTC I might try in it for the craic..


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  • #7
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    UsedToWait wrote: »
    I never had the Cowon, but heard good things, and it also ran rockbox..

    The iRiver is like a tank.. Dropped mine loads and keeps on truckin (the case likely helps)..

    Incidentally, the Sansa Clip (clip+ and clip zip, not the later models) was another that ran rockbox and is generally still available quite cheaply as new old stock, and I just read someone saying they were running a 200gb card using rockbox with no problems (card needs to be formatted Fat32)..

    Mmm.. Has me thinking..
    In these days of FLAC files, 200gb would be handy to have :)

    Edit: 47.95 for manufacturer refurb on eBay..

    http://forums.rockbox.org/index.php/topic,39205.msg238452.html?PHPSESSID=pb88oc2batgecfbvaucapioic1#msg238452

    I have experimented with flac and have found the most important thing is the quality of your earphoens/headphones.

    I am one of these people who can tell the difference between flac and mp3 and have found the biggest difference in sound qualtiy is how good your headphones are.

    I use my smartphone as my main device now with a 64GB card. I have viper4android installed, and it totally transformed the audio quality of the device.

    Don't think I could get anything better unless I invested in one of those high-rez yokes. I don't think they are worth the money anyway.


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