- Aug 10, 2019
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Taking the plunge and looking for a decent mp3 player, preferably for around £120, and 4Gb will probably do me. I've read through my recent back issues of What Hi-Fi for the usual reliable advice, and combined that research with 'net trawls to narrow down my list. In my experience most people's opinion of what sounds good isn't that reliable. I don't want anything too bright sounding, it'll only grate on my hearing very quickly, and a decent bass sound would be handy, for all this heavy stuff I listen to. While it must sound good with music I also expect to be listening to podcasts, and most likely will want to get the sound through the car stereo in some way.
So far I've scrubbed
IPod Nano - looking for something different to everybody else
Sony NWA806 - granted they look good and no doubt sound good but I haven't read one good comment on the software, especially as it seems to be a requirement.
Sansa e280 - some great reviews on-line but you didn't rate the sound much
So I'd pretty much narrowed my choice down to the Samsung YP-K3.
Then I started seeing very positive reviews for the latest iRiver products over on advancedmp3players.co.uk, in particular the X20 and the Clix2. They seem to have the exclusive rights to sell this latter product so I'm not sure their reviews are fully representative.
Have the What hi-Fi any experience with the latest iRiver range? I don't see any reviews in the more recent issues.
Your opinion would be greatly appreciated on this or any other player I may have missed, as unlike other equipment it's very difficult to try before you buy with mp3 players.
So far I've scrubbed
IPod Nano - looking for something different to everybody else
Sony NWA806 - granted they look good and no doubt sound good but I haven't read one good comment on the software, especially as it seems to be a requirement.
Sansa e280 - some great reviews on-line but you didn't rate the sound much
So I'd pretty much narrowed my choice down to the Samsung YP-K3.
Then I started seeing very positive reviews for the latest iRiver products over on advancedmp3players.co.uk, in particular the X20 and the Clix2. They seem to have the exclusive rights to sell this latter product so I'm not sure their reviews are fully representative.
Have the What hi-Fi any experience with the latest iRiver range? I don't see any reviews in the more recent issues.
Your opinion would be greatly appreciated on this or any other player I may have missed, as unlike other equipment it's very difficult to try before you buy with mp3 players.