MP3

[Will]

Hi folks, I'm looking for some advice.

I recently bought myself a SanDisk, so I could listen to MP3's when I take my dog for walks. That's the first time I've bothered with any kind of MP3 player for listening to music. It's got me thinking that I wouldn't mind getting one for my Hi Fi set up.

My current set up:
B&W CM10's
Linn Karin & Klout
Naim CD 5XS

What do you think would be a good choice of MP3 player to match that? I'm hoping it wouldn't be too exensive really.

Cheers.

 

[knaithrover]

The later generation models of now defunct Ipod Classic 80gb or 160gb are your best bet imo

Great functionality unmatched memory and lots of ways to connect to your hifi. Sounds very good aswell.

 

[Anderson]

What about a PS3 or XBox360, I don't know if the PS4 does it.

 

[EvPa]

I have been using a SanDisk Sansa Clip+ (running Rockbox) for almost 6 years now.

I previously used an iRiver H320 (also running Rockbox) which I still use from time to time and a Rio PMP300 before that.

*pause*

Wow, I bought that Rio more than 16 years ago; you connected it to your computer through a parallel port.

Anyway, should my Clip+ decide to stop working tomorrow, I would probably either get a SanDisk Clip Sport (which might be what you currently have?) or one of FiiO's models (X1/X3/X5).

 

[Infiniteloop]

The later generation models of now defunct Ipod Classic 80gb or 160gb are your best bet imo

Great functionality unmatched memory and lots of ways to connect to your hifi. Sounds very good aswell.

+1

 

[rjbell]

Just use the sansa it has great sound

 

[iMark]

It might be a bit of overkill for the other features, but as a music player the new Apple iPod Touch is excellent, with up to 128GB of memory. According to quite a few reviews it's the best media player if you don't want a smartphone.

 

[davedotco]

It might be a bit of overkill for the other features, but as a music player the new Apple iPod Touch is excellent, with up to 128GB of memory. According to quite a few reviews it's the best media player if you don't want a smartphone.

I have an up to date Touch, the 16GB version.

I have no permanent library on board, just 10-15 albums downloaded from iTunes Music for offline listening.

Given my preference for 'new' music, I don't need a lot of storage, just keep rotating from iTunes Music, brilliant.

 

[manicm]

The trouble with MP3s is that, if you use recent versions of LAME to rip, they really don't sound that great, to my ears at least. WMA at max bit rate sounds far superior. That's my choice for the car, and for casual portable listening.