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p4NDemik
United States13896 Posts
Anyways, I'm gonna head out tomorrow to get a new iPod, probably a nano for the time being (I would use my old Classic for running but it was so cumbersome it got to the point I couldn't stand it anymore). I'm also of thinking of splurging and getting a Classic/Touch for general use, but I'm not sure which. Main question here: is the Touch really worth it's $399 price tag atm? (if I'm gonna get one it would be the 64 gb version) All advice is appreciated.   | ||
motbob
United States12546 Posts
~20 hour battery life FM Radio Plays FLAC and OGG as well as normal formats like mp3 (you might have to convert from ACC though) it's awesome and small | ||
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SanguineToss
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Thratur
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FragKrag
United States11556 Posts
new nanos have 32 gb too | ||
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p4NDemik
United States13896 Posts
On September 20 2009 14:38 Thratur wrote: Get a Creative or a Zune HD. In my opinion, ipods are overpriced. Zune HD max storage space: 32 gigs Creative max storage space: 32 gigs Not gonna cut it. | ||
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Cambium
United States16368 Posts
I'd look for something else, iriver makes sleek mp3 players as well. | ||
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phosphorylation
United States2935 Posts
then get cowon S9 32gb edit: lol I see you want a bigger storage i still recommend thsi though | ||
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CharlieMurphy
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p4NDemik
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writer22816
United States5775 Posts
On September 20 2009 14:26 motbob wrote: Get a Sansa Clip Plus for $50 and a 32GB microSD card for <$100 if you're willing to sacrifice video functionality for price. The Sansa Clip is the best mp3 player on the market and it just got the capability to use microSD cards, which is awesome for people with huge libraries like you. ~20 hour battery life FM Radio Plays FLAC and OGG as well as normal formats like mp3 (you might have to convert from ACC though) it's awesome and small This | ||
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eMbrace
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p4NDemik
United States13896 Posts
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R04R
United States1631 Posts
On September 20 2009 15:05 p4NDemik wrote: The 80 gb zune is ~199, the 120 gb is ~229. If I were to go in that direction I would probably just ante up the 20 extra bucks it costs to get a new Classic (I think they're all 160 gb now) as I was pretty happy with my old one. Does the regular zune have anything more to offer than the iPod Classic does? Larger screen, radio, doesn't use iTunes, sleeker controls, ability to customize background, and maybe more but I forget. I've had both Zune 80gb and iPod Classic, and I prefer the Zune. If you're going to splurge get the Zune HD, better screen (OLED for true black), longer battery life. For exercise get a smaller MP3 player, the weight is annoying. Preferably not iPod or Zune honestly, they're overpriced in the smaller storage size department. | ||
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tonight
United States11130 Posts
iPod does have the best all around MP3 player, but you can get much cheaper ones if you only need 5gb so. | ||
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PH
United States6173 Posts
I have a classic 120GB, but after formatting it'll allow you a disappointing 111.95GB or something. My music library's already grown past that, but you can't really do anything about it. ): | ||
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emucxg
Finland4559 Posts
On September 20 2009 14:26 motbob wrote: Get a Sansa Clip Plus for $50 and a 32GB microSD card for <$100 if you're willing to sacrifice video functionality for price. The Sansa Clip is the best mp3 player on the market and it just got the capability to use microSD cards, which is awesome for people with huge libraries like you. ~20 hour battery life FM Radio Plays FLAC and OGG as well as normal formats like mp3 (you might have to convert from ACC though) it's awesome and small sound interesting... hmmm what about the sound quality? | ||
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Chef
10810 Posts
On September 20 2009 20:24 emucxg wrote: sound interesting... hmmm what about the sound quality? It's not gonna be worse than an iPod or any other mass marketed DAP, if that's what you mean. Just the fact that you'll be encouraged to try flac will be the most noticeable 'improvement.' Combine that with an okay pair of ear buds, and you're fine. The thing is, the market today for DAPs just doesn't have anything to do with high fidelity. High fidelity isn't very marketable to a bunch of people who are satisfied with "if it ain't broken, don't fix it" (I would venture to guess 95% of the population). There's a company called hisoundaudio that is trying to make sound quality their top priority, but they're going to crash and burn before they ever get really popular, and right now all their stuff is being marketed toward people with extra cash who don't mind trying out buggy firmware. Basically, between iPod, Zune, Sansan, probably Cowon too, the difference is more in your head than it is in the player. There's just no motivation for a company to go the extra mile in fidelity just to make the player more expensive for features most people won't notice. So they add gimmicky things instead like equalizers that anyone can see and will pay extra for. My point is... At this stage, don't worry about the SQ of a DAP. The most important thing is that you use high bitrate tracks. | ||
DivinO
United States4796 Posts
On September 20 2009 23:20 Chef wrote: It's not gonna be worse than an iPod or any other mass marketed DAP, if that's what you mean. Just the fact that you'll be encouraged to try flac will be the most noticeable 'improvement.' Combine that with an okay pair of ear buds, and you're fine. The thing is, the market today for DAPs just doesn't have anything to do with high fidelity. High fidelity isn't very marketable to a bunch of people who are satisfied with "if it ain't broken, don't fix it" (I would venture to guess 95% of the population). There's a company called hisoundaudio that is trying to make sound quality their top priority, but they're going to crash and burn before they ever get really popular, and right now all their stuff is being marketed toward people with extra cash who don't mind trying out buggy firmware. Basically, between iPod, Zune, Sansan, probably Cowon too, the difference is more in your head than it is in the player. There's just no motivation for a company to go the extra mile in fidelity just to make the player more expensive for features most people won't notice. So they add gimmicky things instead like equalizers that anyone can see and will pay extra for. My point is... At this stage, don't worry about the SQ of a DAP. The most important thing is that you use high bitrate tracks. The Sansa Clip's actually been said to have amazing sound quality with 320 MP3 files and lossless files. To OP: The nano is okay. I do suggest the touch though for functionality as well as for YouTube, which is a good source of songs-on-the-go if quality isn't an issue and you have internet where you work. | ||
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AssuredVacancy
United States1167 Posts
120 GB ipod classic for 173 dollars. Only 3 left. Decide nao! | ||
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Chuiu
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maga33
United States247 Posts
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il0seonpurpose
Korea (South)5638 Posts
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Amnesia
United States3818 Posts
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Chef
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Nano is for teenage girls  | ||
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Kennelie
United States2296 Posts
On September 21 2009 14:16 Chef wrote: SoMuchSoul, the option of listening to any song you can think of in your library is actually much nicer than you might imagine. Of course no one listens to 3 days of music over the course of their week one after another, but the convenience of not having to predict what you'll want to listen to is a great one. Couple with that the fact that 4 gb is only about 8, give or take 2, albums worth of lossless music, and it's pretty feeble. 320 kbs is compression that doesn't bother many people, but 4gb still won't get you far. You pretty much has to be one of those people who doesn't mind super compressed music. Nano is for teenage girls You have a very fine point my sc friend. I also want to know whats the best out there with a big capacity of music. I've had them all to the 120 gigs to the 214mb. I want something that is small(no flashy shit unless its worth it) that is worth the sound of music. I like the sansa's b/c they are expandable in storage, but I also like something that my music won't come out like crap. I'm actually looking forward to purchasing a new music player here soon since my last one crapped out b/c of the heat or I really am not sure why it crapped out. P.S. I've had many apple products crap out/or stolen, so the new nano video/fmRadio is surely on the list to compete with. Only if apple made their shit with expandable memory. | ||
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Amnesia
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Kennelie
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PH
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Chuiu
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maga33
United States247 Posts
90% of my songs are 320 and i have around 10 gb of songs I havent tried lossless though. Is it really that amazing? I know some albums that have flac as a format but i havent bothered to dl them | ||
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FragKrag
United States11556 Posts
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Carnivorous Sheep
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Amnesia
United States3818 Posts
On September 22 2009 09:55 FragKrag wrote: learn to v0 This. | ||
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Chef
10810 Posts
On September 22 2009 09:34 maga33 wrote: lol lowest i got is 192kb 90% of my songs are 320 and i have around 10 gb of songs I havent tried lossless though. Is it really that amazing? I know some albums that have flac as a format but i havent bothered to dl them Nah, 320 is fine. Lossless is just for peace of mind and the bemusement that you're listening to a track at about 1000 kbs. You can try it for an album or two if you want, and see if you feel like you enjoy the music more (for whatever reason that might be, psychological or technical), but I wouldn't bother killing your whole library if you stuff is already in 320. Most classical music doesn't even go higher than 450-600. The difference you'll notice is mainly in audio tracks below 200 kbs, which are actually atrociously bad, not on a psychological level, but on a level that it sounds like everything you listen to is being played thru a crappy telephone. | ||
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Chromyne
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decafchicken
United States20154 Posts
qft by far the best thing you can do for that kind of money. and whoever asked about the sound quality of the clip, its awesome. | ||
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