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need a new mp3 player

by skellyman Mar 5, 2006 1:56PM PST

Hi i had a rio carbon 5gb mp3 player but the head phone jack is partially broken and i cant get a new one because of the warranty. I think i broke the jack because i transfer my mp3 player from my car auxilary input cable to my house a lot. So i was wondering if there is an Mp3 player that's not going to fall apart in 6 months reasonable price nothing over 220 and the headphone jack is really strong. Also i want a player that is going to offer good sound quality because i like to plug it into my car steareo system to listen to my subs.

Thanks for your time

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zen is a good bet
by Urbanpitch Mar 5, 2006 3:06PM PST

i have a zen micro photo and i think its great, i dont realy look at the pictures alot but i like setting different wallpapers and seeing them when i listen to music.
good thing is that its 8GB and and does have good sound quality, REALY good sound quality, and its nice and small :o)

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Dont get a zen
by b1rd Mar 6, 2006 7:17AM PST

My good freind had a Zen, and after 2 months the headphone jack got pretty ********.

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they fixed that
by Urbanpitch Mar 10, 2006 4:57AM PST

they fixed that problem with the zen micro photo, the case is metal and the headphone jack is placed in better, very tough little gadget

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Heres what I did
by Steves1030 Mar 15, 2006 4:34AM PST

Yes I know several reveiws and forums suggest the problem of the haedphone connection going bad.. well I bought a cheap ($2.99) headphone jack from Radio Shack now i leave it plugged into the Zen and unplug the headphones from this, instaed of the player

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Dont get a zen
by b1rd Mar 6, 2006 7:18AM PST

My good freind had a Zen, and after 2 months the headphone jack got pretty ********. I'd suggest a Sony, I've had a MD for like 4 years now, and i do the stupidest thigns to it (im waiting for Sandisk E200 4GB), and nothing has ever happened to the headphone jack or player itself.

Of course dont get a MD, their ancient.

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Zen Micro Photo is a very nice player
by HeroZero Mar 15, 2006 4:58AM PST

I recommend it highly, it has excellent audio quality, is small and pocketable. I also think it has an attractive design, thats a matter of taste though. Mine has never had any problems with the headphone jack or anything else and I use it every day since Novemeber.

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no on the Zen Nano Plus
by urnyz Mar 15, 2006 7:27AM PST

at least if you want audio books. Tried new downloads, firmware, recovery,etc.everything their support site suggested and still returned it after 5 days.

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iAudio
by alext Mar 6, 2006 8:00PM PST

iAudio have the best sound at the moment.

If you plan to play your music back through big speakers its worth going for one of the models that plays FLAC (lossless codec at about 60% size). You will really appreciate the difference.

iAudio U3, X5, X5L, 6 are their current best models, depending on how much storage you need, and have fantastic sound.

Apart from these Creative and iRiver also make nice sounding players.

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I second that
by Glorybox3737 Mar 10, 2006 7:39AM PST

As far as quality goes Cowon is way ahead of the pack. Check out the X5. It'll do what you need it to do and do it well. They have great build quality. Better than the other companies

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