Topic: High Gig Portable Flac Player recomendations

[SmokinJoe]

Is the iRiver the only small device out there with digi-out?  My H120 is getting very tired (computer won't mount it any more).  I use it with earbuds, but also run the optical to the living room stereo. I'd be a little bummed if I had to get something with only analog out.

If not, I'm looking for something else that will play flac....  decent sized... my iRiver is 20gb, I could deal with 16, but not 8.  I want something with standard USB storage.  I like Rockbox, but I'm not absolutely stuck on it.

Sansa Clip Zip and Sansa Fuze+ seem to be pretty reasonable on ebay.  Is the audio quality decent?

[mattmiller]

I can't speak to devices with digi-out, but I've been very impressed with the Cowon J3 (analog only).  It's widely considered to be among the best (if not the best) in terms of sound quality, and it offers more capacity than the iRiver.  It comes with 32 GB internally, and then accepts a microSDHC card with another 32 GB.  It's not cheap, though.  I think I paid around $250 for the 32 GB model a year ago or so, plus whatever the extra microSDHC card cost at that time.

[jagraham]

so i take it the sansa clip+ plays FLAC gapless but only after installing rockbox?

[jagraham]

^ Ill answer my own question with a yes.  Great recommendation on the sansa clip+ with rockbox!  if you wait until some 32g cards go on sale its a great little player for little $.

[Belexes]

If Cowan puts out anything replacing the J3, I'd appreciate a posting in this thread. I *love* my J3, but am curious what may be next for Cowan.

[jagraham]

My Sansa Clip+ has worked great since last year but I now might be seeing that I got what I paid for. The output jack is messed up, I have to tap and twist the miniplug or I only get the right channel. As there is movement, I hear static so I'm assuming it's a faulty output.. At first I thought something was wrong with all my headphones and cables so at least that's not the problem...

[dnsacks]

fwiw, iphones support apple lossless at up to 24/48 -- super easy to set up foobar2000 to convert from flac to apple lossless (preserving tags/metadata).

[Jimna]

hope it does better than their stocks.

[dyneq]

My Sansa Clip+ has worked great since last year but I now might be seeing that I got what I paid for. The output jack is messed up, I have to tap and twist the miniplug or I only get the right channel. As there is movement, I hear static so I'm assuming it's a faulty output.. At first I thought something was wrong with all my headphones and cables so at least that's not the problem...

That sounds like it could be a dirty plug and/or jack. I use and like the Caig DeOxit D-Series cleaner. They also make a nice brush which fits inside the jack. I also use it for my recorder and it has saved the day for my other stuff (powered speakers, amps, etc).

I have a Rockboxed Fuze which I love, but the battery is starting to lose it's life. I'm thinking about getting a Clip+ to replace the Fuze and an old iPod Shuffle i use for running. Do you run the stock firmware or Rockbox?

[jagraham]

^ Rockbox and it's really convenient, I'll check into that suggestion, thanks.

[rigpimp]

I bought the Sansa Clip+ for my ex-gf and put rockbox on it.  It is super small so hard to read text on the screen and it is nearly all plastic so construction is very cheap.  I would not expect it to last long for $25 or whatever I paid for it.

[F.O.Bean]

Sorry for the slight thread highjack, but I have [2] iPod Classics[160GB] and [1] 120GB Zune. I LOVE my [2] iPods, but I am looking for something/anything that has a bigger capacity than just a 160GB iPod. Is there anything out there like that MP3 preferred

TIA,
Bean

[bluntforcetrauma]

Hello, any good suggestions on how and what to use to get itouch (1st gen) or ipod to 1. play FLAC, 2. use in car playing thru car stereo?  in reading the thread I have not seen any good ways to ensure quality sound with FLAC in the car?

or if the car solution eludes....

Just what is the best way to use ipod, or itouch> in order to play FLAC>head phones

I have for years just FLAC>WAV>ipod/itouch

[keytohwy]

Sorry for the slight thread highjack, but I have [2] iPod Classics[160GB] and [1] 120GB Zune. I LOVE my [2] iPods, but I am looking for something/anything that has a bigger capacity than just a 160GB iPod. Is there anything out there like that MP3 preferred

TIA,
Bean

Buy a dead iPod and drop a 240GB drive in it...

[aekold]

I'm looking for a portable player too.

I want it to be gapless. I don't need a high capacity player, 32go will be enough or with a SDHC or microSD port.

My botlegs are in flac 24 bits.

I had a sansa clip but it is dead now.

My first choice is cowon J3 but it's not easy to find.

Perhaps do you know another choice ?