Topic: MP-3 Creative ZEN X-Fi2 plays FLAC

[tfs8271]

I'm not sure this is the first to play FLAC but.......

the ZEN X-Fi2 supports multiple audio formats including the much desired Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC), which delivers audio without compromising on its original quality.

http://us.creative.com/products/product.asp?category=213&subcategory=214&product=18965

[Giant_Rick]

That's cool!
I am looking for a new mp3 player and this should fit my requests!


I am sure this is not the first player to play FLAC files, the old iRiver can do that , perhpas without being rockboxed.
The Rockbox mod can make any player (that can be rockboxed) to play a lot of files, including our beloved FLAC.


I wonder if this Creative has a line-in and/or it can be rockboxed...

[jlykos]

Watch out for these.  I had a Creative Zen mp3 player and the thing shit the bed within a year.  I got a white screen every time I turned it on and it was essentially broken for all intents and purposes.  Shame because I really liked the unit when it was working.

I went with a Cowon instead and haven't looked back.  It also plays FLAC files.  Fantastic unit.

[Gordon]

I have a creative zen vision m and love it!  been going strong for over three years now.   the wife and I both have a small zen stone for the gym etc and love those as well.  I had issues with it but a firmware update fixed it. 

so just adding that I've had great luck with creatives.

for the last few years I've been using a rockboxed iriver for flac in the car.  that may change soon.  but the 32 gig version is over $200.

[spyder9]

I have the Nomad Jukebox Zen (20GB).  The thing's 6 years old and still rocking.