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Subject: Re: [H-GEN] MP3 Player rant and stress relief
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Hey,
Try http://www.soulplayer.com/
I know of a guy that has had his shipped to .au.
and here are the specs in case you may be wanting something special.
- Support format: CD, MP3, WMA
- Support media: Audio CD, CD-R, CD-RW disc:12cm/8cm
- Supports between 32kbps-320kbps VBR (16-320kbps w/ new Firmware)
- Anti-Shock ESP (second): 120 and audio CD: 40 secs
- Volume: Electronic control
- Dot matrix LCD display supporting track no. duration, song & artist
title, supporting ID3-tag
- Output power: 7mW + 7mW
- Bass boost
- Mode selector: NORMAL, ROCK, JAZZ & CLASSIC
- ID3 Tag, ID3 V1 Tag, ID3 V2.20, ID3 V2.30
- Scroll fast thought your mp3 files, and within songs
- Program button allows you to to create custom play lists of up to
999 songs
- Supports Packet Write, 1S09660, Joliet, Romeo, and Multi-Session
CD-R's / CD-RW's
- Program button allows you to to create custom play lists of up to
999 songs
- Old-Time Radio format file supported
- Directory Navigation by folder name
- Resume Function
Power Supply
- 2 AA Batteries
- AC Adapter
- DC 4.5.5W
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From: "Michael Anthon" <michael at anthon.net>
To: <general at lists.humbug.org.au>
Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2001 11:49 AM
Subject: [H-GEN] MP3 Player rant and stress relief
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> Well, I have had a most frustrating couple of days. I'm trying to buy a
> discman style MP3 player that takes CDRs with MP3s burnt onto them.
> <rant>
> I must say that living in Australia sometimes has it's down side. There
are
> now many of these devices on the market overseas however the local market
> really really really sucks.
>
> I have rung around all the audio shops I can find in Brisbane and very few
> of them have these devices and those that have semi decent ones want a
> ridiculous price. For example, Videopro has a nice Philips unit that
would
> be ideal (http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/electronics/57d5.shtml). Note
the
> price... $US99. Videopro quoted me $AU479 for what I think is the same
> unit!!! [3]. Also note the "We cannot ship this unit outside of the U.S."
> bit... that sucks.
>
> I ended up going to Strathfield in the city and bought the unit there they
> had for $249. Looked OK and worked OK and sounded OK in the shop,
although
> the amount of noise in these places doesn't make for a good listening
test.
> Got back to the office and had a bit more of a play. It sounds bloody
> awful. The unit is a NAPA DAV311. DO NOT, I repeat, DO NOT ever buy one.
> They are crap. There is really bad harmonic distortion in the audio which
I
> was unable to hear in the shop. I rang them and they have agreed to
refund
> my money.
> </rant>
> *sigh*
>
> Anyone know of a decent unit at a reasonable price that can be purchased
in
> Australia? I was in a bit of a hurry to get one today [1] as my wife is
> having the 2 little people growing inside her removed on Friday[2]. That
> kinda backfired so we will be resorting to borrowing a portable CD player
> from her parents for the duration
>
> OK, that's enough, I feel somewhat less stressed now....
>
> Cheers
> Michael
>
> [1] hence the purchase without prior research of that model... which when
I
> did it later very quickly indicated the problem is quite widespread
> [2] EEEEEK !!!!!
> [3] not 100% certain as the sales drone didn't know the part number, but
> Philips don't make too many different models
>
>
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