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MP3 players

I just got DSL and discovered napster and so I was thinking how cool it would be to have an mp3 player with all my favorite songs downloaded on it and set it on random play and just kick back. Who would need a tuner? It should sound at least as good if not better and no commercials just my favorite music all the time and free. I just downloaded some brittany spears, googoo dolls and, queen stuff in just a couple of minutes.( Hey I just realised I could have done it all simultaneously and it would have been faster). So does anybody know of a good player and do they have a digital output? Does anyone even make a rack mount type player or just cheap portable ones? And where can I buy it? Thanks.
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nangapar4321
1 posts
 
If you think it sounds the same, Great. That's what it's all about what you think. Take some time and listen to a respectable tuner for a while, your ears will thank you. Radio is free and legal to record.
planckscale3555
7 posts
 
An mp3 song is one tenth the size of its 16 bit cd quality version. The answer: MP3 and Martin Logan don't mix!!
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grumpybb
124 posts
 
one-tenth? Try about 50% for a high quality 320 kbit/sec mp3. By the way, they work just great with my NAD/Parasound/Carver Amazing system.
cwlondon
1,210 posts
 
Grumpybb -- You seem to be the MP-3 guru. As mentioned in other posts, do you have any idea what portables might sound better than others? Thank you.
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grumpybb
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Sorry, I've never played with the portable mp3 players at all. Too much money for what seems to be too little memory. I use either my portable md or dat players when I'm on the go. I just run a fiber-optic cable from the computer into my home md or dat decks. I usually only download very high bitrate mp3 files so even 128mb would only store a few songs at most. At least with the md I have 74mins of playback time and with the dat I get 2 hours.
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