service409 - 3-7-2012 at 01:13 PM
Anyone have an opinion on a good mp3 or whatever to listen to music while boarding? Everything I've found has extremely mixed opinions.
PHREERIDER - 3-7-2012 at 04:46 PM
nano shuffle . or any recent ipod shuffle. iknow its product dependent but simple effective..life span 2-3years with heavy regular use , some
shortened by high moisture environment . the smaller the better.
SOOOoo mANY OTHERS. AND FONES! its my backup when the bat. drops
indigo_wolf - 3-7-2012 at 05:45 PM
Sony Walkman
No forced DRM :singing: :singing: :singing:
Z-Series - Overkill for board use.
A-Series - Drag and Drop copying of music, Supports wireless ear/headphones, Digital amplifier
S-Series - Drag and Drop copying of music, Supports wireless ear/headphones, Song bookmarks
E-Series - Drag and Drop copying of music.
I have an E or S series that's probably about 4-5 years old and still going strong.
Originally put off of Sony due to DRM/SoundStage software, but that went by the wayside and left behind a pretty good player.
When Sony started including some players with touchscreens they were smart enough to leave edge-mounted tactile/physicals controls that could be
operated without looking at the player or having to take it out of any carrier you might use for it.
I used to be down on Sony for a long time due to reliabilitly, and because there was the feeling they didn't make things as good as they used to (I
still have a set of SRS-100 speakers from the late '80s that are still in use and have outlived a lot of other audio products).
With the release of there MP3 players of 4-5 years ago, they were back on the road of doing things right again.
The only nit that I have is that the OFF button is more of a Standby button, that Sleeps the device and then turns it off completely if you don't use
it for awhile. This is to reduce startup time and I suspect some other players do the same. This isn't an issue unless you are constantly turning
the player off and turning it back on before it full shutsdown, as it eats into the battery life a bit to be in standby. Even with heavy use and
repeated on-off cycles, it's still generally good for 2+ days between charges.
ATB,
Sam
PHREERIDER - 3-7-2012 at 05:48 PM
i see, on the water , h20 audio head phones are decent, nice warranty , 2year old set works still. made several DIY case . still solid. might
be a thread on it. made it for different ipods.
Kamikuza - 3-7-2012 at 08:38 PM
Surprised that Sony isn't DRMing - they're the driving force behind the download/copyright law being changed to include jail time here in Japan ...
and all their drives and software is root-kit installing, hard-coded locked to hell and back.
I use a Kenwood MediaKeg for mp3 playing ... but couldn't tolerate the intrusion on the water! I have a heard enough time getting the last song I
heard out of my head and just relaxing with the wind and water ... and dead fish. And dead birds. And turtles, dogs, cats, weasels ...