Best mp3 player?

trickma · 11th February 2008, 10:24 AM

Hey guys I'm in the market for a new mp3 player, I've used a 20 GB ipod and a 1 GB ipod nano and they were both great, apart from the 20GB breaking so easily.

I want something with a minimum of 8 GB and have never steered away from ipod's, it's my instinct to go for the ipod nano 8 GB. But is there better devices out there? Something with a convienient drag and drop mp3 file method as apose to itunes.

rdorman · 11th February 2008, 10:35 AM

i just bought what i think is one of the best mp3 players i can get. a cowon iAudio 7.

4/8/16gb flash memory (mine is 16gb)
flac lossless
drag and drop
wolfson DA chip

read about it, apparently it has one of the best sound quality out of all mp3 players, i know it most certainly shits all over my brothers ipod

i bought mine for $300 off of ebay (from america), but in adelaide here they have them in like 1 shop for $500ish (16gb).

would be good to have a look at

also, a good website for you to look at would be www.anythingbutipod.com

they have lots of reviews and stuff on other mp3 players.

trickma · 11th February 2008, 11:31 AM

Thats a very nice looking player, the superior audio quality is definitely an attractive attribute. So to throw mp3's onto this device, is it a simple drag and drop into the folder method? No converting required? I'm very interested in this iAudio7.

rdorman · 11th February 2008, 11:45 AM

yep, simple drag and drop

when i save some more money i am going to buy a set of alessandro ms-1's to compliment the mp3 player

ndt · 11th February 2008, 1:19 PM

I Love the Creative ZEN Vision:M. 30gb
It plays mp3 and wma so i don't need to covert any of my music.
Also it doubles as a movie player, as you can hook it up to a TV.
It's HDD based though.

Andres · 11th February 2008, 1:32 PM

Meizu M6

Drag and drop, and will play Flac too. Worth a look.

ferni · 11th February 2008, 1:53 PM

That cowon iAudio thing looks nice, especially if you want sound quality.

If you don't care so much about sound quality - most phones these days do a decent job of playing mp3s.... And it means you don't need to carry around 2 devices...

I've also heard ok things about sandisks line of mp3 players...

TRG.dOinK · 11th February 2008, 2:51 PM

cowon d2

Nhutty · 11th February 2008, 3:41 PM

the new sony walkmans are great, i have the 8GB model that comes with the EX grade earphones and the sound quality from this player is phenomenal.

also its drag and drop now so its dead easy

trickma · 12th February 2008, 10:35 AM

After some reading and comparing, I've gone for the Cowon iAudio7 16GB. Looks to be a brilliant player

rdorman · 12th February 2008, 10:54 AM

oh it is

im pedantic ablot scratches so i bought a phone sock for it, and some screen protectors off ebay. got the protectors yesterday, put it on, love it

11th February 2008, 10:24 AM	#1
trickma Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Sydney Posts: 1,799	Best mp3 player? Hey guys I'm in the market for a new mp3 player, I've used a 20 GB ipod and a 1 GB ipod nano and they were both great, apart from the 20GB breaking so easily. I want something with a minimum of 8 GB and have never steered away from ipod's, it's my instinct to go for the ipod nano 8 GB. But is there better devices out there? Something with a convienient drag and drop mp3 file method as apose to itunes.

11th February 2008, 1:19 PM	#5
ndt Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Bentley Posts: 625	I Love the Creative ZEN Vision:M. 30gb It plays mp3 and wma so i don't need to covert any of my music. Also it doubles as a movie player, as you can hook it up to a TV. It's HDD based though. __________________ Successful purchases=50ish Computer: Metabox/ASUS Z96J CPU: T2250 GPU: X1600 Ram: 2Gb Randall RG50TC

11th February 2008, 1:32 PM	#6
Andres Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Adelaide Posts: 5,516	Meizu M6 Drag and drop, and will play Flac too. Worth a look. __________________ His: Acer 1682 Hers: Dell XPS M1330 \| MGB LE Project Car\|Over 50 OCAU Trades - PM for full list

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11th February 2008, 3:41 PM	#9
Nhutty Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Melbourne Posts: 424	the new sony walkmans are great, i have the 8GB model that comes with the EX grade earphones and the sound quality from this player is phenomenal. also its drag and drop now so its dead easy __________________ Successful trades: 62 successful trades and growing, click to view PS3 PSN ID: Nhutty (ADD ME)

11th February 2008, 11:31 AM	#3
trickma Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Sydney Posts: 1,799	Thats a very nice looking player, the superior audio quality is definitely an attractive attribute. So to throw mp3's onto this device, is it a simple drag and drop into the folder method? No converting required? I'm very interested in this iAudio7.

11th February 2008, 1:53 PM	#7
ferni Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Melbourne Posts: 262	That cowon iAudio thing looks nice, especially if you want sound quality. If you don't care so much about sound quality - most phones these days do a decent job of playing mp3s.... And it means you don't need to carry around 2 devices... I've also heard ok things about sandisks line of mp3 players...

12th February 2008, 10:35 AM	#10
trickma Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Sydney Posts: 1,799	After some reading and comparing, I've gone for the Cowon iAudio7 16GB. Looks to be a brilliant player