Soundbox Posted January 22, 2013 Report Share Posted January 22, 2013 I have used MD as my de-facto portable music storage for 15 years now and it has never let me down so I'm not about to abandon it however manufacturers have done so. I don't like to drop behind too far with technology so would at least like to try a modern portable to at least say I have given it a go and understand it. People offer me MP3's and at the moment I refuse them due to no playback equipment. Perhaps it could alsi be used in places I would not take my MD. However I get the feeling that all the useful things like line in record, nice headphone stage and adjustable record levels are not present on any unit. Perhaps they are but that is not advertised or common? So (maybe as a birthday gift) is there a portable music device that does the biz and works as well as MD? If not it does'nt matter but I value the knowledge here so thought I would ask. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soundbox Posted January 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2013 What about the Sony NWZ-Z1060 32GB Walkman? It is expensive enough but there are some dodgy acronyms which I have never heard of which is always worrying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJ_Palmer Posted January 22, 2013 Report Share Posted January 22, 2013 The Sony MP3 players have very good ratings for sound quality, though the EU models are all heavily volume capped (which unlike MD units can't be defeated), so best to avoid buying from here and import instead. Personally I havent tried any of these players, though I do have the Sony PCM-M10 digital recorder, which is a great recorder with MD-like facilities, however is lacking somewhat as a player. I have tried several other MP3 players over the years and eventually almost settled on Sansa's Clip+ and Clip zip. Most reviews were favourable about these little players, the sound quality decent, and it was certainly handy to have 40GB of music (8GB plus 32GB SDHC card) in a tiny package. But I've now given these to my nieces and gone back to MD full time for portable usage, with no regrets, and acquired a couple of Hi-MD home systems. For me it's still the best all-rounder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trotter Posted January 22, 2013 Report Share Posted January 22, 2013 Are you sure they are not defeatable? There is usually a setting for "rest of the world" when you reset a mp3 player which gets around the EU limits. As to the sansa clip I have had one for a year and the battery is at half capacity so while i like them they do not last long. I do like the microSD slot on them though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJ_Palmer Posted January 22, 2013 Report Share Posted January 22, 2013 I'm led to believe that the Sony's EU volume cap is undefeatable on another forum I visit (AVForums). If anyone has details to the contrary there are plenty of people there who would be very grateful. The Sansa players, on the other hand, do indeed make this very easy from the menu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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