MP3 Player and Headphone Suggestions

Mansize_tissue · 23 Sep 2007 at 09:12

Sinny said:
It will sort the music according to track number, but you can choose what you want to view alpha betically, artist title, album title, song title etc, then it will have sub folders ie, Artist>Album>Track Name etc.

However if you are worried, then get your ipod, but i do recommend the Creative player more highly.

Ok, cheers. But, since I've renamed the artist of all my compilation albums I have to their corresponding record label name, will this appear as the artist in the Zen or will the original artist name show up?

Mansize_tissue · 23 Sep 2007 at 23:23

More questions: How much of an improvement will I hear if I get the MylarOne XBs over the standard earphones that come with the iPod or Zen? It the improvement is very little, do you think it's worth stepping up to some Super.Fi 5 EBs or something similar?

Sinny · 23 Sep 2007 at 23:29

Mansize_tissue said:
More questions: How much of an improvement will I hear if I get the MylarOne XBs over the standard earphones that come with the iPod or Zen? It the improvement is very little, do you think it's worth stepping up to some Super.Fi 5 EBs or something similar?

In ear ear plugs are a lot better than standard earplugs that come with your mp3 player, because most of them cancel out any outside noise.

Depending on what you would like to spend on ear phones, i think these are the best, recommended by my dad ^_^ (i tend to use ear covering headphones)

Sennheiser CX 300

Mansize_tissue · 23 Sep 2007 at 23:42

Sinny said:
In ear ear plugs are a lot better than standard earplugs that come with your mp3 player, because most of them cancel out any outside noise.

Depending on what you would like to spend on ear phones, i think these are the best, recommended by my dad ^_^ (i tend to use ear covering headphones)

Sennheiser CX 300

Wow, quick reply. These are definitely still on the cards, but I just thought that the MylarOnes are superior to the Senns; is this correct?

Thank you. 'Guess it is worth getting some new 'phones then, even if I don't spend a lot on some high-end ones.

badbob · 23 Sep 2007 at 23:46

Sinny said:
In ear ear plugs are a lot better than standard earplugs that come with your mp3 player, because most of them cancel out any outside noise.

Canal phones don't "cancel out" sounds they just block out most external noise, like foam ear plugs.

Mr_Orange · 24 Sep 2007 at 09:12

The general consensus is that the XB's are better than the Senns in most areas. But of course it comes down to personal preference. In terms of sound quality i prefre my XBs to my CX300.

And the improvement in sound quality over earphones that come with mp3 players is quite immence.

Mansize_tissue · 24 Sep 2007 at 13:02

Mr_Orange said:
The general consensus is that the XB's are better than the Senns in most areas. But of course it comes down to personal preference. In terms of sound quality i prefre my XBs to my CX300.

And the improvement in sound quality over earphones that come with mp3 players is quite immence.

Ok, XBs it is then. Now, I still don't know whether to get the Zen or iPod. With my M4A files, since they've been imported using iTunes they don't have any tags (at least I don't think they do). I mean, if I right click on one and select Properties then Summary, there's no information. Does this mean there'll be no information about M4A files when using the Zen?

benjo plz. · 24 Sep 2007 at 13:05

badbob said:
Canal phones don't "cancel out" sounds they just block out most external noise, like foam ear plugs.

Some do

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Sinny · 24 Sep 2007 at 19:12

Phnom_Penh said:
Some do .

Depends what your price is ^_^, but i have always use sennheiser because of their good sound quality and price, its down to personal preference but i recommend Sennheiser any day.

ArchAnGeL · 25 Sep 2007 at 09:47

mr_x_plosion said:
Cowon iAudio 7 or a Cowon D2, both 8Gb and fantastic quality mp3 players.

Sony EX90 are fantastic earphones too.

I have a d2 and I am delighted with it after having owned an ipod. The only place where the ipod was better was the wheel interface for when driving.

Sound quality is much better and not having to deal with the "appleness" of an ipod is a bonus for me

4gb and 8gb internal memory models are available and they also take sdhc cards for expansion. I habe the 4 gb + 8gb card.

50+ hours battery for music ***!

Sinny · 25 Sep 2007 at 18:07

ArchAnGeL said:
I have a d2 and I am delighted with it after having owned an ipod. The only place where the ipod was better was the wheel interface for when driving.

Sound quality is much better and not having to deal with the "appleness" of an ipod is a bonus for me

4gb and 8gb internal memory models are available and they also take sdhc cards for expansion. I habe the 4 gb + 8gb card.

50+ hours battery for music ***!

My dad has the D2, its a good mp3 player but for the price and the touch screen its a bit over the top considering the zen has everything but recordable radio and a touch screen.

Mansize_tissue · 25 Sep 2007 at 19:49

Sinny said:
My dad has the D2, its a good mp3 player but for the price and the touch screen its a bit over the top considering the zen has everything but recordable radio and a touch screen.

Yeah, I can't really justify getting the D2 over the Zen since I simply won't take advantage over the extra features.

Heh, I emailed Creative about the Zen and how it'll handle AAC files which have no tag information in their properties and I had a reply saying that it doesn't even support AAC files. :confused:

Anyway, I've replied quoting their website where it says about AAC support for this player, and hopefully I won't get a complete moron email me back this time. :rolleyes:

Vegetarian · 27 Sep 2007 at 21:18

Wait for the Sony NW Z818 its the same as the A808 but without sonicstage... its drag n drop - they sound superb - much better than the zen or ipod.

benjo plz. · 27 Sep 2007 at 21:30

Vegetarian said:
Wait for the Sony NW Z818 its the same as the A808 but without sonicstage... its drag n drop - they sound superb - much better than the zen or ipod.

Loving the look of the NW-A91x series, think I'll be getting a 919.

Mansize_tissue · 27 Sep 2007 at 22:19

Vegetarian said:
Wait for the Sony NW Z818 its the same as the A808 but without sonicstage... its drag n drop - they sound superb - much better than the zen or ipod.

Is the A818 really that much better than the A808; doesn't the latter support drag and drop? Also, when's the A818 likely to be released?

benjo plz. · 27 Sep 2007 at 22:22

Mansize_tissue said:
Is the A818 really that much better than the A808; doesn't the latter support drag and drop? Also, when's the A818 likely to be released?

that's what he said

(it's exactly the same otherwise). I thought it was out already

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Mansize_tissue · 27 Sep 2007 at 22:38

Phnom_Penh said:
that's what he said (it's exactly the same otherwise). I thought it was out already .

Man, I really need to pay attention. Thank you.

I've found it for about £120, which seems pretty good. It would be so much easier just to get an iPod, though.

Mansize_tissue · 30 Sep 2007 at 22:56

Mr_Orange, do you live in the UK? If so, did you have to pay any import charges, or anything, when you bought the XBs? I'm a bit weary ordering these now, because I don't really want to get hit with extra charges.

Also, what else do you get with the XBs, for anyone who's bought a pair; do you get different size tips with them, for example?

benjo plz. · 1 Oct 2007 at 00:44

Mansize_tissue said:
Also, what else do you get with the XBs, for anyone who's bought a pair; do you get different size tips with them, for example?

you've already asked this

. And you won't get import tax/duty/etc

Mansize_tissue · 1 Oct 2007 at 14:47

Phnom_Penh said:
you've already asked this . And you won't get import tax/duty/etc

So I did! Although, I don't know whether you'll get the same accessories as you do with the X3s. Also, how do you know I won't get charged import duties?

Thank you.