MP3 player for running - Recommendations please.

Master Skooter

Master Skooter

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Hiya

I'm thinking of buying an MP3 player for my wife for when she runs.

A guy at work recommends the iPod Nano & the Nike running kit thing, which does sound perfect.

However at £99 for the iPod & £20 for the running kit, is there a cheaper alternative?

To my wife an MP3 player is an MP3 player, as long as it plays music I don't think she'd really care. But as it's an anniversary gift (and she's booked a weekend away for us - she doesn't know that I know!), I'm thinking that maybe I should spend the extra?

Any runners on here that can recommend a player please?

Also would I need to look at buying an arm strap or additional headphones?

Cheers
Scott
 
I used to have a Philips PSA 6GB round styled mp3 player which came with fairly okish headphones. Being a sports player it has an armband and certain other features e.g. minute timers etc.
 
Yea the clip comes with rubbish earbuds but you really need to buy decent canal phones for running anyway.
Just mentioned the sansa clip as it's very cheap but good quality sound ideal for running really as if you do ever drop/break it it's not a huge loss.
Not sure many mp3 players come with good stay in canal phones as default.
 
I know its purely personal - but I can't run with canal earphones, you hear every thud with each footfall, that and on the roads I run having a little of the outside world intrude is a safety advantage. ;).

simple in-ear phones for 9.99 (sony do some nice ones), and any old cheapo mp3 will do you for running - sound quality will be massively impaired by your environment, and your gait, so why go top-end?
 
There are cheap canal phones no idea how you get earbuds to stay in whilst running those things barely stay in whilst walking for me.
 
no probs keeping them in - ran a marathon with them, and the training beforehand. as i said, its personal preference. you have to find what works for you.
 
C64 said:
look at sansa clip
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The sansa clip is supposed to have superb sound quality, i have the creative stone plus 4gb (as well as a d2) and thats great for sports i.e very small and robust simple menu and clear plus sounds great with decent head/earphones
 
Thanks for the suggestions.

The Sansa Clip sounds great, good price too....but which colour? :D

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Black looks smart, blue goes with the screen & red's my wife's favourite colour (but admittedly rather bright).
 
sony nwz-a816. 4gb, no need to spend more on earphones because the ones it comes with aver very good anyway. i use mine running on a treadmill without problems. the sansa sound quality is very good, but a little short of the sony's. that shouldnt really be an issue if its to be used for running but all the same, the sony is a better buy when you factor the earphones in.

re: that thread, i also wouldnt put too much faith in somebody who would hold the d2's effects (such as BBE) in such high regards. the sound quality of the d2 is for another thread, but i wouldnt describe a unit that has NO adjuments <70hz as 'flexible' in the eq department.
 
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