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Summary: Terrific MP3 Player
Review: I wasn't sure what to expect, since this was my first mp3 player, but my experience with the Rave has been almost wholly positive. It's ultra light so I barely know I'm carrying it. The controls, while a little difficult to manage while the unit is in a pocket (let's hear that song again!)are pretty clear and, on the whole, simple to figure out even if you haven't bothered to read the instructions. Power use is minimal so batteries last quite a long time. With 64 Megs of memory you get about an hour's worth of music at what I think is a very reasonable price. I don't make much use of this unit for anything other than mp3 playback, but the multi-functionality is impressive. Above all, the sound quality is excellent.I don't like ear-bud type headphones, which is what this unit comes with, but that's my own problem, and it's really the only one I have with this player. For the rest, I am incredibly happy with its performance, which has been flawless.
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Summary: TOP OF THE LINE
Review: I did a lot of researching into mp3 players. in the end, I decided to go with the rave, mainly because of its memory compacity (64, upgradable to 96). When i got it, everything installed easily, and after 10 minutes (read the book and this is all it is going to take to setup everything), i got it to work. It's easy to grab songs if you know what your doing, which i didn't (just check the box on the Audio Catalyst and click grab-- very simple). I called customer service once (non-800 #) and they were very helpful. After all my mp3's were on the thing, i have to disagree with those that say that the quality isn't good, and if yours is, its the mp3's that you put on the thing. For everyone complaining that it has a parallel port connection instead of a USB, a USB would be faster, but it takes only 3 seconds as is to upload a song onto it. I love it and think it is a great device,and have recommended it to all my friends, and now i'm recommending it to you.
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Summary: Trouble w/ first unit - got another, works great! A deal!
Review: I chose the Rave:MP as a college student on a budget. I waslooking for a unit that was affordable, offered a good sound and had at least 64M of memory...once you price memory cards, you'll look for this too! After reading numerous reviews (some good, some bad), I chose Sensory Science's Rave:MP. When I first received my first Rave:MP unit, the software loaded fine onto my computer. However, the unit was not being recognized by my computer. I got constant error messages telling me that it could not find the Rave:MP. As a computer regular, I tried numerous settings - including some the manual did not suggest, with no success. I spoke with customer service through e-mail from Sensory Science. They were prompt with all of their replies (we fired a bunch of e-mails back and forth in a period of an hour) but were not much help. They finally suggested that I return the unit from where I purchased it and get a replacement. Just the other day I received my replacement. It works great - and worked on the first try. There were no problems with it being recognized by my computer and the setup was rather easy. The sound quality is great - almost CD quality depending on the mp3 file. I would say the only little thing that bothers me is the time it takes to transfer songs to the player...not too slow, but not as fast as you'd like it to be - of, course we always want things to be faster :) Also, plugging the cable into the printer port may be a pain for some people - but I have a scanner and slave connected it to that. Although my initial experience was a hastle, I love this player! And it was a deal!...
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Summary: Great deal for the cost
Review: I bought mine a few months ago and it works great. 64 megs is the way to go. Anything less and you'll be disapointed. As far as the down load times I down load 60 minutes of music in less than 5 minets. I use mine mostly for running and have not had a single problem with the controls. About the only negitive thing I could find was it goes through a battery in just a few hours. What I did was get a battery charger to save on the expence. The head phones are better than average too, and are included in the price. I don't think you'll find a better deal with 64 megs of memery for under $200.
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Summary: There are so many other MP3 players, don't choose this one
Review: I bought this and was very happy with it. It worked well, transfered quickly, and was well-designed. At first, there were just two little problems. A case isn't made for it. Second, although both Amazon.com and Sensory Science's website said that a 32 MB expansion card was available, I wasn't able to find one on Amazon.com or the SS website. Still, 64 MB isn't bad. The Rave MP comes with a 90-day warranty. If your experience is the same as mine, yours will break about a week after the end of the warranty. You'll go to Sensory Science's website for help, and they'll tell you to contact whoever you bought it from for it to be replaced (in my case, the display went crazy for a minute, then it stopped displaying anything, and hasn't since). So I wrote Amazon.com, but since the warranty had expired, there was nothing to do but throw it away. I spent much too much money on this for it to die a little over 3 months after I bought it. I recommend against buying this MP3 player. Buy one of the many others that has a reputation for reliability and customer service. When I was choosing an MP3 player, I saw other reviews of the Rave MP that said they had had problems with the players breaking frequently. If you buy a Rave MP, you might regret it. These things are expensive -- buy one that has a better chance of lasting at least to its 4th month of life.
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Summary: Rave Mp2100: Pretty darn good
Review: The Rave mp2100 is an all around easy to use device. The instalation is simple and using the mp3 player is not complicated. Troubleshooting is also spectacular. When my printer port information needed to be changed, the readme with the error message gave me specific instructions on how to correct the problem. Transfer rates are also quick for a paralell port, and excede 175 kilobytes per second. Playback is as clear as a CD and the earbuds packaged with the player are the some of the best on the market. Also, the audio manager is not complicated to find the music on your computer and your player. This is a very user friendly device and I suggest to anyone that is in looking in the market for portable mp3 players that they consider this device before running to buy a diamond rio or other mp3 player.
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Summary: Very dissapointed with this product
Review: I bought this product ... and in three months it has only worked for three days (cost :$100 per use). I have exchanged it twice and now I have to keep taking it back to be serviced. The USB port is poorly engineered and the little pins bend easily making the unit unrecognizable to the computer. I just bought a RIO and it works so much better! It is actually designed to be used...what a concept!
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Summary: Nice features, but awful sound quality
Review: I received the 32 MB version in a promotion from emusic.com, but as far as I can tell it is the same player as the 64 MB version. It has some great features such as the voice recording, file transfers, and text storage, but it fails at its main purpose: music playback. Those of you who remember tapes, know what tape hiss is. That is the best way I can characterize the noise this player made during music playback. Very loud hiss that is constant and doesn't vary with the volume. I looked at the specifications in the user's manual and sure enough the signal-to-noise ratio is 70 dB. A good cd player is usually in the upper 90's and my Rio 300 has s/n of 90 dB. This means that the base noise of the unit is MUCH louder in the RaveMP than in other audio products. 20 dB in that decibel range is a HUGE difference. A chart I just looked at showed a normal conversation being 60 dB and a lawnmower at 90 dB! Yes, that is 30 dB, but that example gives a little perspective. This just shows poor design and quality on the part of Sensory Science. If sound quality matters to you and you would like to enjoy the improvement that digital music has brought over analog cassette tapes, do NOT purchase this player. I ended up giving mine to a friend who uses it when he goes jogging and sound quality is not an issue.
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Summary: Not So Good
Review: I recently bought a rave mp3 player. Ive Had it for about a week now at it still wont work i called tecnical support but they were no help at all. The stupid program says illegal operation when i try to upload songs. Not sure why but i dont like this product at all.
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Summary: Rave MP2100 Review
Review: I purchased the Rave MP2100 after reviewing comments on Amazon and several other web sites. I purchased it primarily for use while running and biking. So far I have found it to be an excellent mp3 player. It comes with 64MB RAM, expandable to 96MB (which I did a week later, purchased directly from the Sensory Science Web site, the only place I could find that sold it. So far it has worked perfectly. I did replace the headphone with another model, but only be- cause I am not blessed with ears that have the notches required for most ear-bud headphones. This, also improved the sound quality and loudness. The software installed without a hitch on a win98 system, and the parallel port connection has worked perfectly. I am sure that a USB link would be much quicker, but most songs transfer inn 20-30 seconds. Acceptable to me. My biggest complaint, and this applies to ALL MP3 players that I reviewed, is that the software ONLY runs on win95/98. (some USB systems now have software for Macintoshes). I run Linux and am reduced to using a win98 system to transfer files. The strange hourglass design of the case is actually great for sports, fits in the hand very well. When I purchased the memory upgrade, it installed exactly as specified. Opened the back, plugged it in, and the system recoginized the ram immediately. It did not even affect the songs that were stored in the system. Other features include voice recording, memos, and the software includes a few audio books you can download to the player, and a demo version of an MP3 ripping program that works pretty well. Pay them money and it will work much better!
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