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Summary: Best for the $ and Old Time Radio
Review: After accidentally dropping my RioVolt 100, I had to find a replacement and the RV100 is no longer manufactured. Features important to me were:
-ability to scan through MP3 files (FF thru)
-ability to play low bit rates (the 150 can play down to 8)... because I often listen to old radio shows recorded at low rates and they can be an hour long, so scanning is critical.
-ability to program in a particular set of tracks to play in a certain order
- firmware upgradability (not critical, but an excellent feature)
-uses standard batteries.... The higher iRiver models these strange square batteries but I think would end up costing a significant amount of money. If these are important to you, run, don't walk, and get this player. Some people say it feels flimsy, but they all do. I very careful and don't put my player through a lot of bouncing around. So that aspect is important to you, you may want to read more reviews. I tried the RioVolt SP50, but it didn't have the features I needed, and technical support was no help; they actually said the SP50 did have the features (but it did not). I searched high and low for a very long time dealing with technical support people who knew nothing. I even purchased a couple of models, but none performed as the salespeople represented. There's just not a lot of knowledge Albert, at least where I was. The best way to find the features, is to go online and read the user guide. I only don't rate it a 5 star, because I have not had it very long. If it performs as well as it is now, I would give it a 5.
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Summary: This item disappointed me
Review: It cannot read many of my music cds, including brand-new CDs.
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Summary: Funny
Review: It didn't come with a power suppy. It said only to use the included power supply. Very strange. Can't say I was too happy with it.
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Summary: one of the best mp3 players - for the price
Review: After returning a defective unit I finally got a new one - and it is superb. Anti-shock works fine and the soundquality is outstanding. More than this, you can choose among eigth equalizer presets and your own user-equalizer. The backlit display gives access to the user-friendly menu. I had several sony discmen and a Rio Volt mp3-Player. But now I'll keep this one. It combines good technics with modern design - for a more than reasonable price!
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Summary: good looks - extraordinary sound quality
Review: After getting a defective player straight from the factory, the second ChromeX works just fine. Sound quality is really good. You can adjust bass and treble with the included equalizer. No skipping with mp3 or audio-cds. I love it.
Rating:
Summary: Great Product !
Review: I Love My IRiver is Execelent , The Sound is Great
The Options and the Quality is Awesome !! I Recomend
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Summary: Great Sound At A Great Price!
Review: I got this player a few months ago and have been bery pleased. Immeaditely the quality of the sound astounded me. It's by far the best sound I've heard out of a portable CD player. The price was also great..I recomend using the mail in rebate. Here's a breakdown of the features:
PROS
-Not very bulky
-Feels like strong construction
-Great sound
-Easy navigation of CD
-Great features
CONS
-Eats up batteries while playing Audio CDs
-Occasionly CD will stop playing for a few seconds The pros outweigh the cons. If you want an CD/Mp3 player..this is by far the best deal.
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Summary: This one does NOT go to 11
Review: Stylish yes, and it's great to have a portable mp3 player at this price. But you will want better headphones ("earbuds" are constantly dislodged), you will run through batteries, and most important, even ambient/street noise will overwhelm your music through headphones. Recommended, though, for remote/rural listeners.
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Summary: Anything less will be dissatisfying
Review: MP3 is one of my hobbies - I own a Nomad Jukebox 3 with a 20G HD and I love it. However my kids also love it. So this Christmas, I gave the two older kids (early teens) each one of the iRiver ChromX iMP-150 CD/MP3 player. Why?
Under $... Handles MP3 and WMA and uses the ID3v2/v1 tags to help parse the music. It also handles WinAmp playlists. My kids aren't using these to jog, so the 120 second anti-skip is sufficient. Riding bikes doesn't seem to cause a problem. It includes a wired remote so the MP3 player can go in their baggy pockets or backpack. They are rough on these type of things - but after 3 weeks no problems to report. Why 5 stars? At this price, and these features, can't be beat. All others required trade-offs I'm not willing to make - the wired remote is important, and if it can't do WMA and MP3, too much of my music library (and most people's music library) would not be usable. Now each of them have created a library of CD's with about a 100 higher quality MP3 (variable 192 kbps) and WMA (128 kbps)songs per CD - based upon the category. Additional suggestions? buy the DC adapter and buy rechargable batteries. That is the downside - it uses 2 AA batteries for every 8 hours of play time (probably closer to 6 hours). The energizer rechargeables seem to be working great. They each have a spare pair to rotate through. But the DC adapter is great. They hook this up to speakers or listen while lying in bed.
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Summary: 190 songs on one CDR, I love it!
Review: This thing is very cool. I have ripped many of my favorite CD's onto my PC, where I burn 12-15 CD's worth of MP3's onto a data CDR according to themes (singer-songwriters, pop-rock faves, women rockers, etc.) Put it on "shuffle all" and it's my own radio show. It works well and has good battery life. Shock protection is good on MP3's. Controls and display are logical. My only negative was really my fault: for a while I clipped the remote to my jacket for easier/safer control in the car. Once I forgot and got out of the car, dragging the player out and onto the driveway. DUH. It bounced once but continued to work, so I guess it's pretty strong plastic! Now I don't use the remote in the car. I had a Riovolt MP90 before -- it was pretty good too (I gave it to my daughter), but I like the lighted display on this one. TIP: When you rip your CD's (I use AudioGrabber), set it up so the files are named starting with the track number, e.g.
01 - Beautiful - Carole King - Tapestry.mp3
and saved in folders by artist and album. This way the songs display/sort in the original order of the CD. Maybe this is obvious, but it wasn't the default setting, and it took me a while to figure it out!
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