"Raymond RUSSELL" wrote in message
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Hello all

I realize that asking this question in a forum for hifi enthusiasts
might be like waving a red flag to a bull
- but can anyone recommend an mp3 player
that I could hook up to the amplifier of my stereo system
(Kenwood KAF 3030R) ?
Ideally it should have a little LCD screen
so that one can pick and choose from the HD
and see what's playing etc.

Any one with a headphone jack will do... which is all of them! Just get the
appropriate lead to connect it to a spare input on your amp (any electronics
shop should sell you one of these). You'll probably need to turn the volume
up pretty high on the player; I've just tried it with my Creative MuVo TX
and with the volume on full the output is slightly less than normal line
level. The sound quality compares well with the optical digital output from
my computer.

By the way, hi-fi and MP3 aren't completely incompatible - it's all a matter
of getting a good encoder for your MP3s. Look into LAME if you haven't got
it already. http://lame.sourceforge.net/