"Signal" wrote
Anyone got one??

Opinions??

Yeah. The 4GB black one.

I haven't extensively road-tested it yet, but a couple of observations:

1) Not sure yet, but it seems you HAVE to use the included iTunes software to
upload music to it. When you do, the files are not .mp3, but some other weird
extension. I'd rather just bung mp3 files into a directory or directory
tree than ****ing about with their software. I feel like I'm being locked
in and made to jump through their hoops.

2) Overall, sound seems good, but it did have MAJOR problems with Marillion's
"Heart of Lothian". It didn't seem to have enough voltage available, I guess
because there must be very strong low bass on it, causing clipping and nasty
distortion, even below maximum volume.

3) There are "EQ" settings you can choose from, but they're all just named
presets like "Rock", "Voice", or whatever. There are settings called "bass
cut", "bass boost" (or similar), "treble boost" and "treble cut". I'd rather
have just had a defeatable graphic equaliser.


Martin
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