Best High Capacity MP3 Player

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My Zune croaked.  It was my favorite player I had so far.  I started out with a Creative Labs, then I got a Toshiba when it died, then the Zune.  The Zune could hold my whole collection plus videos. I also wonder if it is repairable...

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Slartibartfast Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Collaborator Honorary Collaborator / In Memoriam Joined: April 29 2006 Location: Atlantais Status: Offline Points: 29625	Topic: Best High Capacity MP3 Player Posted: July 20 2017 at 16:15
	My Zune croaked. It was my favorite player I had so far. I started out with a Creative Labs, then I got a Toshiba when it died, then the Zune. The Zune could hold my whole collection plus videos. I also wonder if it is repairable... Edited by Slartibartfast - July 20 2017 at 16:16
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Guldbamsen Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Retired Admin Joined: January 22 2009 Location: Magic Theatre Status: Offline Points: 23098	Posted: July 23 2017 at 10:49
	Hi Slarti. These come highly recommended from yours truly: Fiio M3 Fiio X5 lll Astell & Kern AK Jr. Both of these brands offer great sound, so if you happen to bump into one of their other players on sale then I'd definitely pull the trigger. Fiio is a tad cheaper in general.
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Nogbad_The_Bad Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum & Site Admin Group RIO/Avant/Zeuhl & Eclectic Team Joined: March 16 2007 Location: Boston Status: Offline Points: 20196	Posted: July 23 2017 at 11:07
	The Fiio was just recommended to replace my ipod classic, apparently it can hold 2 x 128gb sd cards.
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	I use an iPad Pro 256GB and wireless headphones. Not exactly the most convenient form factor, but I always carry a tablet anyway so this isn't a problem for me. The 256GB is now mainly full of music
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Nogbad_The_Bad Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum & Site Admin Group RIO/Avant/Zeuhl & Eclectic Team Joined: March 16 2007 Location: Boston Status: Offline Points: 20196	Posted: July 23 2017 at 13:44
	I just loaded 5000 tracks on my samsung s8 phone with room for another 7500. Don't know whether to go for a 256gb sd card for the phone or get a fiio. Edited by Nogbad_The_Bad - July 23 2017 at 13:45
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Vompatti Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member VIP Member Joined: October 22 2005 Location: elsewhere Status: Offline Points: 67381	Posted: July 23 2017 at 13:47
	Is there really such a huge difference in sound quality between mp3 players? Because I'd just get the cheapest Chinese one that takes a big enough SD card.

Nogbad_The_Bad Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum & Site Admin Group RIO/Avant/Zeuhl & Eclectic Team Joined: March 16 2007 Location: Boston Status: Offline Points: 20196	Posted: July 23 2017 at 13:54
	That's a pretty good approach, fiio are Chinese
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Vompatti Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member VIP Member Joined: October 22 2005 Location: elsewhere Status: Offline Points: 67381	Posted: July 23 2017 at 14:06
	Yeah but their prices are not.

Guldbamsen Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Retired Admin Joined: January 22 2009 Location: Magic Theatre Status: Offline Points: 23098	Posted: July 23 2017 at 14:31
	It may just be my ears but I hear a discernable improvement in the Fiio players over ipods/phones. Been crosschecking between em and the sound is much sharper and fuller. The internal dac is far superior plus you effectively get a headphone amp in the mix. My X5 can drive headphones up to 300 ohm. The smaller X1 runs up to 100 ohm I believe. This means you can rock your AKG 701s and Superluxes in the open without having to deal with an additional amp. But yeah bottom line: the sound quality is why I love mine. The rest is just icing on the cake.
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Guldbamsen Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Retired Admin Joined: January 22 2009 Location: Magic Theatre Status: Offline Points: 23098	Posted: July 23 2017 at 14:45
	Btw Ian, I believe you can put those mega 200 something gb micro sd cards in the new Fiio players. They do tend to work best with the Sandisk variety for some reason. Basically means your entire collection in MP3s that you can carry around in your pocket or a whole bootful of flac albums depending on your preference.
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