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dookka 2007-05-15, 22:42 #16
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I'd say you made a good choice.

I had an iAudio M3 and the sound was awsome.  The controls sucked and the gaps drove me crazy.

When the battery died I went for a 1st gen iPod Nano with Rockbox.  Gapless ruled, but the sound was so dull, the Rockbox/Vorbis combo meant charging every night and I couldn't use the clickwheel (though my gf's 5th gen iPod w/Apple fw has a good clickwheel and sounds good too.)

Now I have a Vibez which sounds great and has everything I want and I'm happy.  But I do find myself missing some of the Rockbox features, and the M3's sound did sparkle so.
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krazykit (Administrator) 2007-05-17, 07:49 #17
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Quote by dookka on 2007-05-15, 22:42:
Gapless ruled, but the sound was so dull, the Rockbox/Vorbis combo meant charging every night and I couldn't use the clickwheel (though my gf's 5th gen iPod w/Apple fw has a good clickwheel and sounds good too.)

Maybe you needed to work on the EQ settings some.  The sound curve is identical between original fw and rockbox on most targets.
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LycoLoco 2007-05-17, 23:37 #18
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Quote by krazykit on 2007-04-16, 12:46:
Not really.  The iAudio is probably a good bet.  You missed the deal on the $100 40GB Toshiba Gigabeat (Rockboxable) though.
After messing around with Rockbox on my dad's Sandisk Sansa, I seriously think I'm gonna get a Gigabeat. I'm an options whore, and 30 gigs would be good enough that I could have the same 20 gigs worth of music that I have on my Karma as well as extra room for whatever new music I get as well as some TV shows.
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dookka 2007-05-18, 00:56 #19
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Maybe you needed to work on the EQ settings some.  The sound curve is identical between original fw and rockbox on most targets.
Yes, I assumed Apple had made big sound improvements between the 1st gen Nano and the 5th gen iPod - I didn't blame it on Rockbox.  I think Rockbox on the X5 would sound awsome.
Dixie Flatline 2007-05-18, 08:53 #20
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Yes, I assumed Apple had made big sound improvements between the 1st gen Nano and the 5th gen iPod - I didn't blame it on Rockbox.  I think Rockbox on the X5 would sound awsome.

Yes, yes it does.  When my faithful Karma finally went into its death spiral, I picked up a 60GB X5 and Rockboxed it, and it sounds great.  Note that the line-out on the X5 has been accused of some serious problems, including severe bass roll-off.  However, it works quite well for me hooked up to a Ray Samuels SR-71 portable amp.  YMMV.  The headphone output is pretty solid, regardless.
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Quote by Dixie Flatline:
Quote by dookka:
Yes, I assumed Apple had made big sound improvements between the 1st gen Nano and the 5th gen iPod - I didn't blame it on Rockbox.  I think Rockbox on the X5 would sound awsome.

Yes, yes it does.  When my faithful Karma finally went into its death spiral, I picked up a 60GB X5 and Rockboxed it, and it sounds great.  Note that the line-out on the X5 has been accused of some serious problems, including severe bass roll-off.  However, it works quite well for me hooked up to a Ray Samuels SR-71 portable amp.  YMMV.  The headphone output is pretty solid, regardless.

I second that. The rockboxed X5 is really great. I cannot really compare it, since I neither have a lot of experience, nor am I an audiophile, but it does sound great. And is gapless. And very customizable. And you can keep that open source-hardcore-1337 look with the bland black&white text.
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Nordburgh 2007-09-14, 14:50 #22
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Subject: Sansa View
It appears finally another DAP other than a Rockboxed'd DAP will have gapless support. According to DAPreview the Sansa View will play back gapless.

http://www.dapreview.net/comment.php?comment.news.4095
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