[gentoo-user] coolest mp3 player?

[gentoo-user] coolest mp3 player?

[james]

Well, I have not kept up on mp3/wav/<audio fil> portable players,
so your input as to a Gentoo friendly device is welcome. A miniture
video screen is not necessary, and keeping costs down is desired.
Google for this said device leaves me with this scant choices:

Sandisk has the Sansa Clip +

Cowon iAudio 10

Creative's Zen Touch 2

I definately need something simple; able to copy <audio> files
from a gentoo system over to the device with ease. I thinking of a robust
application (gui) that runs on my gentoo box for file format changes, then
easy copy to the device, in folders, playlists, management etc etc.
Support for many various audio file formats is a plus, either in the
management (gui) api or on the device, natively.

I do not want anything crippled by apple, Sony, Redmond......

Possibly a custom cover for a Rasberry PI or something
commercial or <?> is fine.


I also have a large collection of audio recordings I want to
be able to put into folders on the device, that are not
commercial.


James

Re: [gentoo-user] coolest mp3 player?

[Neil Bothwick]

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On Thu, 2 Jan 2014 17:16:22 +0000 (UTC), james wrote:

> Well, I have not kept up on mp3/wav/<audio fil> portable players,
> so your input as to a Gentoo friendly device is welcome. A miniture
> video screen is not necessary, and keeping costs down is desired.
> Google for this said device leaves me with this scant choices:
> 
> Sandisk has the Sansa Clip +
> 
> Cowon iAudio 10
> 
> Creative's Zen Touch 2
> 
> I definately need something simple; able to copy <audio> files
> from a gentoo system over to the device with ease. I thinking of a
> robust application (gui) that runs on my gentoo box for file format
> changes, then easy copy to the device, in folders, playlists,
> management etc etc. Support for many various audio file formats is a
> plus, either in the management (gui) api or on the device, natively.

I used to use a Sansa Clip and really like it. It is a straightforward
USB mass storage device so you can copy file with your favourite GUI or
plain old rsync. It also plays Ogg Vorbis as well as MP3.

The only reason I stopped using it is that I now use my phone to listen
to music.


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Re: [gentoo-user] coolest mp3 player?

[Volker Armin Hemmann]

Am 02.01.2014 18:16, schrieb james:
> Well, I have not kept up on mp3/wav/<audio fil> portable players,
> so your input as to a Gentoo friendly device is welcome. A miniture
> video screen is not necessary, and keeping costs down is desired.
> Google for this said device leaves me with this scant choices:
>
> Sandisk has the Sansa Clip +

isn't bad. Just put rockbox on it.

The only reason I stopped using it:
in the car, I have stereo
At home, my computer provides the music

Re: [gentoo-user] coolest mp3 player?

[v_2e]

  Hello!

On Thu, 2 Jan 2014 17:16:22 +0000 (UTC)
james <wireless@tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
> Well, I have not kept up on mp3/wav/<audio fil> portable players,
> so your input as to a Gentoo friendly device is welcome. A miniture
> video screen is not necessary, and keeping costs down is desired.
> Google for this said device leaves me with this scant choices:
> 
> Sandisk has the Sansa Clip +
> 
  I have been using this model for several years and I am just fond of
it. It has a great hardware quality (at least, its playback part), and
by installing the RockBox on it you obtain a very powerful software
which you can even customize by yourself.
  It is also GNU/Linux-friendly, since the latest versions of RockBox
feature the complete USB exchange support, and you can copy the
files just like to a regular USB flash drive.
  I recommend this player to everybody, especially to the people who
appreciate free software. 
  My only doubt is whether these players are still available on the
market or  not. Sansa Clip+ is a rather old model.

  Regards,
     Vladimir

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v_2e <v_2e@ukr.net>

[gentoo-user] Re: coolest mp3 player?

[james]

v_2e <v_2e <at> ukr.net> writes:


> james <wireless <at> tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
> > Well, I have not kept up on mp3/wav/≤audio fil> portable players,
> > Sandisk has the Sansa Clip +

>   My only doubt is whether these players are still available on the
> market or  not. Sansa Clip+ is a rather old model.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=&sku=649295&Q=&is=REG&A=details

has it.


Thanks for the feedback.

James

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: coolest mp3 player?

[Roman Dobosz]

On Fri, 3 Jan 2014 18:42:05 +0000 (UTC)
james <wireless@tampabay.rr.com> wrote:

> >   My only doubt is whether these players are still available on the
> > market or  not. Sansa Clip+ is a rather old model.
> 
> http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=&sku=649295&Q=&is=REG&A=details
> 
> has it.

I would take 4GB model and add 16GB micro SD card, since it have card
slot. I own Sansa Clip+ 2GB with rockbox installed, 16GB sd card and
never look back for other fancy players. It even survived a session
with washing machine :)

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Re: [gentoo-user] coolest mp3 player?

[Frank Steinmetzger]

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On Thu, Jan 02, 2014 at 05:16:22PM +0000, james wrote:
> 
> Well, I have not kept up on mp3/wav/<audio fil> portable players,
> so your input as to a Gentoo friendly device is welcome. A miniture
> video screen is not necessary, and keeping costs down is desired.
> Google for this said device leaves me with this scant choices:
> 
> Sandisk has the Sansa Clip +

Years ago I bought an 8 GB Clip (without +) and was very fond of it for
its size and prize (nowadays the 4 GB versions cost as much). It was a
very nice device, most notably for its Rockbox complatibility. But even
with the stock firmware, it had support for Ogg, which is not very
common. Sadly, the display died some time ago.

Nowadays my on-the-go music consumption has decreased as a result, and I
use the phone. Though for running and other sports, the Clip was ideal
for its name-sake, the backside clip.


The problem with such players is their longevity (rather the lack
thereof). They don't use standard batteries (which I would have liked
very much) and then you can't replace the builtin easily, because the
clip is not screwed together (and it's not exactly a big market). OTOH,
But if you want a replacable battery, the only choice is cheap-looking
cheap-featured USB stick-like players. :(
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