Very cool, any ideas what the battery life is like on this puppy?
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Even though I really don't need one the price was too good so I pulled the trigger, got it yesterday. Ripped about 5 CDs as FLAC to it so far and am very, very impressed at this point. The sound quality simply blows my iPod Touch, even with relatively high quality MP3s and ALAC files out of the water. I also love it that I don't have to go manually get rid of gaps between songs that seamlessly transition into each other (Brain Damage/Eclipse, Golden Slumber Melody, etc.) and the increased output is awesome for CDs that weren't recorded at outrageously loud levels with no dynamic range like everything that's come out in the last 5 years or so. The fully adjustable EQ is really nice when switching between different headphones / aux input, etc. The only problem now is that I HAVE to get my Shure SE530s repaired or replaced with something else.
I've not tested it in my car yet but considering how good it sounds I'm not about to send it through BT, so hopefully the USB connected works, if not it's the old 3.5 MM Aux input to the rescue!
The PC software is kinda of nice for being able to select music you want sent to which storage location (internal, SD1, SD2) but otherwise it's un-remarkable. Still beats the shit out of iTunes, but that's a low bar to set!
I have a Google Music Subscription (mainly just for ease of use around the house / pool where the quality isn't as important) and that should work great with the Android App but I haven't tested it yet.
Found one significant complaint: the screen is un-viewable in portrait when wearing polarized sunglasses. It's not just dim, you can't see it at all, there must be a polarized filter or the glass is polarized, rotating it makes it viewable. Not necessarily a deal breaker but somewhat troublesome in the car or just outside on a sunny day.
I've seen other screens (and the HUD in some cars) that don't play well with polarized glasses but I've never had an issue with a cell phone. On the other hand I actually really, really like the PC software that is available for this thing, makes organizing and loading it to the internal and external storage pretty easy and neat.
Just wanted to add that these things are built like tanks! I had mine fall out of my pocket while cutting grass on my Zero Turn Mower the other day. I realized it quickly of course but stopped and went back to look for it behind me expecting the worst, amazingly it looks like it was hit pretty hard but the only damage is a couple deep gouges in the metal frame near the screen. I seriously doubt any iPod or other music player would have survived that. I may put a watch eBay for any good deals on them and buy another one just as a backup.
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