MP3 Player - Sound Quality

Being a gadget freak I've been lucky enough to have opportunity to try a number of different MP3 Players. Some stand alone players, portable media devices and mobile phones with players build in.

The three that stand out for me is the iPod 30 GB Classic (Fifth Generation), the Sony W810 phone / walkman and the Blackberry Bold 9000. All for different reasons.

For consistency, I have loaded the same MP3s on each player as well ensuring I tried each player with the same headphones. The headphones I used were a pair of AKG DJ K518, they are relatively clear, nicely balanced and a have a fair bit of punchy compared to some other headphones I have used.

PMP HDD Player

Thinking outside the square and instead of getting a new iPod I thought I would look for something a little different. What I was looking for was a personal media player where I had a choice of my own hard drive size, instead of being restricted to a the general build in hard wired MP4 / MP3 players that wouldn't break the budget.

What I ended up getting was a PMP HDD Player that had;

• audio and video output,
• microphone / karaoke input,
• mini USB,
• monitor output,
• both AC power 
• battery inputs
• SD card reader 
• ability to copy the files back and forth without having to get it up to a computer or TV.