Whos using what MP3 player?
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Road Master
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Whos using what MP3 player?
I've been looking for an alternitive to the Harley MP3 player. Just couldn't see paying $300 for something that should have been already built in to the radio. So I came up with this little gem.
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Cost $88 at Wally World. Holds 120 songs and is expandable (just like the MOCOs) Took me about 30 minutes to figure out how to load it up (including the d/l of the 120 songs. Put it on Shuffle repeat, plugged it in the AUX and threw it in my windshield pouch. Who needs to see it anyway? Says it'll run up to 20 hours on 1 AAA battery. Ran it for a couple of hours already today and the battery meter still says full. Anyway $212 is a lot of batteries! (I get them for free anyway
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Player
Cost $88 at Wally World. Holds 120 songs and is expandable (just like the MOCOs) Took me about 30 minutes to figure out how to load it up (including the d/l of the 120 songs. Put it on Shuffle repeat, plugged it in the AUX and threw it in my windshield pouch. Who needs to see it anyway? Says it'll run up to 20 hours on 1 AAA battery. Ran it for a couple of hours already today and the battery meter still says full. Anyway $212 is a lot of batteries! (I get them for free anyway
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RE: Whos using what MP3 player?
I've used a couple different ones. Right now I'm using a unit from SanDisk, the same people who make all the PC, camera and so forth memory sticks, cards, etc.
The unit is called the "MP3 Companion" and it takes a SanDisk Cruzer Micro Flash Drive (also known in computer circles as thumb drive, etc). It is a USB device with 512 MB capacity, which holds about 11 full CD's without any difficulty. The whole unit is small enough to fit in the smalest shirt pocket, and runs for several hours on a single AAA battery. The really neat thing is the memory stick is so small, and not nearly as fragile as some memory cards, you can carry several with different music collections and change on whatever whim suits you. The playes and 512 MB stick came out to about a hundred bucks about a year ago. So the entire thing should be even cheaper now. In good weather I bungee it on top of the brake cylinder reservoir, and hook up to the AUX input with a short cord from Radio Shack. Haven't figured out what I'll do with it in nasty weather, but it shouldn't be too much of a challenge.
Cheers
The unit is called the "MP3 Companion" and it takes a SanDisk Cruzer Micro Flash Drive (also known in computer circles as thumb drive, etc). It is a USB device with 512 MB capacity, which holds about 11 full CD's without any difficulty. The whole unit is small enough to fit in the smalest shirt pocket, and runs for several hours on a single AAA battery. The really neat thing is the memory stick is so small, and not nearly as fragile as some memory cards, you can carry several with different music collections and change on whatever whim suits you. The playes and 512 MB stick came out to about a hundred bucks about a year ago. So the entire thing should be even cheaper now. In good weather I bungee it on top of the brake cylinder reservoir, and hook up to the AUX input with a short cord from Radio Shack. Haven't figured out what I'll do with it in nasty weather, but it shouldn't be too much of a challenge.
Cheers
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RE: Whos using what MP3 player?
My experience is that if you don't care about the sound quality the digital audio players (mp3's) are the best choice. Though they have a built in EQ and good quality earphones help, they don't compare to say a Sony CD walkman. WMA files allow you load even more songs and you can "rip" songs from your favorite CD's through the windows media player which everyone should have on their computer. I have found that you can not really get the volume very loud on the DAP's. However, a friend of mine found a device that is a booster that you can buy. It is double the size of the player itself, holds 3 AA batteries, connects with no special cords and increases the sound level immensely. The battery level is really good for about 4+/- hours max before it starts to distort on these players. I carry AAA batteries with me all the time. If you can plug this into your bikes audio system then it will most likely amplify it for you. If not I recommend the boost packs.
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RE: Whos using what MP3 player?
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My experience is that if you don't care about the sound quality the digital audio players (mp3's) are the best choice. Though they have a built in EQ and good quality earphones help, they don't compare to say a Sony CD walkman.
My experience is that if you don't care about the sound quality the digital audio players (mp3's) are the best choice. Though they have a built in EQ and good quality earphones help, they don't compare to say a Sony CD walkman.
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RE: Whos using what MP3 player?
I currently am using a Sony 10 disc MP3 changer mounted in the saddlebag. I just hard wired it into the system via the antenna (FM Modulator) and powered it up at the battery and cig lighter. Hindsight I would have went with a Ipod and just plugged it straight into the radio and saved the saddlebag space. I would not recommend the changer for the fact that it vibrates alot in the saddlebag and at certain rpm's the disc will skip. On the plus side I have 115 full length cd's in my bike at all time in MP3 format.