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MP3 players versus MP3 CD players-sound quality - SH Forums
I've had three MP3 players over the past couple of years, two Creative and now a Sansa.
And yet, to me anyway, the sound on my old $47 Philips MP3 CD Walkman-type player seems stronger and in wider stereo than any of them, with the same songs at the same bitrate and the same earphones being used.
Do MP3 CD players have stronger sound generally or do I just have inferior players (the last two of mine have been 4 gig, BTW)
And just to add, at least in these parts, I can no longer find an MP3 CD player!
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I would think it has to do with the quality of the hardware and software inside each piece of equipment.
Just as you have found two MP3 players that sound worse (to your ears), than an MP3 CD player that you had, I'm sure that others could find examples of the opposite: where the MP3 player sounds better than the MP3 CD player to their ears.
Regarding your observation that MP3 CD players are getting harder to find, I'm assuming that you mean portable MP3 CD players, as most home and car CD players nowadays are designed to play MP3s.
Portable MP3 CD players are probably becoming less common because most people are buying iPods, Sansas, etc.
Not many people want something bulkier than a deck of cards to carry around and listen to music, when something smaller that holds many hours more music is available.
Craig.
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I pursued this issue on the weekend, and asked salespeople about this at two stores.
A salesguy at Best Buy agreed with me that MP3 CD Walkman-type portable players do sound better than MP3 players.
He said they sound better than a $450 Mp3 portable he bought.
He also said that MP3 CDs sound better in his car than when his MP3 player is hooked up to his car player.
At another audio store called Layton Electronics, the salesguy claimed his Ipod sounds fantastic, but added that a possible reason for the stronger sound from an MP3 CD player is the fact it uses 2 AA batteries, as opposed to MP3 players that either use 1 AAA battery (my first Creative player) or are recharged via the USB connection.
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