Why does music on my MP3 player sound better with small earphones than with big headphones? [more inside]
posted by murtagh on Nov 1, 2009 - 10 answers

mp3playerfilter: what's the mp3 player that gives the best quality sound? [more inside]
posted by litleozy on Oct 24, 2009 - 13 answers

I need to setup an mp3 player for our phone system to play recordings on hold, but i need it to have a wall charger since it will be on all the time, and there is no USB connection nearby. Does anyone know of a cheap(sub $50) player that has that functionality. It would be really nice if it had a screen and not like an ipod shuffle.
posted by Mesach on Oct 20, 2009 - 7 answers

Does anyone know of an MP3 player or a plug-in for an MP3 player that will allow me to do A-B comparisons? Basically I want to load two different mp3 files start them both at the same time and then have a switch that lets me switch back and forth between them. [more inside]
posted by Bonzai on Sep 10, 2009 - 4 answers

What is the best old version of Winamp? I like the Music Library feature, but it seems like the new versions run slower. If you know of any other resource-light mp3 players, please post them as well. [more inside]
posted by SouthCNorthNY on Jul 15, 2009 - 16 answers

I bought a Samsung S3 mp3 player for the specific purpose of studying sets of mp3s that need to be played in a specific order. Problem: it doesn't seem to want me to play those songs in order. [more inside]
posted by flibbertigibbet on Jun 24, 2009 - 9 answers

Please suggest a small mp3 player that you know plays .asf and .wma files? [more inside]
posted by metaBugs on May 9, 2009 - 4 answers

What are my best options for listening to music on a long bike tour? [more inside]
posted by PercussivePaul on Apr 15, 2009 - 18 answers

I am looking for an mp3 player/recorder that records to .mp3 format. Most of the players out there that I can find record to .wav format. [more inside]
posted by D Wiz on Mar 17, 2009 - 10 answers

Sansa Connect two-fer: (1) the little dial sometimes become immobile; (2) which program to use now that Yahoo Jukebox has bitten the dust? [more inside]
posted by ibmcginty on Oct 30, 2008 - 4 answers

My MP3 files are scrambled... but now only on my MP3 player! Is my MP3 player somehow defunct? Are my .mp3 files corrupted? Please help! [more inside]
posted by WidgetAlley on Aug 8, 2008 - 3 answers

Is there an mp3 player with a user-replaceable battery? [more inside]
posted by zippy on May 4, 2008 - 16 answers

Looking for the best portable players for DRM audiobooks and other large MP3 files [more inside]
posted by reenum on Apr 22, 2008 - 9 answers

Are there any handy utilities or iTunes plugins to help sync my mp3 player (which appears as simply a mass-storage drive) from my macbook? [Something like a mac version of badapple.]
posted by kickingtheground on Apr 19, 2008 - 3 answers

I'm looking for an MP3 player that you can treat like a USB drive. In other words, I want to load MP3s onto it by just plugging the device into my machine and the copying files over. I do not want to use a specialized program like Itunes, and I want to use a standard USB or Firewire cable to plug the device into my computer. [more inside]
posted by Afroblanco on Dec 24, 2007 - 32 answers

Let's play suggest-a-mp3-player! [more inside]
posted by Phire on Dec 11, 2007 - 22 answers

Please help my girlfriend buy a cheap mp3 player for a 16-year-old girl in foster care she's "adopted" for the holidays. [more inside]
posted by Ian A.T. on Dec 1, 2007 - 30 answers

I'd like to buy my dad a bargain-bin mp3 player for Christmas. [more inside]
posted by RobotHeart on Nov 23, 2007 - 14 answers

easiest way to replace the headphone jack in my iaudio x5 portable mp3 player? [more inside]
posted by yonation on Nov 21, 2007 - 4 answers

I'm thinking about getting an Ipod shuffle for working out. It seems to be the best choice, but am I missing any other great candidates? [more inside]
posted by jourman2 on Jan 31, 2007 - 27 answers

An MP3 player for my grandfather: is there something with large buttons and an easy to read screen? [more inside]
posted by allan on Nov 15, 2006 - 12 answers

I have an iRiver h110. Some of my mp3s files behave normally in winamp and Windows Media 10, but are seemingly rejected by the H110 when I try to add them (error message from WMP is something like "may be wrong file type" but they're mp3s, which are supported). I thought that maybe it was corrupt tags and I tried rewriting them, but to no avail. [more inside]
posted by Mayor Curley on Aug 13, 2006 - 6 answers

MP3 player recommendations that meet specific requirements? [more inside]
posted by drezdn on Sep 18, 2005 - 10 answers

So, I might've broken my mp3 player. Can anyone recommend a good glue for use on a circuit board? [more inside]
posted by graventy on Jul 19, 2005 - 5 answers

MP3 Player for WindowsME: I'm looking for a free MP3 player that will work with WindowsME. [more inside]
posted by duck on Apr 6, 2005 - 13 answers

HTPC owners: need recommendations, based on your direct experience, on a remote control for my XP-based mp3/video player. More requirements inside. [more inside]
posted by aberrant on Feb 13, 2005 - 3 answers

Looking for recommendations on networked mp3 players for a home stereo. [+] [more inside]
posted by skwm on Jan 31, 2005 - 7 answers

Is there a free or open source alternative to this macromedia flash-based mp3 player?
posted by banished on Aug 20, 2004 - 2 answers

MP3 to WMA in OS X, EI.EI.O. I'm looking for some utility to convert MP3s to WMA format under OS X. I have a cheap "MP3" player that will either take some proprietary format of MP3, that will never never ever work under OS X, or takes Windows Media WMA files, no matter what platform. It can run from iTunes, the Terminal, or some magic. Anyone have any ideas? [more inside]
posted by mkelley on Mar 30, 2004 - 5 answers

I'm looking for a new portable hard-drive MP3 player. Requirements: 1. At least 30GB storage 2. Long battery life (at least 8 hours, real-world not theoretical) 3. Doesn't suck 4. Not gigantic, I want to be able to hold and control it w/one hand and fit it in my oversized pockets. Price matters not. I'm especially interested in hearing from people who own a player which meets these requirements. [more] [more inside]
posted by punishinglemur on Dec 24, 2003 - 20 answers