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Originally Posted by alpac
I want to spend between $400 and $500 on a good mp3 player. I am particularly interested in sound quality and sound processing possibilities. Any suggestion?
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Uh oh. You opened a potentially volatile issue. iPod? Zen? Dell Jukebox? iAudio X5? Opinions will vary but I'm an iPod owner so I'm biased.
The definition of "good" is very relative for gadgets like an MP3 player. I like the relatively low cost of and the easy of use of an iPod. You can pick up a 30GB iPod Video for less than you're thinking of spending. (About $300.) It's ubiquitous and there are a crapload of accesories for them. Get the Dension iceLink for the X5 and you're set.
As far as sound quality and processing abilities, all MP3 players will play only as well as the original file has been ripped. Some people complain about the sound quality of the iPod but I think the same could be said of all MP3 players. I'm sure you can play with different file types and different bitrates to get the sound quality you want.