I'm old school. iRiver still makes a very good portable CD player which blasts the iPod/mp3 compressed sound. It will drive the Etymotics easily enough. One model even has a digital out for a DAC. They are very suprising even when plugged into a home system.
Best Portable Digital Device
I currently use a Palm Pilot (Tungsten E) to listen to music when traveling on a plane, but it's not very handy to use while exercising. So, I'm thinking about buying an IPOD Nano (4G) - $200. I've got hundreds of CDs but can't imagine loading more than the 1,000 songs that the Nano supposedly stores. Is there a better product out there than the IPOD that's less than $300?
And I'm IT challenged; so, what software program should I use to download the CDs onto my computer to the device? I currently use the standard software that comes with a Dell computer. My headphones are Entymotic Research ER-S4s. Any advice is greatly appreciated.
And I'm IT challenged; so, what software program should I use to download the CDs onto my computer to the device? I currently use the standard software that comes with a Dell computer. My headphones are Entymotic Research ER-S4s. Any advice is greatly appreciated.