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...it positively saps the battery as well. -----Original Message----- From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Scott Phillips Sent: Monday, April 23, 2007 1:40 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] MP3 player for public My Ipod 30gb unit has no trouble with 44.1/16 wav files at all, although at times it becomes clear that because of the file size it strains the disk access time if you rapidly step between songs manually. Mp3 files at any sample rate I've tried are also handled seamlessly. Now, I happen to hate itunes as clunky and blotted.... But then that is just my personal opinion. -----Original Message----- From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Steven C. Barr(x) Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2007 6:22 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] MP3 player for public ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Fine" <[log in to unmask]> > Well, there is a reason the iPod is far and away the best selling > digital music player -- ease of > use and user-friendly interface. You'd be hard pressed to find a > better interface, although someone > probably makes a specialized player of some sort for institutional purposes. I've seen specialized > CD players in museums -- the covers are locked and they are ruggedized > and offer only play and stop > buttons, covered in rubber so slimy little fingers can't break them. > Someone must make a similar MP3 > player. > > Another idea -- seek out an Apple refurb or recycling place in Europe. > You might find a load of iPod > Mini or even an early Nano for very cheap. A Nano might be your ideal > choice because it's got > solid-state memory, not a hard drive, and will thus last longer under > constant jarring. > The problem with genuine Apple iPods is that they use a proprietary sound-file format. I don't kmow if they can convert other more common formats (i.e. CD, .wav, .mp3, usw.)...but I do know that material intended for the iPod can't be played by anything else (there may be Apple-built exceptions...?) One can also buy "MP3 players," which act much the same as iPods but use more accessible file format... Steven C. Barr