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SoundsGood mp3 player

Trying to find an mp3 player that met my requirements was hard. It shouln't have been but it was.

I wanted one with 96MB, that used USB to transfer files, and that wasn't too big. This combination ruled out most - including the SoundsGood.

The original favourites were one of the Sony ones, or the Panasonic E-wear ones. Both of these ranges were good except that both had restrictions about how many times a song could be copied onto the media, and both transferred songs into their own formats before uploading onto the players - according to some reviews I read, this meant it would take 20 minutes to convert and transfer an album.

Initially I didn't want a springboard one - mainly as I didn't want to get more tied to the visor. However, the SoundsGood mp3 player looked pretty good. The decision was helped by the existance of the Energy Clip - a battery pack you can slip the SoundsGood into. This means that you don't have to carry the Visor with you everytime you want to listen to music. This had a lot to do with my decision.

It has 64MB of storage, takes about 5 minutes to transfer songs on, stores 90 minutes of music at 96bps (I listen mostly on tubes so the reduction in quality isn't so noticable) and uses standard MP3 format. The desktop interface is pretty good and simple. It also comes with a copy of MusicMatch which is handy.

The interface on the visor is fairly simple - normal play, stop, skip etc buttons, a display of the track details, length etc, volume control.

The module itself has the headphone socket, forward, backward, stop and play buttons and a volume control - this is what you use to control it when it's in the optional Energy clip.

So far I'm impressed - it works well and doesn't appear to suck too much battery power. That said, I have been using it in the Energy Clip mostly. Another great gadget for the Visor :-)

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  • SoundsGood MP3 player
    I experimented with a VisorPhone case which allowed access to all but the volume control while allowing you to wear the player.
    Posted by Mark Viner on 2002-07-04 10:49:34

  • MP3 Player
    When people hear this, they will see MP3 in a new light.
    Posted by Darren on 2002-07-04 10:52:04

  • Visor MP3 Player
    Could use some more memory. However good quality sound.
    Posted by Justin on 2002-07-04 10:54:37

  • MP3
    Not enougth memory.
    Posted by Daniel on 2002-08-23 01:02:41

  • SoundsGood MP3 player
    Seems like ~$250 is alot to pay for this device.
    Posted by Online Music blog on 2004-08-04 03:53:17

  • Re: $250 is a lot to pay
    It would be now, but in 2001 when this item was bought, it was pretty competitive and held several advantages over the alternatives
    Posted by Jane on 2004-08-04 08:23:04

  • soundsgood mp3 player
    Total piece of junk, no support from manufacturer, refuses to sink with my computer.(YES, I did everything EXACTLY as the instructions said 3 times and it still won't upload any songs, so it is useless.)
    Posted by Harry on 2004-08-30 12:16:28

  • Soundsgood
    It's funny to see how outdated this has become ;)
    Posted by Mp3 player reviews on 2007-03-01 16:24:47

  • Sandisk Sansa e250
    The headphone jack on my Sandisk Sansa e250 mp3 player has gotten loose and now only plays the right channel. If I put pressure on the inserted headphone plug, I can wiggle it into the correct position so the left channel plays too.
    Posted by Andrey on 2007-12-24 21:44:47

  • SoundsGood mp3 player
    Personally I think 90 minutes of music is enough for an mp3 player if you jsut want to go jogging with it or something. Obviously for long term storage you'd use an ipod.
    Posted by MP3 Players on 2009-04-21 15:59:19

SoundsGood MP3 player
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