MP3 Player built for Exercise?!?

Yoshua · #1 4th Dec 07, 04:23 PM

Hi Guys,

I need to write my letter to Santa and I would like an MP3 Player for exercising. Any suggestions of something small but with decent sound quality?

Many thanks!

Ken

richardsimkiss · #2 4th Dec 07, 04:34 PM

I'd say the two main contributing factors to sound quality are the MP3 files themselves and the headphones you use with the MP3 player, rather than the MP3 player itself... Of course the big brands are bound to serve you well (Sony, Creative & apple iPod). Cheaper MP3 players do their job fine, but worth investing in soem better earphones.

steepler · #3 4th Dec 07, 10:14 PM

Get some decent running kit
Running with an MP3 is dangerous

Granty · #4 4th Dec 07, 10:22 PM

Creative Nano Plus is a good 'un, with a built in radio as well.

twinkle toes · #5 5th Dec 07, 04:16 PM

I have a nano, which is light weight although it has scratched up easily.

Granty what is going on with the Darlek get up, right I am going to change my signature AGAIN

thefootster · #6 5th Dec 07, 09:56 PM

I use an Ipod shuffle & a decent pair of Sony frameless headphones purchased from Argos.

The Shuffle is almost weightles, sounds great and has 2G of space (around 500 songs I think). The headphones (cost around 30 quid) are good because the ipod (hard) ones dont fit in my ears properly. These ones dont budge!

Hope that's of some use to you!

richardsimkiss · #7 6th Dec 07, 10:03 AM

I keep meaning to get some decent wrap-around earphones as althought the standard iPod ones fit me fine, just the weight of the wire while running along can sometimes pull them out - Most annoying!

Steady Edwina · #8 6th Dec 07, 12:32 PM

I've got an ipod shuffle for use down the gym but I don't like using it outside as I can't hear traffic or someone coming up behind me.

LEECE · #9 6th Dec 07, 12:34 PM

i have the shuffle too, but the earphones annoy me at times.

but i like the fact you can clip it on anywhere.

almost_no_specifics · #10 4th Feb 08, 01:08 PM

I've just been thinking about getting a weeny lil mp3 player of late. I have a 20Gb creative zen thing, but it's quite bulky, relatively speaking, and so want something like an iPod nano, or an actual iPod nano, my running gear have lil pockets for such things, and I don't like the idea of a potentially-chafing strap around my arm or anything. SO does anyone know a good shop that can show me a range of exercise-useable mp3 players?