X-Micro Musepod mp3 player

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Published: February 13, 2005
Author: Amber Lupala
Editor: Amber Lupala
Provider: X-Micro

Conclusion


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It’s time to check out the menu system in the player. To the left we have first the “root” menu where you can choose the songs you want to play. On the right we have the main menu which you get into by holding in the mode button for a few seconds on the side of the player. In here you can choose several settings for the player and even choose radio mode etc.


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Well a few more in action pictures as we have the radio on the left for example, the radio is very strong and you will not have any problems listening to your favorite stations. 107.7mhz is a big one in Sweden but I managed to find smaller stations also, and if the autosearch won’t find it you can manually tune it in. The right picture shows a pretty cool feature actually as you can put in a text file and get the song text on the display so you can sing along; well I won’t even try with my voice but if you find it fun do it :)


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Well the left picture shows you the settings menu for the display etc so this is where you should go to make some major changes. On the right I just wanted to show you the size of the player as the right picture is the Info part where you can see how much space is taken etc on the player.

Sound quality:

The included headphones do work but personally I prefer better ones. I tested this mp3 player with some Shure E2C earphones and after tinkering around with the settings for awhile we got a good clear sound with perfect bass. Some preset equalizer settings do work pretty good also. You have SRS WOW in this player but I have never liked it myself on any mp3 player. We tested the player with songs at 44KHz and 160-192k from different genres and found the sound to be very clear and have a nice bass.

Voice and Encoding:

Well I did some testing with voice recording and with the encoding more and we got a pretty good sound even though I wish the voice recording was a little stronger. You don’t get a really clear sound but it sure works though as the mp3 player is not mainly meant for this feature. Encoding works and does what its supposed to do. You can record directly from a cd player to the mp3 player itself.

Accessories:

Accessory wise this is a great kit as you get several adapter and a long USB cable. You also get a protective case with a magnetic flap to keep the case closed. Drivers and software is included a two small cds for your convinience.

Conclusion:

Well this is a very cool mp3 player I have to say the battery time is really what the specifications promise and it fits tons of songs. I cannot say how many as it differs depending on quality and song length but I don’t even own enough songs to fill this baby up. The sound is great you get a clear sound with the headphones included but personally I recommend getting better ones. It’s actually quiet small and does not weigh to much so I think it will fit your pocket very well. It was well packed and came with the right accessories what more can you ask for?! Overall we give this 5 out of 5 and our Editor�s choice award for a great product that will give you hours of great music listening even if you listen to rock, pop, or jazz etc they all sound great!

Pros:

+ Small for a harddrive player
+ Quiet
+ Good battery time
+ USB 2
+ Well packed
+ Good accessory bundle

Cons:

- Headphones could be better

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  • Anonymous

    the “game” setting is used when gaming on the xbox or ps3, and since on the consoles the headset is forced to use its built-in sound card, there is a faint hissing when using it, which is why i presume you said it was awful… when using on the pc just keep it on “pc” mode