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Sansa Clip Zip: Wow!
NigelH:
Seeing that your speakers are powered, I suspect the IPOD.
Perhaps you can find a second hand Sansa (Clip or even Fuze) on eBay
I really like their players - great sounding
Deozaan:
I just got an e-mail from http://NewEgg.com/
Use this code to get 30% off all SanDisk MP3 players: EMCJHHK82
The code is valid until Dec 26th or sooner if funds/supplies run out. Here's a short URL to their product page with all the SanDisk MP3 players listed: http://goo.gl/288Ar
Cloq:
Amazon has a bunch of Clip+ 8GB refurbs in $35 - $45 range. I am pretty sure you get the same 1 year warranty with the refurbs. I know I did with mine. Refurbs at the bottom of the page.
superboyac:
More expensive, but just mentioning it because I have one and it's worked extremely well for me: NuForce's Nudaq.
http://www.amazon.com/NuForce-uDAC-2-Silver-Headphone-24bit/dp/B003Y5LY1C/ref=sr_1_sc_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1323654072&sr=1-1-spell
No pressure, if you're not into audio you're probably not interested. Just throwing it out there!
(I use the nudaq from my computer into a receiver. I assume the one mentioned above would do the same. I would not expect these to power speakers directly (self-powered speakers should be fine.)
-kfitting (December 11, 2011, 07:43 PM)
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I may give that a shot. I've never experimented with the next level of audiophile-ness, which is using a preamp like that. Preamps are one of those things that most people look at the price tag and immediately think it's BS pretentiousness. But there must be something to it, so I need to try it out.
-superboyac (December 11, 2011, 08:13 PM)
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kfitting, I don't quite understand how this device works. Can you help me?
If I plug that thing into the computer USB port, does it become a new soundcard? Or does the regular soundcard feed THRU that thing and into the headphones? What if the soundcard is just shitty cheap soundcard that comes with the computer, does this thing help? Or does it have to be paired with a good soundcard?
kfitting:
I dont know your experience with this stuff so apologize if I'm not technical enough, or too techinical!
It's a USB DAC (Digital to Analog Converter). You plug it into your USB port and it converts audio into analog signals the line input on your stereo/receiver can reproduce through speakers (or, if you use the headphone output, directly through headphones). It requires no drivers (it's just a USB device) and you get another volume slider exclusively for it (in Win 7 at least). It takes the place of a soundcard (a soundcard on a desktop PC usually is a PCI DAC).
This device is great for boosting the audio quality output of a laptop (what I use it for). It bypasses the crappy soundcard on the motherboard and allows you to use any powered speaker or amplifier system.
It does not allow as much configurability as built in soundcards do (or did... it's been awhile since I've had one). But it works on any computer and the sound quality is fine. Here is the in-depth review I read a few years ago when deciding to get it: http://www.head-fi.org/t/456945/first-impressions-nuforce-udac-usb-dac-amp-with-line-out-and-s-pdif-out
And here is the product link to the new version:
http://www.nuforce.com/hp/products/iconudac2/
And, just to give you more options and confuse the issue, here is a wireless audio cable that uses the same principle as the uDAC above. Both are excellent in my opinion (you use these separately, they dont stack):
http://audioengineusa.com/Store/Audioengine-W1
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