Like previous Clip and Fuze products, the Clip+ retained a directly coupled headphone amplifier, allowing for highly accurate reproduction of bass frequencies and very low distortion on difficult-to-drive headphones. Similar in shape and size to the Clip Jam, the Stream hangs on tighter and better to your body than the SanDisk device, but comes at the trade-off of less robust sound and a lower overall volume.

The Sony Walkman NW-WS623 wireless headset is an expensive, feature-rich device that is sometimes more trouble than it’s worth due to uncomfortable earbuds and a short cord. The Clip+ replaced the discontinued original Clip, with which it shared nearly identical hardware aside from the microSDHC slot. By the way, you can also do that using other players like MPCHC, but make sure that you save the playlist in m3u format and change the three dots in the beginning (…\Artist\Song of Arist. The Sansa Shaker, released in 2007, is a screenless digital audio player with an SD card slot and was sold in blue, red, white, and pink. While using that method does indeed produce compatible playists, it is not true that all music files have to be inside the same folder.

The Clip Jam lacks the Bluetooth found in the Apple iPod Nano -- so don't expect to use your wireless headphones or speakers. The Clip shipped in capacities of 1GB (available only in black), 2GB (available in black, blue, red and pink), and 4GB (silver and black). Released on October 26, 2007, the Sansa TakeTV is a plug-and-play storage device that allows the playback of DivX, Xvid, and MP4 files on an external display via the included dock and remote. Whether we were listening to music, podcasts, or an audiobook, everything came through with no distortion or tinniness.

Upon completion of the firmware upgrade, the device will turn off; power on the device to complete the upgrade process.Add in some runner-friendly features such as an FM radio and a lightweight build, and you have the makings for one of the best budget MP3 players available. Japanese pop artist Maki Goto has endorsed the Sansa e200 series with a promotional video featuring one of her songs. The Sansa m200 series was released in four models: m230 (512MB), m240 (1GB), m250 (2GB), and m260 (4GB). We’ve also been spoiled by the 360-degree movement of other device’s clips such as the H20 Stream, so your positioning does matter more with the Clip Jam than with other devices.