Santa suggestions: portable speakers for the Zen Sle

With Christmas coming up shortly, I'd like to treat myself to (or be treated to ) a decent portable speaker system for my Zen Sleek.
I've looked at the Creative TravelSound series (ok) and the Logic3 I-Station (only for ipods).
Any suggestions folks?

Th iM4 is a very nice looking speaker set.... I am more interested in somehting like the Bose or the JBL music station that is made specifically for the iPod. With the docking capability of the Sleek, this would make for some NICE competition here. My mother has the JBL for her iPod and it sounds AMAZING! Plus, it fully controls the iPods volume and tracks. The Bose is very similar.

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I am using the Photodon protector for the TX2. It's honestly a bit small. They will cut them to size. I found videos online and apparently the Photodon interfered the least as far as glare reducing screen protectors go. It does reduce the touch sensitivity some, but I've noticed very little difference after initial adjustment. I like to take my college assignments and reading to the park with the kids and the nice mirror screen does not do well for that, so I went for the glare reducing despite the bit of fuzziness that results. The display works quite nice in spite of it. The inking, which I thought was excellent before the protector, is actually even better. I think the minute amount of texture actually enhances pen action. My two cents. I'm ordering another custom fit to size presuming my replacement machine performs better than my initial. I'm having a ton of post errors. I think it's bios, honestly, but HP offered me a deal I'm having a hard time refusing...still very torn. I ordered this to my specs with nearly every upgrade included. The replacement would not have my fingerprint reader and I've been trying to go without it to determine whether I can live without it. Frankly, in tablet mode, it's a godsend, although it is not nearly as functional as my old Toshiba laptop's was...It would register far more websites and programs than the one included with the tm2...still, logging on from sleep in slate is miserable without it! I tried an app that lets you sign your name instead, but it doesn't seem to like Win 7 64 no matter what I do, including unpacking the MSI and manually placing files in folders.
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Dockable speakers for the Creative Zen (16

Has anyone hear if Creative (or any other manufacturer) have any plans to produce dockable speakers for the Zen. It seems a bit of a no-brainer to me that they should have a product like this out before Christmas. I know I could use one of the travel speakers but I want someting that looks neat (as as thought it was built for the Zen) and the ability to charge the Zen at the same time as it is docked would be a nice addition. Thanks----Phil

Nice question!
I would like to know about it too!
Thanks.
Enrico

Is there a dedicated docking station for the Zen Sleek

Hi first ever post and was just wondering if anyone knows if there is a docking station or dedicated speakers for the Zen sleek, similar to an i-station.
Thanks in advance.
Message Edited by tags on 02-05-2006 05:04 PM

Altec Lansin T612 bears the works with iPhone logo and will not give that message
http://www.alteclansing.com/index.php?file=northproduct_detail&iproductid=118
also the iHome iP99BR also has the works with iPhone logo and will not give that message
http://www.ihomeaudio.com/products.asp?productid=10246&deptid=1006
hope that helps, these are new products and I am sure there are more to come in the near future

Portable amplifier for the ipad?

Hi all
I only had my ipad for couple of days and liked it so far. However, I'm disappointed with the sound quality of the ipad, the sound does not feel as alive and natural as my old itouch and the sound of different instruments seems be squished together. I also get white noise when turn the volume up to full.
I know the problems is due to ipad as the music is encoded in apple lossless format using the original CDs and I'm also using Sennheiser IE8 headphone with many hundreds of hrs of burn in.
There is also quite a difference when using the same headphones to play the same format of songs on my macbook. So I can only conclude that the DAC chip in the ipad is not as good quality as it should have been for the price.
Anyway, can anyone please recommend to me a portable amplifier for the ipad. My budget is about £200, and if possible I'd like to be able to use it with my macbook as well.
Also I would like to try it out before buying, so can anybody suggest any audio shops with a good selections of portable amps in London that can be easily reached using the tube.
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Hi, just an update on the ipad sound quality to clear the air for any partial buyers reading this thread.
I now had my new gears for 3 days and have used them to test the ipad music quality extensively over the weekend.
1st up is my new portable Nuforce Icon mobile (DAC/amp) and 1 year old Sennheiser IE8 connected to the ipad using line out cable.
The Nuforce Icon mobile is retailed at $99, and for that price I’ve no higher praise as it almost make the music life like to listen, there is also no more annoying white noise in the background when turning up the volume either.
The amp does make music sound a bit bass heavy, but I think that’s the fault of the IE8 and not the amp, as the IE8 is bass heavy to begin with.
I also used it with the macbook through a USB port, again the mini makes a noticeable difference with sound quality using IE8 to play apple lossless music.
If you already have a decent pair of aftermarket headphone or if you spend lots of time listen to music on your laptop. Than I’d highly recommend the Nuforce icon mini as it’s a great piece of equipment to improve the music quality without burning a big hole in your pocket.
If you are interested, there are many reviews of the Nuforce Icon mini on the head-fi.org site, much better than any I can write.
I also did some blind tests between apple lossless and ACC 320kbps encoding on the ipad using my new Sennheiser HD800 and Graham Slee Solo SRG II headphone amp.
Even with both the headphone and amp not yet burned in, I can hear no difference between the 2 encodings using ipad onboard DAC and line out cable.
So I replace the lossless music on the ipad with the AAC 320kps version and gained 2/3 of hard drive space.
I’ve to say the DAC in the ipad is quite good, as there are not much details lost when compared to my Creative Lab soundcard in my PC.
So I was wrong to assume the ipad DAC was causing the poor sound quality. I think there is a problem with my 3.5mm headphone jack. I’ve connected both my headphones and amps to it, and there is always some white background noise at different volume setting.

What travel dock/speaker system for the Zen Vision 60gb?

Hi all, forgive me if this has been asked before, but I have just bought the Zen vision 60gb, and I would like a compatible travel dock; does anybody know which Creative dock the Zen 60gb will fit's I am not sure myself as the ones I have been looking at refer only to the Zen vision 30gb,
I intend to use it for holidays, camping etc.
Failing that, can anybody recommend a good portable speaker set up for the Zen vision 60gb?
thanks for your time guys!
cheers Dave

Any set of computer speakrs can be connected to any MP3 player. They would be far more versatile than a docking station, as the docking station becomes almost useless after the player breaks. Alternati'vely, if your husband's office computer has speakers, he could just plug the Touch into the computer (may require a software installation) and just play the music through the computer (no cash outlay at all ?.)
If you decide to go with speakers, $50 should be able to buy you a pretty decent set of amplified speakers; there is no need to go beyond a 2 speaker (stereo) system since MP3s only output in 2 channels.

Data Recovery Software for the Zen Vision M

Data Recovery Software for the Zen Vision M:
Has anyone had any success recovering lost sound files from a Vision M, with software, physical repair services, or otherwise? Does anyone claim to be able to recover information from these devices?
The data recovery programs I have tried fail to recognize the dri've, since it doesn't show up in list of dri'ves for some reason (Is there a way to make this show up?). Any suggestions/ recommendations would be greatly appreciated as I lost over a year of recordings after an unexpected forced reformatting. How would one even go about finding someone for this job?
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Haven't really tried the data recovery so I would like to know more about this one too.
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Windows 7 64 bit driver for the Zen Vision M?

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The driver is nati've to Windows. Creative does not write the MTP driver. I would suggest re-install WMP2 or contact Microsoft for advice if it is corrupt. As for software to use the player on a 64 Win 7system? there is nothing for the Vision M. You may want to read this page? http://support.creative.com/KB/showarticle.aspx?sid=605&h=3

Arm strap for the Zen Mic

I'd like to take my Micro to the gym, but I need an arm strap because I'm afraid of bumping the unit with a weight if I were to clip it to my waist.
Could anyone recommend a good arm band/strap that will fit the player snugly? Anything specifically made for the zen micro (5gb) would be a plus.
Thanks!
p.s. I won't be able to check this board too often. If you have a suggestion and would be so kind, please e-mail me at [email][email protected]][email protected][/url]. Thanks again.

I got one of these
http://www.tunebelt.com/ab4
which is pretty good and very affordable. Good service from them as well!
As it says it was intended for ipodmini but also fits the Zen Micro.
jake

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Having a .0 series and a 2.0 series at the same time is creating way too much confusion!
Aren't MP3 players supposed to be replacing portable CD Players and Cassette Players? Well the coolness factor is there, but the user experience has some serious room for improvment.
The common person would have no clue what the heck to do with all these firmware downloads. Even the descriptions of the firmware would be very confusing for most people getting into MP3 players for the first time. I am very happy with my Zen Micro and am using Windows Media Player as my Music Manager without any problems. I guess I am supposed to wait for the new 2..02 beta to get "un-betad" instead of downloading the new .02.05 but that's just a guess at this point. There are a ton of MP3 players out there with more features and a lower price than iPods, but they still don't come close to outselling it. That's because its the ease of use, not necessarily the features that separates iPods from the rest of the pack. Hey Creative, dummy these things down and watch your sales go up! You will reach a whole new set of customers if you do!

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Hi Guys, I want to buy some mini portable speakers for my iPad 2 so I can watch movies with better sound. Any ideas in what ones to buy?

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The way I do it when watching a DVD, is to change the audio output device.
On the bottom right of your screen in the taskbar *points* down there you should see a picture of a speaker. Right click on it, and select Playback devices. Highlight SPDIF and select "Set Default". All audio should get fired down the optical cable for your Z-5500s to decode. Enjoy.
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External Charger For the Zen Mic

will there be an external charger for the Zen Micro? So you can always have a juiced up battery ready and willing to go? =)

I think it's a huge inefficiency to require that the player be out of commission during the battery charging.
An optional external charger would remedy this problem and would make having a second battery the seamless way to have constant connectivity.
As it stands, you can't use the player for 3+ hours while it's charging.
These proprietary batteries that are only chargeable via Creative products are confining and non-user-friendly.
An optional external charger would make this player much more usable.
PS - otherwise - I LOVE IT!!!

A question about the Flash intro for the Zen Mic

Message Edited by davidz on 09-0-2005 09:42 PM

davidz wrote:Hello: This is going to sound incredibly stupid, but I want to know where the music on the flash for the Zen Micro is from. The music is very soothing and I tried looking in the source code for a media file.. but to no avail. If anybody could tell me, I'd appreciate it. Thanks a lot. - David.
I don't know but I bet this is what you are looking for: http://home.ripway.com/2005-4/282720/microflash.wav (on the flash its a 7second song that just repeats) well thats what you were looking for.~Derek

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