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Re: iRiver iHP120, better than iPod as field recorder

Subject: Re: iRiver iHP120, better than iPod as field recorder
From: "Julius Thyssen" <>
Date: Fri, 03 Feb 2006 22:58:37 -0000
Aaron Ximm <> wrote:

> Do you have any experience with the "sample dropping" problem
> on the 140?
>
> When it came out I was quite interested, but I was dissuaded
> by reports of a persistant problem -- where periodically
> recordings would have several hundred sample dropouts
> [according to owner analisys, when the HD was being written].

I read about that when I had mine for a while already, and
honestly, had no idea what that was all about. Never had
it any samples drop on me once. Maybe that is because I
defragmented the drive regularly? (Not even fanatic though.)

> I'd hoped the Rockbox fw might address this but have never heard.
> It'd be great if the problem was circumvented!

Recorded hours of audio from a family reunion last christmas,
and as far as I can tell did not miss one sample. I always
use headphones when I listen to these things afterwards,
missing samples is something I'm quite certain I would notice.

My unit was of course intended for the European market,
maybe they're different? If you want, I can make you
a long test WAV with the unit and encode an mp3
out of it for you to listen to.. (using .rockbox)
Just tell me what I should record for that problem to show
(if it's there..)
--
Julius






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