[LAU] A while back someone was looking for an audio player that works fine with Linux?

[Jostein Berntsen]

On 29.04.07,23:37, david wrote:
> Awhile back, someone on the list was asking about an MP3 player type of 
> thing that could also be used as a portable music recording device.
> 
> An audiophile friend of mine has an iAudio LX5 or XL5 (something like 
> that, I forget the last part of the model). It has a very very clean 
> stereo line-in connection, and can record audio as FLAC or WAV. He's 
> been using it to digitize his collection of vinyl albums. Tonight we 
> listened to the digitized version of a performance of Handel's concerti 
> grossi (the vinyl is over 40 years old). The digitized sound quality was 
> marvelous.
> 
> It works beautifully with Linux - just plug in the USB cable and his 
> Linux systems see the 30GB hard drive with no problems.
> 

Think the model is X5. Linux is supported it says on the company's web 
site:

http://www.cowonamerica.com/products/iaudio/x5/


- Jostein 

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