MP3 Player

[Sylvester]

The cassette MP3 player is proof of Yamaha's genius in keeping the cassette player a decade into the new millenium. I can see the gen 3 Venture still with a cassette player. A modern revival.

[Bummer]

My iAUDIO M3 has a 30 gig hard drive. It contains over 4000 songs with room to spare.

 

I ran audio and power wires into the trunk. The audio wire is plugged into the AUX port inside the fairing. I have a switch on the clutch reservoir that allows me to turn its charger on and off.

 

I plug the player in, start a playlist, then drop it into the mesh pouch in the trunk.

 

I'm not particularly concerned about the hard drive. The player is vertical and loose. Not a lot of vibration actually gets transferred to the drive, and the big bumps are generally in the same direction the drive pickup arm moves. As a result the heads don't tend to whack the platters, which is what usually kills the drives. It just skips once in a while. This one has gone at least twenty thousand miles, including Pike's Peak with it's occasional washboard sections. On top of that Irene uses it to play a looped thunderstorm all night long. (Helps her sleep.) It's been running 80% of the time for the last three years.

 

If it dies now I'll get another one as much like it as I can. Hard drive and all.

[Grandpagak]

try this..

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if that doesent work type in : deal extreme.. they have some as low as $8.95 ...

anns cuzin has one that he got for $10.60.. just plug it into the cig. lighter.. he uses it all of the time in his truck .. plays right thru his radio.