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and i know it's only been the 2nd day so far]]>Dec 21st 2005 7:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/12/21/monolith-premium-mx7000-rugged-mp3-player/http://www.engadget.com/2005/12/21/monolith-premium-mx7000-rugged-mp3-player/Dec 21st 2005 8:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/12/21/monolith-premium-mx7000-rugged-mp3-player/http://www.engadget.com/2005/12/21/monolith-premium-mx7000-rugged-mp3-player/


But I dont think it will ever be crushed by a New York subway train perhaps because the subway workers got their ultimate pension and all retired.]]>Dec 21st 2005 8:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/12/21/monolith-premium-mx7000-rugged-mp3-player/http://www.engadget.com/2005/12/21/monolith-premium-mx7000-rugged-mp3-player/Dec 21st 2005 8:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/12/21/monolith-premium-mx7000-rugged-mp3-player/http://www.engadget.com/2005/12/21/monolith-premium-mx7000-rugged-mp3-player/Dec 21st 2005 8:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/12/21/monolith-premium-mx7000-rugged-mp3-player/http://www.engadget.com/2005/12/21/monolith-premium-mx7000-rugged-mp3-player/


however, i can't see any physical connection for the line in jack ... does anyone know what the line in jack is like?



here are some more snaps:



http://www.appz13.dsl.pipex.com/monolith%20premier.html]]>Dec 21st 2005 9:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/12/21/monolith-premium-mx7000-rugged-mp3-player/http://www.engadget.com/2005/12/21/monolith-premium-mx7000-rugged-mp3-player/Dec 21st 2005 9:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/12/21/monolith-premium-mx7000-rugged-mp3-player/http://www.engadget.com/2005/12/21/monolith-premium-mx7000-rugged-mp3-player/Dec 21st 2005 10:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/12/21/monolith-premium-mx7000-rugged-mp3-player/http://www.engadget.com/2005/12/21/monolith-premium-mx7000-rugged-mp3-player/
By the way it has a voice recorder, FM radio, it can record from the radio, and the firmware has been upgraded to play the most popular formats. If it wasn't for the memory limits I'd put it up against the iPod.]]>Dec 21st 2005 10:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/12/21/monolith-premium-mx7000-rugged-mp3-player/http://www.engadget.com/2005/12/21/monolith-premium-mx7000-rugged-mp3-player/


? ? : Under? ? ? system? National disgrace?setting, option



http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/trurl_pagecontent?lp=ko_en&url=http%3A%2F%2Festarlab.com%2Fcn%2Fproduct.html



or, if that link doesn't work the page itself is here: http://estarlab.com/cn/product.html]]>Dec 21st 2005 10:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/12/21/monolith-premium-mx7000-rugged-mp3-player/http://www.engadget.com/2005/12/21/monolith-premium-mx7000-rugged-mp3-player/Dec 21st 2005 10:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/12/21/monolith-premium-mx7000-rugged-mp3-player/http://www.engadget.com/2005/12/21/monolith-premium-mx7000-rugged-mp3-player/
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-Ryan

http://blog.cyberwags.com]]>Dec 21st 2005 10:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/12/21/monolith-premium-mx7000-rugged-mp3-player/http://www.engadget.com/2005/12/21/monolith-premium-mx7000-rugged-mp3-player/Dec 21st 2005 11:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/12/21/monolith-premium-mx7000-rugged-mp3-player/http://www.engadget.com/2005/12/21/monolith-premium-mx7000-rugged-mp3-player/Dec 21st 2005 11:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/12/21/monolith-premium-mx7000-rugged-mp3-player/http://www.engadget.com/2005/12/21/monolith-premium-mx7000-rugged-mp3-player/Dec 22nd 2005 12:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/12/21/monolith-premium-mx7000-rugged-mp3-player/http://www.engadget.com/2005/12/21/monolith-premium-mx7000-rugged-mp3-player/Dec 22nd 2005 12:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/12/21/monolith-premium-mx7000-rugged-mp3-player/http://www.engadget.com/2005/12/21/monolith-premium-mx7000-rugged-mp3-player/Dec 22nd 2005 12:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/12/21/monolith-premium-mx7000-rugged-mp3-player/http://www.engadget.com/2005/12/21/monolith-premium-mx7000-rugged-mp3-player/


however, it's a real pain in the ass to dump sounds off of minidisc ... ease of use is a big deal to me, if the tech doesn't click it doesn't get used. none of the new net md units that do dump via usb are any good for recording.



besides field recording im looking for something to bootleg shows and sit in line for my dj sets (i've got a weekly 2 hour fm broadcast and play out once in a while).



the monolith mx7000 1GB unit may be the ticket, but i'd like to know more about the recording interface. being able to do hi bitrate mp3 encodes is a step in the right direction. more review of this unit here:



http://www6.head-fi.org/forums/showthread.php?t=151262
#10 (dan o'neill) ... i've got a sharp 722 minidisc rec and i've used it close to a decade now. the sound quality is great, having microphone power right there is great, and the thing is TOUGH AS NAILS (i've had it in my pocket rolling on pavement and the case did bend a little, but not to the point where it was unusable).



however, it's a real pain in the ass to dump sounds off of minidisc ... ease of use is a big deal to me, if the tech doesn't click it doesn't get used. none of the new net md units that do dump via usb are any good for recording.



besides field recording im looking for something to bootleg shows and sit in line for my dj sets (i've got a weekly 2 hour fm broadcast and play out once in a while).



the monolith mx7000 1GB unit may be the ticket, but i'd like to know more about the recording interface. being able to do hi bitrate mp3 encodes is a step in the right direction. more review of this unit here:



http://www6.head-fi.org/forums/showthread.php?t=151262

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But then you might need a second indestructible mini GPS so you can find the first one , if you loose it....]]>Dec 22nd 2005 5:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/12/21/monolith-premium-mx7000-rugged-mp3-player/http://www.engadget.com/2005/12/21/monolith-premium-mx7000-rugged-mp3-player/Dec 22nd 2005 7:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/12/21/monolith-premium-mx7000-rugged-mp3-player/http://www.engadget.com/2005/12/21/monolith-premium-mx7000-rugged-mp3-player/Dec 22nd 2005 11:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/12/21/monolith-premium-mx7000-rugged-mp3-player/http://www.engadget.com/2005/12/21/monolith-premium-mx7000-rugged-mp3-player/Dec 22nd 2005 11:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/12/21/monolith-premium-mx7000-rugged-mp3-player/http://www.engadget.com/2005/12/21/monolith-premium-mx7000-rugged-mp3-player/


my concern with a sealed unit like this is the battery ... what happens when the little juicer quits charging? you've got a pricey brick! ]]>Dec 22nd 2005 3:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/12/21/monolith-premium-mx7000-rugged-mp3-player/http://www.engadget.com/2005/12/21/monolith-premium-mx7000-rugged-mp3-player/


On the upside the sound quality was very good.]]>Dec 22nd 2005 4:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/12/21/monolith-premium-mx7000-rugged-mp3-player/http://www.engadget.com/2005/12/21/monolith-premium-mx7000-rugged-mp3-player/


Here's the description I got from a Korean comparative shopping website:



http://www.enuri.com/search/Searchlist.jsp?searchkind=1&keyword=mx700



Compact Description - MP3 player/Ogg playback/FM reception/voice recording/direct encoding/advance (time set) recording/Organic LCD/Clock/USB2.0



MX-7000(512M/1GB) Product Description

*512MB/1GB Internal Flash Memory

*Playback MP3, WMA, OGG(Q10), MPET1/2/2.5

*14 Equalizers

*SRS WOW 1.0 and 3D Sound

*FM Radio reception and recording

*Voice Recording

*Playback of 30 bookmarks, Study mode(?), repeat, e-book(?), playback speed change changed 75%-125%, 1-60sec scan option

*supports portable disk

*Automatic support of lyric

*Clock, Alarm, Sleep modes

*LCD Display - 16 Grade OLED, Image/Logo Insert, unlimited frame support

*Output - 28mW + 28mW(16 ohm)

*Frequency Range - Audio (20Hz-20Khz), FM (76-108Mhz)

*SNR - 93dB

*Interface - USB 2.0

* Composition - Earphones, Necklace (to wear MP3 players), USB Cable, install video and manual

*Power- internal lithium-ion rechargeable battery, 18hrs playback, 2hrs charge to full, USB charging

* size - 39.5x78x15.5mm

*weight - 64g



(Additional Descriptions)

*Direct Encoding - Direct MP3 encoding from CD, radio, cassette and others

* Intelligent FM Recording System - With date and time set for recording regardless of On or Off state, FM broadcast can be recorded (auto turn-off, daily, weekly, etc. record mode)

* Powerful Scan feature - scan speed can be varied from 1 to 60 seconds

* Smart Playlist - by song or by file addition of songs to play list. Bookmarking other songs or files possible during playback

* WMA (WIndows Media Audio)- WMA files can be compressed 2x that of MP3 with surprisingly good sound

* Ogg (Ogg Vorbis) - file format created to protect copy righted songs. Native support of VBR and provide better sound quality than MP3

* USB 2.0 Support - 40 times faster than 12Mbps USB 1.1. 480Mbps maximum transfer speed

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http://www.monolith-europe.com/]]>Dec 29th 2005 11:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/12/21/monolith-premium-mx7000-rugged-mp3-player/http://www.engadget.com/2005/12/21/monolith-premium-mx7000-rugged-mp3-player/Jan 8th 2006 9:14PM