[pct-l] mp3 or mini-disk?

[dude@xxxxxxxxxxx (dude)]

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> However, if you're a hardcore gram counter... it'll be too
> heavy for you.

if you are a hardcore gram counter, then you forego the music
altogether :-)




> I vote MP3 cd player with an FM reciever. Check ebay for the Rio
> SP250. It'll add 10 ounces to your pack weight, but it comes with
> a wired remote. So you can leave the player in your pack and
> control it from the remote, which also allows you to plug in your
> headphones to it. You get 10-15 (more using lithium, which are
> lighter!) hours of playback using CD's and double or triple that
> using the FM reciever. Also, you can burn 700 mb of music onto one
> CD, that's about 200 cd quality songs. AS compared to a portable
> player with 128 mb of storage, which means about 35 songs. It's
> heavier and bulkier, but in your floater and resupply boxes you
> can have new cd's. I highly reccomend some unplugged rock and
> roll. However, if you're a hardcore gram counter... it'll be too
> heavy for you.
>
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