[nicfit]

iriver is a damn good brand.
lower prices and slightly better sound reproduction than ipods.
anyway,as was said in a thread on the old forum,mp3s are alla about portability.
there's no way you can hear music with an hi-fi and adeguate silence travelling on a train, so why don't go with portable mp3 players?
you can't travel or walk around bringing your record player -amplifier-6feet tall speakers.
AS was already said,just make sure you buy good headphones (sennheiser make good ones,as someone else pointed out),rip at high bitrates (do'h) and use equalization properly.