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Verdict: Welcome to the future of MP3 portable audio--at least the near-term future. The LiKKO, manufactured by Likko Electronics and sold and distributed by several companies worldwide, performs great and sounds outstanding . Holds hundreds of MP3 songs on each CD. Buy it already. |
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| At A Glance |
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| Likko SuperMan Price: £TBC |
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| FULL REVIEW FROM MP3.com |
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Likko LKM012 SuperMan
Data Dump: It's great to be alive here at MP3.com. Seems like just a short few months ago, we were crying about how all of the much-hyped MP3 CD players were nothing more than a hoax perpetrated by cruel, gadget-dangling pranksters. Now we're consistently getting new and cooler players of this type on a week-by-week basis. It's gonna be one heck of a Christmas. Santa better bring you that CD-R/CD-RW if he knows what's good for him--and you.
We know what you're thinking, though. How are you supposed to choose from the quickly growing number of MP3 CD players you can find on our site? Hey, it's rough for us too, OK? It's like this: When the car was invented, everyone was all, "Cool. Cars are great. Better than horses. Yeah, buy a car." Only as we sample and review more of these will you get a more comparative analysis. As usual, it's up to you--the check-writing, credit card-holding consumer--to decide how much you're willing to pay and for what features and quality.
Here's what we can tell you about this unit:
Skip protection is hearty. It's a CD player, so it's bound to skip at some time, but we bounced and shook the snot out it. It advertises 60-second electronic skip protection on the box, but instructions say it has 45-second ESP for MP3 CDs/5-second ESP for regular CDs. Go figure.
Playback is very reliable (100% so far) with various burned disks.
Like other CD MP3 units, it will only recognize the MP3 files on a CD burned with MP3 and regular audio files.
Quirky little feature--using a microphone (not included,) it will record up to 8-1/2 minutes of audio that is deleted once you turn off the player.
It can read MP3 files in directories and sub-directories, but navigation is very confusing.
Options include repeat, random and programmed playback.
It doesn't read ID3 tags like the Pine unit we liked so much.
It comes with an AC adapter and two AA rechargeable batteries, but the other accessories--carrying case and headphones--are low quality. The eXpanium has excellent accessories, but is more expensive.
Supports VBR and CBR (up to 224kbps) playback.
The bottom line is that the Lenoxx is stable enough, feature-full enough and cheap enough to warrant a solid buy recommendation. We understand there are consumers wary of non-name-brand products out there, but this is good player from a clearly pioneering company.
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| TECHS AND SPECS
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| Classification |
Contents |
| Compatibility |
MP3
CDs, Audio CDs, CDRs |
| Electronic
Anti-Shock System |
45 seconds
for MP3 CDs / CDRs
5 seconds for Audio CDs
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| Long
file name compatibility |
Support
long .mp3 file name (Do not support ID3 Tag) |
| MP3
compatibility |
<224Kbps
Support maximum 256 directories and 512 files MP3 CDs/CDRs |
| Laser
Wave Length |
780nm |
| Output
Power of Earphone |
10mW+10mW (Load 16 ohm) |
| Output
Level of Line |
0.5V
+/- 0.2V (Load 10k ohm) |
| Audio |
D/A 1 Bit |
| Signal-to-noise
ratio |
>/=
85db (LINE) |
| Distortion |
<0.05%
(LINE) |
| Operation
Temperature |
+5'C ~
+35'C
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| Frequency
Response |
20---20000Hz
(+/-2db) |
| Dimension |
145mm
x 130mm x 28mm (not including gift box) |
| Weight
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250g
(not including batteries) |
| Power
Source |
DC5V
(Use AC power adapter with Output 5V and 500mA)
DC3V (Use two AA alkaline batteries)
DC2.4V (Use two AA rechargeable batteries) |
| Accessories |
a.
One Earphone
b. One AC Power Adapter (Output: 5V, 500mA. 110V or 220V)
c. Two AA Rechargeable Batteries
d. One Line Out Cord
e. One Soft Bag
f. One User's Manual |
| Authorization |
FCC,
CE |
| Manual |
Click
here to view the whole manual
( PDF file )
Click here to view the
DIR Mode Playback user guide. |
| Packing
Details |
Single
size (with gift box): 25.5cm x 19cm x 7cm
Carton size: 40.5cm x 28.3cm x 38cm (10pcs in one carton)
Carton gross weight: 10kgs |
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