Dipping a toe into the world of Hi-Fi

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The only dedicated MP3 player I have or probably will own is a Creative Labs MuVo TX FM, with a whopping 512mb of storage, and a little plastic fob/base thing that holds a normal AAA battery to power it - because on its own it's a USB stick with a display and a couple of buttons on the side. It seems silly on the face of it but really makes it convenient to manage the music files - just pull it out of the holder and plug it into your computer. Also avoids the problem of unreplaceable rechargeable batteries that stop holding a charge, though that's because it's using disposables... They do each last a decent amount of time at least. I got it for I think $20 as an opened-box item from Staples ten or fifteen years ago, which was apparently a real steal of a deal. All that and it has a radio receiver too, for the theoretical case where there's a station around that isn't absolutely pants.