After much deliberation of various, similarly priced players available i decided on this one. All i can say is -GOOD decision! Putting music on to it is an absolute breeze. Even for a complete mp3 novice such as I! the sound quality is better than i expected with plenty of preset options though if none of these suit there is an equalizer to personalise sound too.(I found the ''pop'' setting suits most of my music, metal,indie, some dance and hip hop.)The live lounge 2 it came with was another revelation with some great covers! The menu is very straight forward to use aswell. The only (very minor) niggle i would have is not being able to make multiple play lists on the go. I upgraded the headphones to sennheiser cx 300 and now actually look forward to my daily commute!!