Looking for at 120+GB FLAC Player, dimensions L<=6 W<=3 D<=.5 Options

[Jonathan217]

Before we get started, I've Googled it.

I have a music library that expands at the rate of about one cd every month. I encode all of my music as FLAC files and then lock my little plastic discs away for safe keeping.

I had a Rockboxed iPod with a 60GB drive in it, but I have long since outgrown it. I could have expanded the Hard Drive, but I am looking for something with native FLAC support and better hardware.

I don't mind discontinued devices being listed, but I would like to see what is currently out there too. I'd say the player should provide a minimum of 3 hours of play time on a single charge, 8 would be 'cherry.'

I need to be able to put music on it with out proprietary transfer software.

The player will be plugged into a pair of ATH M50s and will be listened to by someone who puts his hands over his ears when a track from iTunes is played.

A good bonus would be support for 96khz/24bit files, but I'm not holding my breath.

Lastly, I'm looking at spending less than $200USD. If it is a little over budget and meet the aforementioned requirements perfectly, I'd still like to know about it.

Thanks in advance for your time.

[skamp]

Yes, you have to tick a checkbox in iTunes, which will make the iPod accessible as a mass storage device.

[db1989]

Yes, you have to tick a checkbox in iTunes, which will make the iPod accessible as a mass storage device.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought mass storage was always available - and that said checkbox was only to enable manual addition of files to the player's library via iTunes, as opposed to automatic syncing of everything.