RCA Lyra RD2211 (64 MB) MP3 Player

Pros: Great sound, Custom EQ, Backlighted
Cons: MP3 conversion, No battery meter

The Lyra 2 is a great compactflash based MP3 player. I mostly use the unit as a travel companion to and from work via a 1/8 to 1/8 cable to the car radios CD plug. This could also be accomplished by the use of the cassette adapter, but the 1/8 plug ...

Pros: Sounds great, uses AA batteries, has backlight, has remote control, has radio
Cons: Downloading is a headache...

First and foremost, I'd like to go on the record and say that I've tried several MP3 players, and the RCA Lyra2 easily takes the ribbon for the best sounding. If for some reason you did not like the built in DSP sound modes, there is a 5-level equalizer...

Pros: Outputs great sound. Large LCD display. Easy to use. Compactflash.
Cons: Larger and heavier than its competition. No HOLD button.

When I was looking for an mp3 player I had only one criteria. I needed one that could use Compactflash (CF)cards. I already own a Nikon CP800, so I already had a 64 megabyte CF card for that digital camera. I was surprised to find that the only mp3...

Pros: Quality of sound, easy to use.
Cons: Battery hungry, hard to clip on clothing...

When my first CD Burner decided it was time to die, I went online to look for a new one. As I searched for a new burner at online auctions, I kept running across MP3 players. I hadn't seriously thought about it until I started reading more about them....

Pros: Best sound you'll find on an mp3 player.
Cons: fragile, poor OS, needs music-match to copy files, less than hip design

If RCA, Iomega, and Rio made a player; RCA doing the sound, Iomega (or creative labs) doing the storage (assume they get it right), and Rio doing the design, you would have the ultimate player. However, it doesn't exist and it never will. So from the...

Pros: Can change sound quality, Useful Light-up screen, Small & portable.
Cons: Skips when buttons are pressed, Battery eater, Outer casing seems fragile.

The RCA "Lyra" is a small mp3 and real audio format player. I bought it because I decided not to buy a cd-rewritable drive and a bunch of blank cd's, so I could just have different new songs every day. It's about the same price as if you would buy a...

Pros: Size and ease of use
Cons: Memory

I asked for an MP3 player for my birthday, and after a lot of research, our decision was between an RCALyra2 and an Archos Jukebox. We initally bought the RCALyra2 because it was less money, plus a rebate, and it was a nice size to use during workouts....

Pros: Compact and Sturdy, Uses CF cards, comes with car kit
Cons: Cannot stand even small amounts of moisture (sweat).

About a week after I wrote my review, I started having a problem with the display. I sent it back to RCA for repair under Warranty, I believed. They denied having received my package, but a week after I produced tracking information, they found it....

This is a great MP3 player at a good price. It clips to your clothing, so it is perfect for jogging or going to the gym. The Flash card holds a good number of songs and you can always buy more cards. RCA did a great job of making it easy to download music and get it to the player. Overall, a great MP3 player.