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My entire music collection is FLAC. All of it. 6,238 albums with 83,655 songs by 1,488 artists. All FLAC.
Why would I want to transcode a compressed lossless format into a more lossy one? I've no desire to take my whole music collection with me, this hasn't been possible (for me) for more than a decade (even the HDD iPods couldn't have done it - only the iRiver H340 could've done it at the time, as it was possible to replace the drive with a larger one).
My listening isn't 'while on the tube', it tends to be connected to mid-range speakers and a stereo, and then occasionally in the car (long journeys) or relaxing in the evening without disturbing my girl. 2 out of 3 use-cases benefit from a good file format, and a good player.
The aesthetic thing is about scenario 1. When playing it at someone's house then it should be pretty enough and the software intuitive enough that someone else enjoys finding something new to listen to.
So yeah, FLAC. Player has to support it.
I've got a Sansa Clip+, it's adequate for use down the gym and on the tube, and other people's definition of everyday use. But for me it fails on storage, aesthetics (of the player itself and the software) and battery life. Audio quality isn't superlative either, it's 'good enough'.
What I had was a Cowon J3:
http://www.cowonglobal.com/product_wide/COWONJ3/product_page_4.php
http://www.cowonglobal.com/product_wide/COWONJ3/images/design_9.jpg
Served me wonderfully, but it's 3 years old and suddenly very hard to find... hence me wondering, is there something newer kinda like that.
Looked at the Colorflys. The big one is too pricey and far too large, and the small one has a really horrible interface.