![]() you’ll beusing your stereo’s amp, instead of passing through double amps, but trust me you won’t notice the difference. true, line out is clearer because it is level and does not pass through an amp. This is NOT true, headphone out has higher dB levels because it goes through the preamp built into the player. “Headphone output is much lower level than normal line in/out.” I hope this helps clear up some details about these two docking wrote: The Griffin also lacks the audio clarity I was hoping for so now I am stuck scratching my head trying to find a good way of getting high level line-out audio into my stereo from any mp3 player. The worst part about the Griffin dock is the fact the internal amplifier saturates at a volume on the Fuze at around 5/8 volume and can not provide any additional amplitude to the line-out. The Griffin dock is also an amplified headphone out signal. Another discouraging thing is that I also purchased the Griffin docking station for the Fuze at the same time as I purchased the SDAMX-BST (since the Griffin docking station was only $15 and will soon be discontinued, I thought I might as well get it too) and it is no better. I was hoping it would be a true high level line-out with good quality audio, but looks like I will be using this only for small desktop speakers at best. ![]() I had to turn the volume on the Fuze almost all the way up to get any real signal strength out of it and even then the audio stage was lacking. I was hoping to use this to listen to my player through my stereo system, but the line-out signal is too weak and way too flat (complete lack of amplitude for low frequency/mid-range frequency signals). It appears the line-out is only an amplified version of the headphone output. I thought the docking station would have a true line-out signal coming from the Fuze. This last point was a disappointment to me. The power button on the remote works, the play/pause button works, the track advance and reverse works - and so does the volume up and down. The Fuze did plug into the docking station without any mechanical adapter on the base station. The mechanical adapters did not work with the Fuze (as expected since they are for the e-series only). So, ditch the freebie 'phones, and then enjoy an MP3 player that's a pleasure to use, has plenty of features, and sounds, if not class-leading, then not too far off.Well, I got the SDAMX-BST docking station to use with my 8GB Fuze and gave it a try yesterday. The screen is a little small for video – it looks fine but it's not on a par with the useful, larger screens offered by Apple. Change the supplied headphones, and the player opens up, delivering a crisper, more precise sound. With a 320kbps version of Portishead's Sour Times, vocals are detailed and intimate, while dynamics are okay: the drums sound a touch soft and rounded-off rather than packing the punch and weight we'd like. ![]() The interface is sensibly laid, and the responsive, fast scroll wheel helps you get about quickly. It's a doddle to use, too, with drag and drop compatibility for PC and Mac. It's a sleek unit, with simple, intuitive buttons. There's an FM radio and voice recorder, while you can view videos and pictures on the 2in colour screen, too. This Sansa Fuze player has a 2GB hard disk – there are 4 and 8GB versions available in a variety of finishes, too – as well an SDHC card slot, which allows you to increase the storage capacity. Unless you have a certain fruity logo on the back of your device, the MP3 player market is hard going.
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