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iRiver Clix 2GB Multimedia Player
Music
So how does the music sound once it is finally on the player and ready for listening? I'm happy to report that the sound quality of iRiver's Clix is top notch. The included earbuds deliver impressive sound response for their small size. And if you navigate your way back to the settings menu, you'll find a customizable 5 band equalizer which will allow you to adjust the sound to any desired output. That's right, no pre-set EQs! Hooray! Also lurking in the sounds menu are the SRS TruBass, FOCUS and WOW settings. The TruBass is simply a bass boost that ranges from a 1-10 range (leave it on 10). The FOCUS setting seemed to be a general sound "crispness" setting, if I may use that as a descriptor, that when set to "Low" resulted in more muffled tones but lessened background noise and distortions. I left that setting on "Medium" (there is also, you guessed it, a "High" setting). The WOW setting is a 1-7 setting that attempts to simulate 3D sound. Again, I found aiming for the middle setting gave the best results. While the latter 2 sound options were mostly unnecessary, the Clix delivers rich, deep bass and clear mid and high tones and is every bit as loud (if not louder) than some other players I've tested. Reaching for the volume buttons can be a bit difficult as the little suckers are pretty small and flush with the edge of the player. However, after a bit of practice I was easily able to get used to finding the controls with one hand. The power button and programmable smart key manipulation never got much easier to find with one-handed use as they are located at the bottom of the player (when in portrait display mode). I didn't miss not being able to easily hit the power button as typically you don't need to turn the thing off that often. But the smart key, which can be programmed to perform a number of various functions, is quite handy and would have been better placed somewhere near the volume buttons. And finally, concerning battery life, I never gave it a second thought. iRiver claims an up to 25 hour battery life. I used the player for several hours a day for 5 days while working and never gave the player a full charge, only stopping briefly to add or remove songs in 5 minute connection sessions. I would have to say their claims are valid. The Clix recharges via the USB cable while connected to a PC. Sadly you can't simultaneously charge AND listen to the Clix player at the same time. And, like the Sandisk Sansa e260 I reviewed previously, the display screen stays lit during recharging. iRiver does boast an in-car recharger/FM transmitter system for the Clix. According to iRiver's website, the recharger/transmitter will recharge and power the unit from any standard automotive cigarette lighter socket while simultaneously transmitting your tunes to an FM station of your choice. You can check out further iRiver accessories at their e-store.
Page 1: Introduction
Page 2: First Looks Page 3: Testing - Navigation, Downloading Music Page 4: Testing - Music Page 5: Testing - Pictures, Video Page 6: Testing - Games, Voice Recording, FM Receiver Page 7: Conclusion 
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1 User Comment 1 - Posted by
Brooster
on May 25, 2007 - 6:58 am The Clix sounds great - unlike the iriver X20 it has Ultra-bright, 2.2” color display but it doesn't have the mini-SD expansion slot - so, as i don't really want to watch a lot of video on 2.2", i'll be going for the X20 instead
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