can anyone recommend an mp3 player with these specific properties?

[bitt3n]

I am looking for an mp3 player to replace my Sansa Fuze (started skipping, clickwheel is dying, battery failing). My ideal player would be something

with a tactile clickwheel (so I can adjust volume and change tracks while jogging without looking at the player)
a voice recorder
bluetooth
a microSD card slot
rockbox compatibility if possible
small enough to wear on arm

the sansa clip would be OK but it has no bluetooth and no voice recorder (which is actually important). I could go with a nano and plug-in mic, but that would be kind of a hack solution. right now I'm leaning toward another Fuze with a bluetooth attachment, but it seems odd that there is no more modern alternative. a fuze today would cost more than I paid 3 years ago because it's been out of production so long and the Fuze+ apparently has a bad reputation

 

[shortylickens]

If you like it so much, just get another one.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_nr_p_...nid=2528832011

No reason to learn a whole new system when you are happy already.

Or get two used ones and keep a backup.

 

[TheStu]

I am looking for an mp3 player to replace my Sansa Fuze (started skipping, clickwheel is dying, battery failing). My ideal player would be something

with a tactile clickwheel (so I can adjust volume and change tracks while jogging without looking at the player)
a voice recorder
bluetooth
a microSD card slot
rockbox compatibility if possible
small enough to wear on arm

the sansa clip would be OK but it has no bluetooth and no voice recorder (which is actually important). I could go with a nano and plug-in mic, but that would be kind of a hack solution. right now I'm leaning toward another Fuze with a bluetooth attachment, but it seems odd that there is no more modern alternative. a fuze today would cost more than I paid 3 years ago because it's been out of production so long and the Fuze+ apparently has a bad reputation

Does the older nano work with remote/mic headsets?

 

[bitt3n]

If you like it so much, just get another one.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_nr_p_...nid=2528832011

No reason to learn a whole new system when you are happy already.

Or get two used ones and keep a backup.

those are all fuze+ which apparently have terrible controls. 3 years ago you could get a regular fuze refurb for under $30. it seems strange to pay more than that for the same player now

 

[smitbret]

Clip Zip has everything but the bluetooth.

 

[smitbret]

And yes, avoid the Fuze+. I have an 8GB that just collects dust. Nice mp3 player if it didn't take 4 attempts to make it respond to anything.

 

[bitt3n]

Does the older nano work with remote/mic headsets?

I'm not sure, but ideally I want to use a bluetooth headset, which would require a built-in mic (or one of those adapters that stick in the headphone port), because while my bluetooth headset has a mic, it cannot connect to the current nano using the proper bluetooth profile to employ the mic

Clip Zip has everything but the bluetooth.

yeah I think I'll probably end up getting one of those if I can't find an option with bluetooth, I didn't realize zip does have voice recording. I would love to find something with bluetooth though

 

[TheStu]

I'm not sure, but ideally I want to use a bluetooth headset, which would require a built-in mic (or one of those adapters that stick in the headphone port), because while my bluetooth headset has a mic, it cannot connect to the current nano using the proper bluetooth profile to employ the mic

Well, you also wanted physical controls which the current nano doesn't have anyway, you'd have to go back a couple generations to get one that does. Also, cost.

 

[bitt3n]

Well, you also wanted physical controls which the current nano doesn't have anyway, you'd have to go back a couple generations to get one that does. Also, cost.

that's true. it seems as if there is no good option that has everything I want. I'm leaning toward a clip zip with a bluetooth adapter.