Dug up my old Rio Karma which is one of the best damn mp3 players ever made. Gapless playback, 5-band equalizer, Ogg/FLAC support and awesome blue LCD screen.

I used and abused my Rio Karma like any piece of electronics I own… which eventually led to breakage. The main power switch is mechanical, and due to its positioning between the cases’ button and the circuit board, it can separate and break the solder joint. (I boxed the switch in red). So I took it apart and touched it with some solder. Good as new. It took probably about another year for the switch to completely break, at which point I had two wires that stuck out of the case. Another common problem with the Rio Karmas was for the little scroll wheel on the upper right to come unseated. Fixing this also involves disassembly and gluing it back in place.

I currently use a Creative Zen Vision:M 30 gB(Awesome and cheap!).