This mp3 player is so much better than an ipod. Most importantly it sounds way better (I have tested the two back to back) but other features such as battery life are also way better. The only issue with the NW-HD3 is that it has a volume limiter to stop kids from blowing their ear drums. This, however, is easily fixed: This simple hack, via the service menu of the NW-HD3, will disable the built-in output restriction thereby raising the max volume by a good amount. 1) To enter the service...