Rio Karma 20Gb Black MP3/WMA/ OGG Vorbis Player USB2 inc Docking Station with RCA Out and LAN (New, 1yr RTB Warranty)

A dream come true for audiophiles and techno-geeks, the Rio Karma packs more audio formats, longer battery life and incredible storage into one small design. It's like taking a local record store and putting it into your pocket. If you love music, you’ll love Karma.

20GB drive can store 10,000 songs**

15-hour rechargeable LiIon battery

Ogg Vorbis and FLAC Support

USB 2.0 for Fast Transfers

Huge backlit display with visualizations

Docking Station with RCA Line-out and Ethernet Connectivity

The Karma’s many features and small size set a new standard for high-capacity players. Its 20GB* drive can carry over 10,000 songs**.

Powerful tools include Cross-Fader, 5-Band Parametric Equalizer, Ogg Vorbis and FLAC support, and a huge, backlit display capable of visualizations, animated menus, and 16 shades of gray. USB 2.0 provides fast transfers while the included docking station also adds drop-in charging, RCA Line-Out, and an Ethernet port for networking.

Simple menus and intuitive controls make it easy to pick up and use. Helpful functions like Auto-synchronization with Rio Music Manager, Rio DJ, and dynamic playlist generation make the Karma as effortless as you want it to be.

Auto-synchronization

The player can be set to automatically keep its contents identical to the collection you have on your computer every time it connects. It also has settings to synchronize with certain parts of the collection or perform no synchronization at all.

Dynamic playlist generation :

Powerful playlist selection and organization tools built into the player itself. “Now playing” screen shows the songs you have selected for playback. Add, remove, and rearrange the songs on this list to your liking, then save it directly as a playlist for later use. No need to pre-select songs on your computer before you leave home, like with other players.

5-Band Parametric Equalizer

Control not only the output level of 5 frequency bands, but also the mid-point and width of each band. Parametric equalization offers the most precisely customized sound available.

Auto-synchronization

The player can be set to automatically keep its contents identical to the collection you have on your computer every time it connects. It also has settings to synchronize with certain parts of the collection or perform no synchronization at all.

Cross-Fader

Blends the end of one song into the beginning of the next with a simple cross-fade (no beat matching).

DRM

Digital rights management (DRM) is a type of encryption that is intended to protect copyrighted tracks and is added to many commercially purchased music files during the encoding process. DRM encryption frequently restricts the number of times a file can be downloaded, transferred to portable devices, or burned to CD.

Ethernet

Ethernet connectivity allows you to assign an IP address to the player and network it like a computer. Move files onto the player from the network.

Expansion Slot

Many Rio players come with an expansion slot that fits SD™ or MMC™ cards. The memory card works together with the internal memory already on the player. So, for example, a 128MB player with a 256MB card inserted will have a total memory of 384MB. That’s almost 6½ hours of music!

FLAC

FLAC stands for Free Lossless Audio Codec. In simple terms, FLAC is similar to MP3, but lossless, meaning that audio is compressed in FLAC without any loss in quality.

ID3 Tag Information

Embedded in each MP3 is a small piece of information called an ID3 tag. This stores details about the MP3 like Track Name, Artist, Genre, etc. Often MP3s may have blank or incomplete ID3 tags. Rio players will display ID3 tags when they are available, and use the file name of the MP3 when they are not. All Rio players ship with Rio Music Manager software, which allows you to edit ID3 tag information.

MMC™ Memory Card

Memory card in the MultiMediaCard™ format. MMC is a form of “non-volatile flash memory” which means you can write information to the card and it will save the information even when you switch off power. It’s an easy way to add memory to your Rio player. MMC and SD formats are generally interchangeable, where SD is slightly faster, but MMC is slightly more affordable.

Ogg Vorbis

Ogg Vorbis is a new audio compression format similar in function to MP3 or WMA. It is different from these formats because it is completely free, open-source, and non-patented.

PlaysForSure (Microsoft)

Rio players that have the PlaysForSure logo support Microsoft's PlaysForSure digital download technology. Match the PlaysForSure logo on a large selection of online music stores to make sure the digital music and video you purchase will play back on it every time. If you see the logo you'll know your digital music will play for sure.

Rio DJ

Rio DJ is a feature that allows your Rio to automatically select music for playback. It can do things like find your top-10 most-played songs, songs downloaded to the player in a given period, tracks that haven't been played for a given time, etc.