Digisette DUO-64 64 MB Digital Audio Player

by Digisette

Product Details

Product Manual [433kb PDF]

• Product Dimensions: 0.4 x 4 x 2.5 inches ; 5.9 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005KC96
• Item model number: AR300
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #277,328 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The DUO-64 digital audio player works as a standalone MP3 player, a digital audiobook player, and a digital e-cassette you can play in your car, in a boombox--in virtually any audiocassette player.

The DUO-64 features 64 MB of built-in memory, and is expandable using MultiMediaCards (MMCs). It plays MP3 digital audio files, and can also play Windows Media Audio (WMA) files with a firmware upgrade. You can also record notes to yourself with the ADPCM-format digital voice recorder.

DUO players can also play content from Audible.com, the Internet's largest, most diverse provider of premium spoken word audio for download or playback on personal computers or AudibleReady mobile devices. Audible Inc. has more than 28,000 hours of audio programs and 160 content providers, so you can use your DUO player to listen to a daily audiodigest of the Wall Street Journal, weekly digests of the Economist and Forbes, and audiobooks that aren't available anywhere else.

With its adjustable head control, you can optimize the DUO-64 for different cassette decks, enabling maximum compatibility and audio fidelity. The rechargeable NiMH battery allows you to enjoy uninterrupted music for up to six hours and up to nine hours of spoken word. Its USB connection enables fast download speeds, while the sleek aluminum body provides the utmost in portability.

To help manage music, the DUO-64 comes with RealJukebox music management software from Real Networks. Convert CDs, index your files, and create custom playlists.

The DUO-64 comes with a set of earphones, USB cable, two NiMH rechargeable batteries, AC battery charger, DC car power adapter/battery charger, DC charger connection cable, carrying case, software CD, and a user's manual.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

33 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Do Not Buy This Product, July 18, 2001

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Melissa Davis (Washington, MO United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Digisette DUO-64 64 MB Digital Audio Player (Electronics)

1. This product was advertised as working in any cassette deck. It does not. It will not work or not work well in any standard tape deck on any german auto (audi, volkswagen etc) I was told I might improve the situation with a small square of cellophane tape, not what you wish to hear when you just dished out 240 bucks

2. The first item sent to me was defective. it took 5.38 hours (my phone counts minutes )of support with both audible and digisette to figure this out. support ran from very helpful to pleasant but not very knowlegeable.

3. The directions are very poorly written. Set up is more difficult than you would imagine. Audible and digisette are partners yet there softwar is not only uncompatible, it actually will crash your system if both are open on your desktop for any period of time. the support people tell you this 4. the device is very confusing. with only one small amber or green indicator, status of the device depends on how long the green light is flashing, whether the amber light blinked once or twice etc..... making the whole operation of the device more of an effort than needs be. especially when the device works differently in different tape decks. I was told just to put it in and fiddle with the deck's controls and i would figure out what they did. Even when functioning the dvice will not let you listen to data stored on the flash card. The setup instructions i received from the support on the phone, involving formating of the memmory etc.. were COMPLETELY different that those in the directions

5 summary. Cool design, great idea, poor execution. in talking/e-mailing other "satisfied" customers, I found that they were only satisfied because the device would play a little music when they put it in their deck. EVErY ONE (21/21 so far) were having contiuing problems with the device but have just resigned themselves to the limited functionality.

SAVE YOURSELF>>>>>>>>DO NOT BUY Support at Audible told me off the record they have many problems with this product and she would recommend an Iomega zip player. Thats what I am going to try next.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Its good..., January 8, 2002

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Judge "[e-mail]" (Groton, MA United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Digisette DUO-64 64 MB Digital Audio Player (Electronics)

Well, I read some of the reviews before I bought this, so I wasn't totally sure that it'd be any good. However its great. Contrary to some people's experiences I have had no problems connecting it to my PC through a USB hub. The software installed seamlessly (on XP). At a sample rate of 96KHz for MP3s I get around 2 CDs onto it at once and they sound great. It plays fine in the car cassette player (which is what it was intended for). You can skip tracks backwards and forwards using RW and FF controls on the cassette player. It goes into power standby mode if you leave it switched on when you leave the car. It takes next to no time to download tracks. And you can use it as a standalone MP3 player.

Only two grumbles:

1. It would be nice if it came off standby as soon as the spindles started turning in the cassette player (it doesn't, you have ot take it out and press the play button once).

2. Don't try and upgrade the software that comes with it. I spent 3 frustrating hours trying to sort the mess out before I used the XP 'revert to previous state' feature (boy, am I glad I upgraded to XP).

All in all, a neat, easy to use product that delivers on its promises.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Unbeatable for it's primary purpose, March 21, 2002

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"wwdudley" (Omaha, NE USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Digisette DUO-64 64 MB Digital Audio Player (Electronics)

I purchased this device to help ease my daily commute by listening to audio books. I already own an Archos 6GB Jukebox for my mp3 music files, and while I love the capacity allowing me to carry a variety of music, it fell short for audio book content. The primary problem is the lack of a bookmark feature.

When I found the Digisette DUO-64 I was intrigued, as it seemed to address exactly the problem I wanted to solve. I read the reviews and went ahead with the purchase, and am very satisfied. One point not very clear in the literature is that a separate bookmark is maintained for each file on the device, allowing you to have multiple books or other content (magazines, newspaper, etc.) active at the same time. Battery life is excellent for spoken audio content and the 64 MB memory allows for around 15 hours of audio book content in Audible format 2.

This misses 5 stars only because of the slightly touchy navigation within and between programs, but with practice it can be mastered both with the buttons on the device and your cassette player controls. Given the small size, I don't think an LCD is feasible, and for my purposes is unnecessary.

For audio book content this player is unbeatable in features and convenience. As a standard MP3 player it is still a great product given its small size and large capacity (up to 128MB with an extra 64MB MMC card).