RCA S2501 Jet Stream Series 1GB Sport MP3 Player with Wireless Headphones

by RCA

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3.6 x 1.8 x 0.3 inches ; 14.1 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000P6LA3A
• Item model number: S2501
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)

Product Description

1 GB MP3 Sport Payer with Wireless Earphone Compatibility

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good product with a couple issues, March 10, 2008

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Lisa Taranto "Lisa T" (Reading, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: RCA S2501 Jet Stream Series 1GB Sport MP3 Player with Wireless Headphones (Electronics)

Overall, I am happy with my purchase, even if there are a couple of issues. The sound is good, although when I use it at the gym, I need to have the volume all the way up in order to drown out the gym music. I think that's because the ear buds on the wireless headphones don't fit properly in my ears. They are a littl big. But outside of the gym, walking for example, I don't need the volume up nearly that high.

The largest fault I have with this product is the charger for the wireless headphones. They don't work all that well, in that the connection is touchy and it takes a few minutes for me to be sure they are charging and quite often the charge is not complete. I'm considering having the wireless charger replaced if possible...

The reception with the wireless headphones is good, although I've experienced some static when I have the unit in my pocket at the gym, and I am riding the recumbent bike. When I am lifting weights though, I experience no issues with reception with it in my pocket. And also when walking outside, there is perfect reception.

The battery life on the unit itself is fantastic. I can use it for three weeks without having to recharge it (using it only about an hour or two a day).

If you are a music fanatic, the storage is probably small for most people. For me it is perfect...I have about 200 songs on there plus two hour long podcasts.

My biggest frustration is the FF or RW function, which may be present on other MP3 players as well. If I am 30 minutes into a podcast for example and missed something, I need to be very careful how I rewind or it will go all the way back to the beginning and the only way I know to get it back to where I was is to just hold the Forward button down, which takes quite a while to FF back to the place where I was.

I don't have any experience with any other MP3 players, as this is my first one. But I wanted it for the wireless functionality and I am overall very happy with it's performance. Even with the issues I stated above, had I been able to try this before purchasing, I still would have purchased this unit.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazingly good for such a low price, October 2, 2009

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Robert L. Cuda (San Antonio, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: RCA S2501 Jet Stream Series 1GB Sport MP3 Player with Wireless Headphones (Electronics)

This is a pretty sweet unit. It's nice looking and small, and relatively easy to use if you're even slightly technologically inclined. You'll have to play around with the menu system for a while to get a feel for how it works, but that won't be a problem because you'll probably be fascinated by it for a while.

GOOD THINGS
-Small
-Arm Band and Wrist Band
-Has a playlist option
-Wireless and wired head phones (with attachable ear braces)
-Great sound through wireless headphones
-Full color menus
-Radio (and even records radio with excellent sound quality)
-Is compatible with [...] audio books
-Shows photos
-Shows videos
-Water "resistant" (Sweat won't ruin it, but you can't swim with it)

BAD(but should not be considered reasons to not buy this unit)
-Buttons are a little hard to push
-No voice recording capability (but honestly, for this price and the quality of the unit, who cares)
-Included wired headphones are C-
-Videos and pictures are really small
-Only one custom playlist
-Can't listen to radio through wireless headsphones.

The wireless headphones sound pretty good. The wired headphones are the minimum quality they could get away with. Just buy a decent pair for [...].

If you're like me and just want a decent, cheap, and simple MP3 player for the gym and other random occassions, you can't go wrong with this.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars great hardware - out of date software, April 26, 2009

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TFT "TFT" (Ohio, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: RCA S2501 Jet Stream Series 1GB Sport MP3 Player with Wireless Headphones (Electronics)

The player comes with a link to download music, but that site no longer exists. So, it makes me wonder if I had any problems with the player, would the parent company exist anymore? And how can I be buying a product brand new and the website is already out of business?
That said, now that I have music on it I love it. I love a wireless device. However, you still need to have the payer on you. I can walk about 2 rooms away and then I lose the music.
Also, no shuffle feature, so my songs always start from the beginning and play in the same order.