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Of course, if the SlimX didn't sound good, none of this would matter. Luckily, the audio is clear as a bell and cranks loud enough to rock even the hardiest ears, with punchy bass and crisp-as-MP3-gets highs. And an automatic Resume feature defaults to fading in the music right where you left off. We wish all CD-player manufacturers would include such a perk; after all, why wouldn't you want to start listening right where you left off?
The unit holds two included nickel-metal-hydride rechargeable batteries that give you about 13 hours of life. To extend this to 23 hours, you can pop two AAs into the external battery pod.
This player's lack of a belt clip on its carrying case and the small font size on its remote's display are its only drawbacks, and they're fairly minor. And now that other, newer MP3 CD players are available, the SlimX's price has dropped to bargain levels, down from the original retail price of $200.
