Waterproof MP3 players for swimming
evmo
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Anyone tried these? They get better reviews than the other ones on the site
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http://www.finisinc.com/blog/uncategorized/video-first-look-at-the-new-neptune
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Can you transfer files from an iTunes library to a Swimp3?
The only reason I prefer it is the headphone issue with other players. I was NEVER able to get a waterproof seal btwn the headphone and my ear canal. I would constantly get water in there, and all I'd hear is water sloshing around. With the swimp3, I get clear beautiful music.
the only prob I had with the swimp3 is I dropped it once, and it went kaput. So I now put it in a small tupperware with bubblewrap.
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@ironmike...it looks to be much more user friendly as you can scroll through the songs and see the song and time remaining versus memorizing your playlist...not like you would be able to see it on the back of your strap though will swimming! They need to incorporate a screen that is bionic and will show up in your goggle eye piece while simultaneously sending information from an aquapulse! )
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The Neptune link @evmo has above is pretty accurate for what the sound is with the swimp3, although I am not sure what the display will really add to my experience - I just shuffled music on from windows media player.
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I have one from WaterFi, and it works just fine and is pretty light. To keep the headphones in, I make sure I put them in while my ears are still dry. It took a little getting used to how to control it, but other than that, it's been fine...
(and I totally get what you mean about other folks in the pool. The pool I go to is attached to a high school and, well....*sigh*)
I'm the Wiccan Christian that was profiled in USMS's Swimmer Magazine in 2017. Soon, I'll be moving to Zurich, Switzerland. Also, I pray to St. Adjutor, the patron saint of open water swimmers.
http://www.dcrainmaker.com/2011/12/great-swimming-mp3-player-shootout.html
Anyone got a swimp3 G2 for sale, cheap?
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Molly Nance, Lincoln, Nebraska
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Loved my swiMP3 but sadly it died last week, 9 days before its warranty expired. Finis is replacing it with a Neptune. Neptune uses bone conduction also, so not sure why you don't want to give this model a try. Have you heard something I haven't heard? In a week or two, I can give you my review on the newer model.
We're all just carbon, water, starlight, oxygen and dreams
We're all just carbon, water, starlight, oxygen and dreams
We're all just carbon, water, starlight, oxygen and dreams
We're all just carbon, water, starlight, oxygen and dreams
Like you I struggled with keeping the earbuds in until I went to my local audiologist who took moulds and sent off the earphones to specialist company dealing with ear protection (shooting, motor racing, singing). Cost was £70, which is quite a lot but there really do not come out! They are made of silicon and clip onto my earphones. They are best earplugs I own and keep all water out plus I get to listen to my tunes as I plod away in the water. I buy speedo earphones and the custom moulds clip on to them
http://www.puretone.net/pt_music.html
Simon
Basically, if you plug your player into your computer to charge, then turn off your computer, the Neptune stays on. Power save does not kick in (power save would turn off the player after a set amount of time, usually a minute or two, if the player is not playing music).
So this morning I unplugged my player from my turned-off computer, turned it on to make sure I knew how to use this (new) swimp3, and the battery showed it was drained. Then a few seconds later it turned off. Then I remembered I had the same problem 3+ years ago with the swimp3. I wrote to Finis and wrote a review, so we'll see if I hear anything back.
Caveat natans: if you're going to use the Neptune, disconnect it from the computer before turning your computer off AND make sure the Neptune is turned off.
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Dude, you're lucky you haven't been hit yet. There are lots of nuts out in the Potomac. At least the GPS you wear on your head will tell us where you got hit.
I got whacked by two guys in a rowing shell two days before my EC swim. You can see the scabbed over gash on the back of my neck in my video. It that had been a crazed boater I would have been done for good.
edit: Yep Niek, I found it the same place you did, and it's marked private. @25kswimmer, is the video still available?
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Evan and I are working on a solution.
I did all of my Dover Harbor training at first light. I had all of the harbor to myself. There's a funny story that led to me swimming there alone. Essentially, the "Mayor" of Dover Harbor advised me that my Channel swim would be unsuccessful because I didn't drink Maxim and wasn't training 8 hours each day in the harbor. Evidently my 100K/week and about 20 escorted swims at that time didn't mean much in his (and his sidekick's) opinion. I was tapering, so my swims started at 2h30m and dropped 30M each day until my swim date. I decided to keep to myself and stick with my usual routine.
I approached my swim like it was any other race and didn't divert from my program. I viewed it as just another race.
The rowers were way out by the breakwater when I got in. I was swimming about 50 meters off shore when I got hit by an oar blade. I had to duck to avoid getting hit by the second one. The guys stopped and apologized, which I appreciated. I didn't yell at them, because somehow an apology with a British accent sounded more believable and sincere to me.
Mike, I can loan you a copy if you'd like. You know where to find me.
I have the videos back up on YouTube. No idea on how long YouTube will tolerate my nonsense. I'll still get a DVD out to you.
Chris
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1. Storage? When I can put 16G (and more) on a micro sd card, what's up with 4 gig? I know, 4 gig is more than I'll really ever need (I only listen to about 10 albums anyway) but still.
2. Have they never hear of Bluetooth? Doesn't it seem obvious that your swim coach with a console that has each swimmer in the pool with a different Bluetooth band width. Bing "Dred! You're coasting on your right arm again!" "Roberts! You're doggin' it, pick up the pace." "IronMike! You call that a flip turn? What you do in practice is what you're going to do in a meet, you do that in a meet and you're going to lose!" It seems... Maybe I should go on Shark Tank and pitch that idea! (Forget I wrote anything here!)
Aside from that, I hate you all because now I'll have to have one! (Robtmas is coming!)
I thought that I saw that Finis were nyet goot in the salt ocean? Did I see wrong?
Is there a thread on what play lists you all recommend?
I like your bluetooth idea. I would give each of my triathletes their own channel so I can yell at them constantly instead of only during their 60-second-long 10 second break between sets.
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The thing about the screen. I understand the idea of why do I need a screen behind my head? It's not like you're playing DJ anyway and you're not waiting for some to turn around and shout "Play that funky music white boy!"
But...
The way I envision using this is that I have file folders in the memory. Each folder has a (at least a) playlist that facilitates a different workout. When I'm doing sprint work, I want short hard pulsing heart racing, thumpin', humpin' music! Hot Rod Honeymoon, My Thing, Earth Quake, Rollin' and Tumblin' and lots of other Jeff Beck.
When I'm doing distance, I want to play Quadrophenia from front to back. I want Eat A Peach and Live from Filmore East. I want Edgar Winter's Frankenstein. I want to swim with the Phishes. I want to play East/West by Butterfield, My Generation off Live at Leeds
A mixed set calls for a mix of music designed to set the pace. Do it in practice enough times, it'll be the same pace you do at the meet.
I want to be able to choose which file I'm playing, and I need a screen to do that. Other wise it's just "shuffle mode" right?
I also envision each file with "Coach" telling me what hundreds I'm swimming and when 1:15 is coming so get ready to start and reassuring me that if I "PUSH" I'll get a slow down lap coming. A metronome that clicks off stroke paces, subtly increasing and decreasing the pace to get you to the finish line at the target time.
Let me ask: Do people think that people would be willing to pay to download programmable workouts that they could play on their MP3 players? If these workouts were designed by successful professionals (meaning "not me")? The program could be customizable based on the pool (or lack there of) length, the height of the swimmer and the level of the swimmer, the goals of the swimmer etc...
As to the Bluetooth, I'm happy to hear that it is a new concept to someone in the business. I have played with using old cell phones that have BT and a music player with a micro sd card (I'm cheap). But I have had the opposite of success with earbuds. If I had the Finis (especially if I had one where the player was shot) I'd cut the wire and splice on a jack which I could then plug into BT compatible MP3 player. (There may be, but I don't think so that there is, a difference in the signal sent through the wires for bone induction versus regular earbuds). If your old unit is broken anyway...
I looked at the H2Audio box for shuffles. I have been through 3 of them and sent them all back, one or the other of the ear phones would fail. Then, onto waterproof 'shuffles'. $150 is too rich for me. Digging around on the web, I found out a way to waterproof my shuffle for pennies.
A quick trip to Walgreens for a 5 ml syringe, Lowes for some 'dielectric' grease (important), a bowl of boiling water and I was set. Draw up grease into the syringe and drop into the water to warm up. Put the shuffle in a plastic bag and immerse to warm up too.
Now things get messy. Steadily and slowly, inject the grease into the headphone jack hole. It will eventually squeeze out of the seams ... keep going until the syringe is empty. Allow to cool and you're done! Some folks epoxy the seams but I figured there was so much grease in the thing, no water was going to leak into the seams.
You'll need waterproof head phones but I had them already. Now clip the shuffle to your gogs and bundle up the excess ear phone cable with an elastic band and get wet.
I have swum maybe ten times so far, a bit scary the first time, but its been great. 5K in the pool this morning made so much more bearable listening to loud music