I bought it very recently. hey!! let me tell you once again it's not that I can't afford to buy an Ipod but it's so becoming common and morever I'm sick of hearing the name itself that's why i go foe this brand and this is way better than Ipod trust me the quality of the sound is awesome nd the functionality is 10 out of 10, it has FM, FM recording, Voice recording, Line recording, A-B repeat, you can change the speed of the player and the navigation of the song is also easy. Instead of going for Ipod go for this one and save few thousand and buy a Sony Headphone which cost around 1K and you'll be satisfied and it's not that the provided headphone is under the standard it's good and moreover it's a branded earphone Lanyard earphone good one but the lows(bass) are little poor but for average people it's a very good one, Hey!! I forgot to tell you the price I bought the one which is 1 GB it cost me Rs. 4800/- and for 520Mb I think it's around Rs.3600/-. It's a very good buy!!!!

Mail me when you bought it cos I wannna hear your feedback too

Well I've different experience with this one. It has very fragile body. It is locking up all the time and today it just stop working at all. I thought it's due a batteries but I've tried recharged one and nothing happends (I've even tried that recover procedure from users manual). It is still working as a flash disk but hey...it HAS many beautiful functions but the quality is horrible. I'd recommend you to spend more money for device from better manufacturer.

cud u plz tell me where did u got this product in india.....thanks in advance

Hi all! Does it support MP3s with variable bitrate? I want to buy one but I have to know if it supports VBR MP3s!

any one can plzz tell me the price is Rs of the 512mb player

Contact Naveen (0)98400 43055 (Chennai) for a piece..i got it from him

Yes, this player does support VBR. I've played any number of VBR files on the 2GB model (after upgrading to firmware 1.3).

Make sure you apply the latest firmware update. I bought a 2GB T.sonic 520 and it came with firmware 1.20. I found that if I powered off the machine then it start the current MP3 at the beginning again. After applying firmware update 1.30, I could power off and it would remember where I was (however it still loses its place if you let it poweroff due to timeout rather than an overt poweroff).

One caution: like most MP3 players, you'll need access to a Windows 2000/XP system to run the firmware upgrade utility. I use Mac OS X, so I had to convince a buddy to let me use his Windows box to apply the firmware update.

Also make sure you download the user manual from the transcend support website ... the manual included with the player is abbreviated (e.g., doesn't tell you how to power off).

The sound is quite good, rivaling my Archos MP3 player. Yes, VBR is supported. Most of my MP3 library is ripped as VBR.

The sound is very good. Using a decent set of earbuds it has a full, rich sound with deep bass resonse. Do yourself a favor and don't even open the included earbuds. They sound like the cheap dollar store earbuds.

I've played the T.Sonic 520 through my Camry's JBL 440 watt sound system and was amazed. No noticable background hiss in quiet passages. Excellent sound with extended bass response. Classical, Rock, Jazz all sound detailed and clear. I can say my expectations were exceeded!

I like the folder navigation. It is quite easy to use. While it doesn't support playlists; it does allow song play by folder. A folder can play th e songs in order, or shuffle them. Nice.

Another feature I like is there is a quick fade in/out of songs as they change. The last half second of a song rapidly fades out, and the first half second the next song fades in.

I use rechargable NiMH 850ma batteries and get over 10 hours of play on a charge.

can anybody point me to a detailed review with picture...etc?