I decided to gamble on one of these:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...ilpage_o00_s00
I found a forum thread about the brand:
http://www.head-fi.org/t/744865/the-...x02-dap-thread
and a review:
http://androidforums.com/threads/rev...f-pics.898134/
I'm going to use it strictly for audio books. I'll give it a fair shake before I tell you guys what I think.
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