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Rio Audio is dead….

August 26, 2005 at 11:33 pm | In Uncategorized | Leave a Comment

Well if you don’t know what the Rio Karma was..shame on you. It was truly the greatest DAP(mp3/ogg/flac) player ever made. The size,shape,controls(Rio stick), docking station just couldn’t be beat. Unfortunately, this player had reliability issues and was two years old. Rio Audio also never did any marketing for their product line. I would fly around on the plane and people were always asking me about my player. No one had ever see or heard of it before.
An update called the Chroma had been rumored since mid-2004. And now the news today that D&M holdings has killed off Rio Audio. Many people had been holding out a long time for a player that will never see the light of day.
Here are some pictures of the Chroma:

Photos Courtesy: DAP Review

If you are considering an iPod may I suggest you read the forums at DAP Review first. The iPod is one of the most feature lacking players out there, but Apples marketing is strong and the ‘hipster’ appeal is strong. I guess Briney Spears sells a lot of albums too, so there is no accounting for taste is there?