What to do when your MP3 player is rubbish

Buy one of these: a FiiO E5

This cute little device will boost the volume and quality of any portable music player.

The salient facts:
It’s black as all good gadgets should be.
It’s made in China as everything is these days.
At between £12.00 and £20.00 its cheap.
It charges via USB and the battery lasts ages.
It has a bass boost switch.
It has an attractive blue LED to let you know that it is on.
It’s one in the eye for EU beaurocrats that seek to limit mp3 players volumes lest we all become deaf.
Its small.