Margaret, I'd say the Victor Stream is OK for music, but the quality of playback isn't of the absolute highest. Remember too you have to give a music folder the designated Stream naming convention for the music folder, beginning with the Dollar sign; sorry cannot quite recall the name they reserve for music files. I'd say though that for around twenty quid from Amazon, including super saver delivery, you really cannot beat the Zenstone 1GB player, which plays MP3 and WMA files. HTH., From Ray I can be contacted off-list at: mailto:ray-48@xxxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Margaret Smith Hello I have recently purchased a Stream, and so far I am pleased with it. I am a total beginner as regards audio etc. Could anyone advise whether the Stream will be as good for listening to down-loaded music files etc as an MP3 machine? If MP3 is preferred, then could you kindly recommend a machine which would be user-friendly for a totally blind person. Many thanks. Marg