Hi-tech earbuds and compact headphones with noise cancellation provide studio quality sound. Share your songs with a Y splitter and second set of headphones. Add battery powered portable speakers and share your playlist with friends at beach or a party. Choose from a variety of Bluetooth, wireless or wired remotes. There's even a combination flashlight/laser pointer accessory that plugs into headphone jack!

The list of mp3 player accessories for grows every day. Do a little browsing and you're sure to find that perfect accessory for your player.

Lossy formats selectively discard sounds human ear can't hear to make file smaller. But each format removes slightly different sounds. For example, converting a track using a WMA to mp3 converter is now missing sounds that both codecs have deleted.

There are other ways to remove DRM and convert WMA to mp3, but they require numerous steps and more software - and they're not for technically challenged. Free WMA to mp3 conversion software and detailed instructions are available on Internet.