I've been looking at the same thing recently. The Micronas decoder is definitely well represented and I doubt you'll have trouble finding answers to any problems online. I found out about another chip, the VS1001, which incorporates the mp3 decoder and DAC into one chip as well as a headphone amplifier and space for user code so you can customize it however you want.

You can get information about it through the VLSI website ( http://www.vlsi.fi/ ) and can order samples for $25. This chip is used in the YAMPP player ( http://www.myplace.nu/mp3/index2.htm ).


-Tony



david@AUDIOVISUALDEVICES.COM.AU writes:

> I've been meaning to do an MP3/IDE project for a while now.
> Is the Micronas MAS3507 still the popular decoder choice
> or has something better/easier/cheaper come along since
> then?
> David...

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