World's Most Expensive MP3 Player

by Nicole Weston (RSS feed)
Sep 12th 2006 at 2:02PM

The TrekStor i.Beat Organix Limited Edition Gold MP3 Player is the most expensive in the world, with a list price of $19,999. The design was a custom order from Russian-Canadian billionaire (and owner of the Midland Formula 1 team) Alex Shnaider. It is cast in 18-karat gold and has 63 diamonds, for a total of 1 carat, decorating its surface. The music player has 1 GB memory, can play back MP3, WMA, WAV, ASF and OGG file formats, has two headphone jacks and has a built-in radio, alarm clock, stopwatch and voice recorder. The non-limited edition version sells for $126.94 (list price: $215).

[via Luxury Launches]

Tags: gadget mp3, ibeat, mp3 player, mp3s, music, music player, organix, trekstor

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john Sep 16th 2006 1:02AM

Wow so much money for so little. 20gs would support me, my wife and my 6 year old girl for a year! I am disabled and appreciate every day as if it were my last. I only wish that people who blow that kind of money on superfulous stuff like that would think of how much more that money would buy for those less fortunate
JT

Melissa Sep 15th 2006 9:51PM

What a RIP OFF! puhlease who cares...! I would never pay no such price for that little bit of gold and diamonds and storage. It probably cost them $100.00 to make this piece of junk. Geeze they are hoping some nut comes along!!!! with an air brain! ha ha! puhlease go feed this to the elephant they will eat it with joy! That's all it worth!

dd Sep 15th 2006 9:56PM

Who gives a cp. It's all relative. He's a billionaire. It cost him what he makes in a couple of hours in interest alone. So you spent a whole lot more for yours. Tell me you wouldn't do some crazy sh** with more cash than you could spend if you tried. The dude wastes some big bucks owning a racing team. It's what he likes. I'm sure there are some good things he does too. It comes with the territory.

Cody Sep 15th 2006 10:13PM

Sounds like everyone is jealous. I think it's great the guy wanted this and got it. I hate reading all the comments on the Luxist articles and how jealous you all get of people.

Eric Sep 15th 2006 10:16PM

WHAT ? THIS THING CANT DRIVE ITS SELF ? DAMN RIP OFF

Nicholas Sep 15th 2006 10:20PM

Stop judging people and HATING them because they are affluent. 20k to this dude is like a quarter to most of us. Poor taste? Sure, but to each his own. As for the economy and how horrible some of you feel that the rich, who've earned it and employ most of you, perhaps you should realize that they pay an incredible amount in taxes and are responsible for the incomes of many. Bitching about how he choses to spend his money is more tastelss than that snoop doggy blinged out piece of crap that, in the end, is likely to sell 100,000 plain versions for the company. It gets HIS NAME, as well as his business name, FREE PUBLICITY. I don't know if you've inquired into international advertising costs, but 20k on a piece of crap just shows how good he is at making money. The same publicity through other channels could have cost millions... So take that, wealthy-haters...

jim cerenzie Sep 15th 2006 11:46PM

i agree with a lot o people. i dont understand why the hell stupid people like this that burn money for fun think there cool if they have the most expensive mp2 player. who gives a f***? i hope that person gets robbed and all his money is stolen.

Gene Sep 17th 2006 8:32PM

It just goes to show,having money doesn't equate to having brains.Look at paris hilton give me "bling & Ka-ching" and its Hot, who cares if it works at all as long as I look important. Gene

Alberto Sep 15th 2006 11:05PM

I THINK ITS COOL BUT IT ALSO SUCKS CUZ IM DEFINATELY NOT GONNA BUY A 20 GRAND MP3.

bubba washington Sep 15th 2006 11:11PM

Yea. "I'm disabled so nobody should have a lot of money..." Sorry, but, how do you know how much money he gives to the needy? What about the money that thousands of others who work for him earn so they are more able to avoid or at least sustain bad luck and unfortunate circumstances? For how much you judge them and resent them, you couldn't ever consider thanking them for what they HAVE contributed. Bill Gates, the richest guy ever, at over 50 BILLION DOLLARS just went part-time to put his genius towards CHARITY and HELPING OTHERS. Considering how much he has given the world, on sooooooooooo many levels, I suppose that he's still an idiot, in so many of your worlds, because he doesn't give IT ALL to you greedy SOB's... Like above comment says, the fact is that it has generated untold MILLIONS of dollars in FREE PUBLICITY. It's moves like that that GET PEOPLE RICH IN THE FIRST PLACE... It's getting talked about, ALL OVER THE WORLD. This guy, his businesses and his racing team have ALL PROFITED BY THIS 20K PIECE OF CRAP. EVEN THE MAKERS OF IT ARE BOUND TO SELL TONS MORE OF THEM JUST BECAUSE OF THE PUBLICITY, AND CONSEQUENTIAL ENDORSEMENT BY ONE OF THE RICHEST MEN IN THE WORLD...

courtney Sep 15th 2006 11:34PM

Where are the diamonds??

aliens are taking over the world! Sep 15th 2006 11:56PM

i personally don't understand the point of a 20k mp3player, then again, i don't have 20 k to spend on an mp3 player.
But damn, all the haters. who the hell cares what you would do with that money, it's not yours, get over it.
oh, and to all the communists that think people with this much money "should do a world a favor and kill themselves" or "lined up against the wall and shot simultaneously", if you weren't fucking around while you were young and got yourselves a good education, and then a good job, maybe you wouldn't have that much resentment against people with money.

btw, wtf is zinc circonia?

Lisa, diamonds are worth more than emeralds, and that is what's on that mp3 player.

Melissa, reading comprehension is crucial to success: the guy CUSTOM ORDERED the mp3 player.

stephanie Sep 16th 2006 1:24AM

its his money let him do what he wants with itm 20,000 out of a 1 billion is just like someone who makes 50,000 buying one for 100 dollars. who care let the man have fun

Junior Dec 13th 2007 10:17PM

Who has enough sense to buy an MP3 player for $20,000? For $20,000 I should never have to walk while I am using it.

Tom Sep 15th 2006 11:58PM

Hey moron...! I got a digital camera I'll sell ya for 10 grand....What a F&$@ing idiot..! BLING..? This guy is past the BLING stage , he's now entered the morbidly obnoxious.... 20g's for a 200 mp3 player...Good God...GROW UP.....!

Leilani Sep 16th 2006 12:01AM

shit...for $20,000 it better scratch my ass and fix my food. that's a damn shame.

Tom Sep 16th 2006 12:09AM

Hey Aliens.... it's called BLOG...ya know voice your opinion? or is that beyond your comprehension.?...and I don't care, that you don't care what I think...and another thing he didn't work a day in his life for his money, Mommy and Daddy did, probably like YOU...so stick it up your Yuppie ass....and next time you want to share YOUR thoughts...at least include YOUR NAME...

Kat Sep 16th 2006 12:28AM

That's more than the first HOUSE my husband and I lived in!

Paul Sep 16th 2006 12:38AM

Don't hate the player, hate the game!!! If I had 20G I'd probably buy the MP3 player, than give it to oxygen theives like you. Most of you that have larger memory haven't filled half of it up, or filled it with excessive bullshit. You should all try using your heads for something other than hatracks!!!!!!!