Gliderguy wrote:
I have read all 27 pages of this thread with interest.
You , sir, are a glutton for punishment! 
As far as your workaround thoughts, first thing is to consider this…do you hear the pitch difference? If you had never read about the issue, would you be aware of it?
I read all about it here ever since it was first brought up, and I was never able to hear it for myself. I was able to prove to myself that it existed, by playing a Clip and Fuze in sync with a CD player and comparing the times they finished playing the track. But it never bothered me when I was listening to tunes…apparently I don’t have perfect pitch or golden ears. 
So if you can hear it, then explore your workaround (which seems pretty well thought out) but if not, just enjoy them the way they are.:smileyvery-happy:
