Hi Jeff My husband has just bought the Victor Reader Stratus 12M from Humanware. It plays CDs and you can use an SD card and a memory pen. He tried the PTX1 and, as it did not work properly, sent it back. He has only had the Stratus for a few weeks but is very pleased with it. The voices are Ryan and Heather, who are both american. Pele ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq