Questions about Rockboxing Sansa Clip Plus 4gb.

[Sanghram]

I am considering Rockboxing my Sansa clip plus 4gb. I use it with a 32 gig card, and play FLAC only. I just wanted to know..

1. Does RB increase the Battery life as compared to the Original firmware?
2. Is it true that there is STILL a chance of the Clip Plus player getting bricked while changing the firmware?
3. I really like the sound quality of the original firmware, and I never use the EQ's on it. Does Rockboxing change the sound quality in any way?

[saratoga]

1)  Yes, roughly double for flac.
2)  About the same as any firmware update on the device.
3)  Unless you turn on DSP effects there is no change.