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Edit: Lately I have been comparing the sound quality of the i7 (both amp'd and un-amp'd using my phones) against all the players set up for demo at BestBuy and have yet to find one that matches the sq that I am enjoying with the i7 ... that said, I know it's not for everyone. The more I use mine, the more I love it ...

IMHO here’s a quick summary of my opinion over the last 2 years of the Cowon iAudio 7:

On the plus side:

• Sound quality - SQ is Great, produces very good detail with a nice warm sound without coloring the tunes!
• Boot Time - Almost instant on, < 4 seconds fully loaded w/tunes
• JetEffect's - 5 Band EQ (normal, rock, jazz, classic, pop, vocal and user definable, BBE, Mach3Bass (enhances low end bass), MP Enhance (restores distorted music from digital compression), 3D Surround, Pan (left/right balance) and 10 presets
• Amp - Very good power as compared to many other dap's (26mW + 26mW, 16ohm, rated at 52mW), can drive my HD650's without an amp (but far from their full potential)
• Audio & file support - (MP3, Vorbis (OGG container), FLAC, WAV, WMA, XviD, JPEG, TXT)
• Flash sizes - 4GB, 8GB, 16GB
• Size - (nice and small, pics don’t do it justice)
• Build Quality - It's excellent - for example, I’ve had mine now over two years without a case and it looks as good as the day I bought it. Recently I've had to put it in a case as I added a portable amp and it's easier to carry
• USB Connection - UMS/MTP user selectable
• File Browser - ID3 or File browsing
• Battery life - 60 hours

On the down side:

• IMO – screen size is small, which makes the "fonts hard to read," not any more read here
• Screen is too small for video, although it will play video
• No album art with FLAC
• Some say "sensitive UI & interface," (I adapted in the 1st day, so this is a non-issue for me) and you can adjust the sensitivity in the fw 1.17 or 1.18
• Some peeps say one handed operation is hard, but it can be done
• You need to invest in better earphones, the stock buds are not good at all

Overall it’s a great player and well worth the investment

iAudio 7


mini-B USB Port




With Pico HeadAmp