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View Poll Results: better quality? - iPod Touch or Cowon D2+
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Apple iPod Touch
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24.49% |
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Cowon D2+
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67.35% |
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Some other PMP (please name)
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07-05-2009, 02:39 PM
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Better Quality - iPod Touch or Cowon D2+?
Which of the two is a better sounding PMP? Given the same amp and headphones.
The ipod touch 2nd gen or the Cowon D2+?
Which has a better DAC?
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07-05-2009, 03:33 PM
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pretty sure this has been taken care of at least 10x already. i won't comment except to say... 'yawn'.
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07-06-2009, 07:23 AM
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I agree. And since they belong to 2 different classes altogether of players altogether, this really isn't a possible comparison. Decide what features you value most, and then go from there. Otherwise, good luck w/your choice.
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07-08-2009, 12:27 PM
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The only feature I'm interested in is SQ. Which of the two?
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07-09-2009, 12:20 AM
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Headphoneus Supremus
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Unamped, the D2 hands down, better quality headphone out and its "swiss army knife" format support pùt it ahead,
Amped, the Touch might be the better choice since you can LOD the touch, the D2 has no clean line out, so if you´re willing to live with itunes and the limited format support in exchange for good sound quality, the LOD + a good amp is a good way to go,
the touch is a nice becuase of all the extra apps, so its basicly a PDA/MID with decent music playback capability,
but if you dont need the programs and arent interested in using it for anything else then listening to music, the D2 is a better choice, i bought a 32GB SDHC for mine, and a good card reader (its a must, the D2 usb port is limited to 5MB/Sec)
the D2 isnt the best sounding unamped player out there, the S9 beats it hands down, so does the Sony X1000, but the standart cabling, the MacGyver style format support and the ease of use and expansion makes it one of my personal favorites, and even though i own a S9, i did not sell my D2, and i take it with me once in a while, and if i travel, its the player i take, its robust, the cable is easy to replace if it gets lost, and SD cards are bog standart to replace is something happens to the card on it,
Last edited by Aevum; 07-09-2009 at 12:24 AM.
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07-09-2009, 04:02 AM
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fuze/clip? 
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07-19-2009, 02:38 AM
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I would say it comes down to the Cowon vs. Zune.
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07-19-2009, 04:12 AM
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I prefer the Cowon D2+ sound over the Ipod/Zune. I just prefer the neutrality of the sound compared to those two.
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07-19-2009, 07:30 AM
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Why compare the D2+ instead of the S9?
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07-19-2009, 02:46 PM
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A Cowon D2+ just sucks compared to e.g. an iPod Nano 4G if you pair it with Triple.Fi 10 Pro (EQ-crap off)... so what? It depends absolutely on the earphone you use!
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07-19-2009, 06:52 PM
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hmm... i´ve owned the Triple.fi 10 pro with my cowon D2, and i beg to differ, the bass was a bit rolled off due to the EQ on the wolfson codec, but other then that, it sounded quite good,
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07-21-2009, 03:17 PM
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Headphoneus Supremus:
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It depends what you want from your sound...
...I can kind of see why people like the D2, but - it just doesn't work for me - the sound is just too nasally to me... making any vocals sound like the person singing them has a cold...
Not literally that extreme, but - enough for me to notice compared to the very neutral tone of the Zune... then again, I am sure there are people that consider the Zune anything but neutral...
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