[REVIEW] 5 great MP3 Players reviewed and compared!!! - Page 2 - Head-Fi: Covering Headphones, Earphones and Portable Audio

manaox2 · 01-29-2008, 07:04 PM

Originally Posted by antonyfirst

Bump on this thread as I'll be receiving an iMod soon. It will use a Vcap dock (Sonicap, actually) and I'm very curious to compare it to my neighbour's Kenwood or the JVC. Stay tuned.

Oh, wow, next you'll be comparing the docks. I can't wait. Very good review, certainly one that is right down the line of my interests. Thanks

antonyfirst · 01-29-2008, 07:21 PM

Thanks. I also find your comments about the Lisa III, and comparisons between the UE11 and Triple fi very helpful.

dantztiludrop · 01-29-2008, 10:15 PM

Great review, Tony! Your insights help because I know very little about 3 of these: JVC & 2 Kenwoods. More info is always better!

breakfastchef · 01-30-2008, 01:24 AM

antonyfirst, too bad the Cowon (iAudio) X5 hard drive-based player has been dicontinued. It is a fine DAP and even better running Rockbox.

antonyfirst · 01-30-2008, 04:32 PM

I haven't heard the X5, but a very reputable fellow headfier has compared it with the Kenwood HD20GA7. He found the Kenwood sounds noticeably better (tonal balance-wise and detail-wise), but in the end he kept the X5 because the Kenwood hissed too much with his Westone ES2.

MaloS · 02-10-2008, 06:40 PM

Originally Posted by breakfastchef

antonyfirst, too bad the Cowon (iAudio) X5 hard drive-based player has been dicontinued. It is a fine DAP and even better running Rockbox.

Admittedly, Cowon has not been sleeping...while not 30 gb, iAudio 7 seems to be pulling up closer and closer, and I am under impression that SQ is better than the X5?

Personally I think hard-drives are a thing of the past now that flash memory is becoming more and more capable...and from engineering standpoint - flash drives require far less energy to use.