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Astell & Kern AK120

Beautifully made and phenomenal sound

A review on: Astell & Kern AK120
GSARider

Pros: Full 24 bit support, dual dac's, aesthetic appeal

Cons: Convuluted menus, cost

Absolutely beautiful little player. It's just a gorgeous chunk of tech that feels good to hold. For me personally tech has to have form as well as function and the AK120 doesn't disappoint on either front. SQ is the best that I've heard and I'd rate it higher than the DX100. Spending 1k plus on a high end DAP is going to be a big decision for anyone including me, however I'm more than happy...
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I don't understand whats the fuss all about
I don't understand whats the fuss all about

Colorfly Pocket Hi-fi C4

Pros: can't even list anything except cool appearance

Cons: size, build quality, sound quality, UI

An impression of the VentureCraft Go-DAP DD Socket 1 DDC/DAC with interchangeable Op Amp Pre-amp
An impression of the VentureCraft Go-DAP DD Socket 1 DDC/DAC with interchangeable Op...
Are you kidding me?!
Are you kidding me?!
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COWON J3 32 GB Portable Media Player (Black)

COWON J3 32 GB Portable Media Player (Black)

“ Cowon J3 -- JoonBug's Review with pics! Official Cowon J3 JetAudio Product Page INTRODUCTION Let's face it, at the time of writing, the iPod has taken over the DAP (Digital Audio Player) market. Wherever one goes, one is bound to see someone with either an iPhone, iPod touch, iPod nano, iPod classic, or iPod shuffle. The characteristic white Apple earbud is more a fashion symbol than a...” --JoonBug

93% Positive Reviews
Colorfly Pocket Hi-fi C4

Colorfly Pocket Hi-fi C4

“ Bought it some time ago, based on user reviews. Straight out of the box it seemed huge, especially compared to my old Cowon D2. Also, sound was awful. Granted, I don't have large hi-fi cans, only IEM's, AL iM716 and now I bought UE triple.fi pro-s. So, I let the player burn in. For 3 weeks straight. I also let my new triple.fi-s burn in. After that, my Colorfly sounded a bit better, but it...” --yxmees

91% Positive Reviews
Apple iPod classic 160 GB Silver (7th Generation) NEWEST MODEL

Apple iPod classic 160 GB Silver (7th Generation) NEWEST MODEL

“ i got this from a friend of mine for free becuase he had just gotten an iphone 4s (hes not an audiophile) so he gave me this. I was gratefull ofcourse and i decided to try it out instead of my sansa. the sansa wins easily, the ipod sounds meh, not very accurate and the bass is uneven/rumbly. i then traded this for an ipod 5.5 which i rockboxed later on and now i am happy. ” --Deki

100% Positive Reviews
SanDisk Sansa Clip+ 2 GB MP3 Player (Black)

SanDisk Sansa Clip+ 2 GB MP3 Player (Black)

“ Packaging   Sansa Clip+ player. USB interconnect cable to charge via PC and to transfer data. CD installer for Rhapsody. Earbuds.   Pros   It supports a lot of formats, even lossless formats. Very simple interface, easy to understand. Very good music playback. Definitely better than players around and even above it's price...” --koolkat

100% Positive Reviews
Hisoundaudio RoCoo P

Hisoundaudio RoCoo P

“     I was looking for a new DAP a few months ago when my Cowon S9's power slider stopped working properly. I was considering the HiFiMan 601, HiFiMan 802, S:Flo2, and a few other DAPs. After fixing the power slider problem myself, I stopped looking for a DAP because I was content with my Cowon S9.   Recently, I was browsing the forums and came across a promotion by...” --SolidVictory

100% Positive Reviews
Studio V Anniversary Edition

Studio V Anniversary Edition

“ I recently decided to take a bit of a chance and buy blind into a new DAP. Over time I've slowly become more and more tired of the mainstream Apple/Sony/insert company name here MP3 players on the market and their lack of audio capabilities. Nowadays my player of choice is the iPod Touch and although I very much like my iPod's UI interface I've gravitated towards using a mobile amp to bring...” --DigitalFreak

100% Positive Reviews
iBasso DX100 Reference DAP

iBasso DX100 Reference DAP

“I got these a month ago and it still amazes me. First of all, I have to say that burn in is very important, with the HDP-R10 at least. At the start, the sound is a bit muddy and it has a bit of hiss, but that is completely eliminated after about 300 hours. It is said to be superior to the DX100 which is why I purchased it instead of the DX100. The specs show that it is recommended for any...” --lin0003

100% Positive Reviews
SanDisk Sansa Clip+ 8 GB MP3 Player (Black)

SanDisk Sansa Clip+ 8 GB MP3 Player (Black)

“ I was given this as a Christmas present. It took ages until I got a peep out of it. Windows XP Service Pack 3 seems to act like rat poison on this. Utterly refuses to acknowledge the presence as an external drive.   Sure you can trawl Google and get any amount of fixes (generally involving holding down button combinations or worse), but they didn't work for me at all.   Download a new...” --David

89% Positive Reviews
Apple iPhone 4 Black Smartphone 32GB

Apple iPhone 4 Black Smartphone 32GB

“ Its a great phone and easy to use and its driven my headphones well so far! ” --Swimsonny

100% Positive Reviews
Apple 80 GB iPod AAC/MP3 Video Player Black (5.5 Generation)

Apple 80 GB iPod AAC/MP3 Video Player Black (5.5 Generation)

“ I purchased the 5.5gen black 80GB a few years back in the late spring of 2007. This has been one of the best electronic investments to date. My purchase was based on two key, determining factors.   1.) Storage Capacity: This thing had 80GB of storage, this was the biggest capacity of any portable music player available at the time, and still remains high on the list   2.)...” --Lucias_D

100% Positive Reviews
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