Portable Source Components
Manufacturer
Apple iPod touch 32 GB (3rd Generation) NEWEST MODEL
“ If you're a fan of the iPhone, but already have a capable phone/phone contract, then the iPod Touch is a great way to essentially have an iPhone without the phone component. Sure it doesn't have a camera or GPS, but with wifi, the versatility of this device makes it almost a tiny computer. ” --stharries
Colorfly C3
“ I bought this player to complement my larger Cowon players and on the strength of some of the opinions written elsewhere on this site. When I saw it for £70 on Ebay I decided to take the plunge. Boy am I glad I did! The unit comes nicely packaged but my initial impressions were not too positive as the unit needed a firmware upgrade and immediately froze. I could not...” --RevC
Sony Walkman X Series 32 GB Video MP3 Player w/ OLED Display
“This Sony X has been my mainstay DAP for a solid year and a half. That alone should speak to its staying power. Prior to this unit, I'd been through DAP after DAP trying to find the one for best audio quality. Now I have found it. Even the much touted AMP3, being the supposed 'audiophile' player, was not on the same level. It is not perfect though, possessing a nearly worthless web browser- but...” --cn11
Apple iPod 16GB 2nd Gen
“Just about everything that an entertainment device should be. SQ is great, you can use YouTube, you can browse the internet, and of course there are many great apps that you can get. The new 3.0 update has made it somewhat short on battery life, but that's not a problem unless you're using it just to play games. I paid 250 for mine when it was relatively new, but now that the 3rd gen has come...” --stonyboys
Zune HD 32 GB Video MP3 Player (Platinum)
“ Although I love music and have historically been fond of Apple products (since the Mac Classic), I never found a need for an iPod. They seemed cool, and I sort of wanted one, but I really didn't have much use for a portable player. When I finally broke down and bought one for the gym, I went with a Sansa Clip, as reviews said it sounded better than all but a few iPods. Later I...” --Triakel
Teclast T51
“ When I first got this player I was amazed at how good the sound quality was, it truly is one of if not the best DAP's out there in terms of sq. However there isn't much to say about the Teclast T51 other then sound quality, because other then that this player is utter garbage. The user interface is dreadful, it has a mere 8 hours of battery life, adding files to the system is horrendously...” --Killmassacre
Sony D 555 Discman
“ None other then myself, player is long gone ! Back in 1988, when it was first launch by Sony. ” --Fidelity182
Zune HD 16 GB Video MP3 Player (Black)
“ I've had my Zune for over a year now and I do still enjoy it greatly. This June I finally got a good pair of headphones and ever since have been beefing up my audio equipment. The zune can drive headphones directly better than the iPod touch (used to have audio jack broke 2 times). Problems arise when you begin using amps because the amp multiply the sound. including noise which is a...” --Pingupenguins
SanDisk Sansa Clip+ 4 GB MP3 Player (Red)
“ I bought this DAP for $50, along with a 16-GB micro SD card that cost me $17. So I've got a total capacity of 18,4 GB in a DAP which is 5,5 cm long, 3,5 cm wide and 1,5 cm thick for a total of $67. Less than the third of the price of an iPod nano that has less than 16 GB of memory. It does everything I expect a DAP to do : it can sort tracks by folder in addition of all other ways,...” --Oeufdepoire
HM-601 Music Players
“ Hifiman HM-601 + RE-272 Story and scope After the Danish Head-fi meet, nc8000 (the father of our Danish Head-fi society) said Fang from Head-direct had given him a HM-601 + RE-272 to pass on to another head-fi’er who would write a review of the HM-601 together with the enclosed in-ear headphones, the RE-272. I volunteered because I thought it would be fun to...” --rasmushorn
