Years later, still use my Pono daily - paired with ie800's and a clear, well mastered source; they're sublime - Kudos to Charles Hansen & his team for this wonderful player

I've had my Pono from the original Kickstarter (My best backing ever) and the yellow one is very prone to picking up pen marks, and because of the rubberized coating it absorbs the ink, which means you can't rub it off, though it does fade over time. Anyway, you're right, it's built solidly and...

None that I know of, I have had some talented leather workers in Hong Kong try to make me  a case, (originally using paper templates) but they threw in the towel after many aborted attempts and wasted material :(   I love the Pono sound however and even though my Yellow Pono has ink marks all...

Personally(and admittedly just from my own perceptions and aging ears) when I first got my Pono it did sound slightly muddy, but as time went by it really opened up for me and smoothed out, the sound became clearer and the soundstage improved becoming wider. This took around 100 hours or so...

I'm also noting a fairly rapid power drain - I can probably get 4 or at most 5 hours playtime, or is this standard (The litrature said 8 hours)

Try Sennheiser ie 800's with the Pono - it's a revelation - absolutely stunning combo

I have found the Shozy to sound microscopically better than the C3, but the interface is so bad that I would seriously advise against using it - EVER Compared to the Fiio X1, X5 and now my current Pride and Joy - The Pono Player - It blows donkey - The Pono sounds streets better than the Shozy

That is (maybe) because when you drag your songs across you have probably inadvertently grabbed No. 2 first (I've done the same sort of thing in the past) - The Colorfly C3 specifically plays tracks in the order in which they have been transferred - To correct this - grab all your tracks in the...

I received my (Black) Ponoplayer yesterday - I tried it out with my Sennheiser IE80's and it sounded incredibly bad - Massively too bass heavy; (Though that might be due to my on earphone bass adjustment - haven't had a chance to try it out with Bass turned down yet)  so I moved over to my...

I just bought an Alien - don't do it - the interface blows - I'm pretty patient with tech, (Love the C3 with all its limitations) but this is terrible; pressing the on/of pause/ play button is too easy (I don't dare put it in my pocket) and pressing the volume rocker will inadvertently turn the...

1) 32GB - I know, bummer 2) No idea 3) The sound is simply stunning I use the rock preset but the sound us naturally very neutral: everything sounds great , but don't expect heavy bass Also it can't drive oem's without an amplifier-I use the c&c bh2 I have the Fiio x5 & x1 but I still prefer the C3.

Mine should arrive by Friday - ordered a couple of days ago (also from TaoBao) - I'm happily filling a 128GB SD card in anticipation :) - It had better not suck - though I have heard the X1 has a godawful propensity to sound Bassy  

I use Sennheiser ie80's with my C3 - it's a match made in audio heaven

It's out. I'm ordering mine today :)   http://s.taobao.com/search?q=fiio%20x1&suggest=0_4&wq=fiio%20&suggest_query=fiio%20&source=suggest&spm=a213y.6633709.5803581.d4908513&sourceId=tb.index&search_type=mall&ssid=s5-e&commend=all

Thanks; I'll keep my eye on Taobao then - everything ends up there eventually (sooner rather than later)

If you like basic - go Colorfly C3 - It doesn't get more basic than that :)

This thread is littered with a release date of 20th September for the Fiio X-1, but I went to favorite audiophile shop in Hong Kong last night and they said that the X-1 wouldn't be available for at least another 8 weeks and I'm off on holiday in November  and would like an X1 to go with - so my...

Thanks for the feedback. It was what I was afraid of; (I wouldn't trade my C3 for anything - as you say  its light and portable enough to carry anywhere and has such a clear sound for something so small) but I'll still probably pick an X-1 up anyway - where has the X1 been released?

Has anyone compared the sound stage on the X1 to the colorfly C3?

Thanks - I'll get one through Taobao

You might want to rethink the high res dap for the young Tag line (sounds slightly condescending) - many audiophiles looking for a more portable solution would be happy to pick up this player (fully understanding the limitations of course) and the young would likely have no reference point aside...

Why not both :blush:, the real question is when is the X1 released? I do like Sony's sound though and I have a Pono on order so hmmm..

1301 or 1303, nice