Futuresonics Atrio M5 - Page 35

the clix2 sound is great. as good as the sony sound. if you really enjoyed the sound of your D2 i'm not sure u'll be too happy with the ipod's sound but i guess if you went with that choice you'll live with it. i got the clix2 coming from a sony HD3 and couldn't be happier sound wise. i've just hear some things about the earlier clix2's not being very durable. but it seems to me they'll last for quite a while. maybe those people drop it a lot or put too much pressure on it. *shrug* who knows.

just got my M5's from UPS and man...they sound a lot better than my shure e3g's. it's not that the shure's didn't sound good...it was just a lil boring. and i'm a lil bit of a basshead so the M5's definitely made me smile. goes great with my clix2

i too have d2 and my gf has the nano - as far as physical durability, the nano is hands down much more durable. the d2 is nice and has pretty good battery life, though no where near the advertised 50 hours. i have not ever had more than 35 hours, usually in fact, around 30.

it sounds good, has a somewhat good eq but ... sucks for movies as it never syncs words with lips, the software is rubbish and you need 4 different ones and none of them do what they need.

i like the machine, but it has scratches and i have kept it in its case all the time. meanwhile, my gf's nano is resilient except for the scratch that she made when she drug it across an experiment desk (she is a biology phd). they both exhibit similar amount of noise but the nano at least supports mp4 audio in aac as well as mp3. i store in flac, but i plan about one weeks of music in my player, so flac is not an option for it.

the m5 sound great out of both sources. if i use custom eq with the nano, that is great and the eq for the d2 is okay too. just... i don't know where ipod gets this bad image from... just don't. if the d2 which has been hailed as one of the best flash players has this much trouble with firmware and not supporting video sync and battery life 2/3 of what is claimed... i am deeply worried by those who swear by non-ipod.

anyway... the m5 does them well ^_^

bad rep for apple comes from the more informed listeners who see millions and millions of sheep flocking towards the ipod just cuz they can make colorful people dance with white objects.

give me a break!

Keep the whining to yourself or express your displeasure by voting with your feet or with objective words. I am part of those sheep. My family has bought several Ipods and have been very pleased with them. Tried the Rios and didnt like them. Played with the Zune I didnt like them either. But to each their own, buddy!. By the way, even my 15 yr old probably knows more music than you do......ha ha ha

You guys would be better off in Portable section.
Thanks.

Ordered mine on Ebay. Can't wait!

Did you mean the porto potty section?

Portable players are discussed in Portable Audio.

Sorry. I was kidding. You are right. This section is to discuss the Atrio.

Placed an offer for one on eBay. There goes another $100 and some.

Damn, why does it have to be me to post the first negative comment about the Atrios...

I bought M5's through Handheldaudio UK in May - and some days ago they started to short out on the right earbud. The cable Y-splitter is the culprit, when I tap it the sound goes on or off. No visible damage can be seen, and I handled them very carefully all the time. Seems the cables and/or QC really aren't all that great. I never managed to damage any other phones I own, not even the V-Moda Vibes...

Mailed Handheldaudio already, let's wait if their customer support is as good as Future Sonics themselves are said to be...

You're not the first to post about a pair going bad. Future Sonics totally took care of them so don't be too concerned. If the retailer doesn't take care of you I'm sure Future Sonics will. These things will happen and shouldn't be disconcerting. It is how quickly a company resolves the problem which is key.

Hang in there and good luck!

dfkt, I have a similar problem! For the past week my right earbud has been buzzing and humming awfully whenever I listen to music. I have always treated them as if they are my babies, so I know I did not cause the damage (or at least I don't think I could have). I'm going to Asia in a few weeks and would like to have a replacement pair by then, since 20 hours on planes is quite unbearable without music. Do I email the seller (roaddogonline on ebay) or Future Sonics directly?

Oh dear. I think I was the first one to have a pair with a short causing hissing/buzzing in the right earpiece. I emailed their customer service, and they asked me to send my pair in so that they could determine any defect. They sent me a new pair immediately. Seems particularly interesting that all three of us had the problem with the RIGHT earpiece, specifically. I'd thought I might have been going mad at the time, but my newer pair has been bliss.

DEFINITELY contact Future Sonics customer support directly. They can replace them, and hopefully deduce what went wrong with our defective versions to avoid any further problems. 'Cause these things are amazing!

-Packgrog