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post #16 of 21
12/17/09 at 3:04pm
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Sorry, haven't had time to make a detailed write up, but to give you a brief run down, the SQ from the E30 loses out by a large margin when compared to the SQ of the Amp3 Pro2. As a DAP, the natural sound from the unit is actually pretty bad (details later).

BUT, it does have a trump card which is quite interesting and will probably keep me using it as a DAP. This is due to the built-in SRS WOW HD Audio enhancement which changes it completely.

I'll post pics and opinions soon
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post #17 of 21
12/17/09 at 11:20pm
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post #18 of 21
12/17/09 at 11:55pm
The E30 is mid-low end in iriver's current line, after all.
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post #19 of 21
12/17/09 at 11:56pm
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Originally Posted by ClieOS View Post
Just look at MintPass - they are iriver's spin-off and they do not lack the ability to make good gadget.
As far as I'm concerned this is iRiver, not the shell of a company that's left over catering to a populist demographic.

The mintpad was interesting, but not quite what I wanted. I am awating eagerly to see what they have in store for their new players:

Mysterious mintpass mintpad 7wise and WSketch outed
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post #20 of 21
12/18/09 at 11:33am
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Just look at MintPass - they are iriver's spin-off and they do not lack the ability to make good gadget.
As far as I know, the only thing iriver and MintPass share in common is a CEO who left the former to start the latter after some disagreement on corporate vision.

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But that alone really doesn't say anything, because everyone's been using those chips for a while now, from the el cheapo Chinese players to some major corps.
Quite true. The (very cheap) Teclast X19+ and the new Onda VX898S both promise 70 hours playback on the 3770 chip. SigmaTel always offered great battery life (as the Amp3 also proves); too bad the 3770 is/was the end of the line. RIP.
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post #21 of 21
12/18/09 at 1:08pm
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As far as I know, the only thing iriver and MintPass share in common is a CEO who left the former to start the latter after some disagreement on corporate vision.
I believe he is still one of iriver biggest share holder and holds a seat in the company board. Also a few MintPass's designer are from iriver, last I heard.
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