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highes sound quality portable media player?

post #1 of 22
2/9/10 at 9:44pm
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need some recommendations for good ones. needs to play .flac files. 1gb+ of storage. screen is optional.
this is for audio technica ath-a700's and meelectronics m11s.
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post #2 of 22
2/9/10 at 9:51pm
It depends on what color you want the sound to have, so you might get more answers by being specific. There are a lot of quality audio players, but there are differences in how they sound.

If you're going to use flac, 1gb won't let you put many songs on a player. I'd look for something with a higher internal memory that has expandable storage if you use SD or microSD cards.
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post #3 of 22
2/9/10 at 11:19pm
Hifiman 801
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post #4 of 22
2/9/10 at 11:41pm
PCM-D1. Convert your FLA to WAV.
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post #5 of 22
2/10/10 at 4:24am
what is your budget? there are many good players for recommendation. please givey　your price range. thanks.
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post #6 of 22
2/10/10 at 4:39am
S9 - one of the best players WITHOUT an amp. FLAC support, 8-32gb. Reasonable cost.

iPod - Debatebly a better player, with a good LoD and Amp. 1-5.5G have FLAC support. Replaceable harddrive. (I have a 240gb in one on the way) Highest total cost, best output.

Sansa Clip/Clip+/Fuze - Cheap, excellent quality, FLAC support, various colors, and external memory. No real quality difference in the series. Cheapest by far.
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post #7 of 22
2/10/10 at 4:41am
i love my iaudio cowon i7, buddy of mine who heard the S9 and compared it states that this sounds better. he said the s9 was too harsh, others state otherwise. I guess it just depends on the ear.

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WAV, WMA, ASF, MPEG 1 Audio, MPEG 2 Audio, MPEG 2.5 Audio, Ogg Vorbis, MP3, FLAC

battery life is insane - I recharge every three weeks, and i use at least three-five times a week when working out for 2 hour durations
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post #8 of 22
2/10/10 at 4:54am
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Originally Posted by crazyfinx View Post
i love my iaudio cowon i7, buddy of mine who heard the S9 and compared it states that this sounds better. he said the s9 was too harsh, others state otherwise. I guess it just depends on the ear.
The best part of the S9 is the fact that the EQ is so configurable. So, if it wasn't his, and he didn't take the time to tune it to his/your phones, it's an unfair comparison.
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post #9 of 22
2/10/10 at 7:28am
Sony X, Teclast T51/S:Flo2. You did say "media" player so I strongly believe the 801, Fuze, Cowon i7, Clip+, AMP3 etc. aren't an option since these are audio-only. The Sony X, Cowon S9 and Teclast T51 all offer great SQ and have a screen big enough to watch a movie on once in a while. Do note that some people have reported screen-tearing on the Teclast T51/S:Flo2 and the X has limited codec support.
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post #10 of 22
2/10/10 at 7:33am
Hifiman AMP3 is nice,please try and listen to all the above mentioned.

240gb iPod , what on EARTH AM i HEARING
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post #11 of 22
2/10/10 at 7:58am
and maybe the upcoming hisound studio I
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post #12 of 22
2/10/10 at 10:42am
5 or 5.5G iMod, running Rockbox...
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post #13 of 22
2/10/10 at 6:26pm
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I only have about 30 songs I would put on it, my budget is sub $200.
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post #14 of 22
2/11/10 at 6:50am
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I like the i7, i think i will buy it.
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post #15 of 22
2/11/10 at 6:54am
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Originally Posted by mamaloney View Post
I like the i7, i think i will buy it.
I've got one, if you are interested PM me
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