Portable Music Player That Plays Flac With Album Art + headphone amp

Hi

Plz recommend portable music player that can display album art for flac,

for example if the album art image is in same folder with music.

Player should have good power output.

My last player Philips psa cd12 not so good 2 x 3mW (Tested with AKG K 401 120 ohms 200 mW)

UI should be fast and best if u can search track by name.

I do like natural sound,

my old mp3 cd player Philips psa cd12 sounds still better than my new computer with int sound 24bit 192 KHz.

Philips psa cd 12 has:

1-bit D/A Converter (don't know mark)
S/N Ratio (A weighted): greater than 80dB
Frequency Response: 20Hz - 20kHz

I do like sony x series walkman, but ther is no flac support. http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&productId=8198552921665869102

Ther is also Philips Muse. http://www.philips.co.uk/c/mp3-and-mp4-players/gogear-muse-32-gb-sa2mus32s_02/prd/

And COWON J3. http://www.cowonglobal.com/product_wide/COWONJ3/product_page_1.php

Nationite s:flo 2 (don't like the UI of that one) http://www.nationiteplayers.com/sfloPresentation.htm

I tested $40 headphone amp with AKG  K 401, didn't make sound better,

In fact sound was better in lover volume without it. But can more expencive amp sond better.

I get AKG K 601 then i need portable amp but what's good and not too expencive and overkill for portable device?

If possible the amp should have also ac adapter power + battery. Amp should not kill Frequency Response.

From http://www.the12volt.com/ohm/page2.asp

it seems K 601 needs from I = Square Root of (P / R) => 0.04082 amps

and Nationite s:flo 2 outputs 0.5 amps (maybe that's why UI is slow no power for cpu)

and COWON J3 outputs 0.04257 amps

and Sony X outputs 0.01768 amps

and Philips Muse outputs 0.01299 amps

With large headphones i'm not running around, so from headphone amp i expect:

* it's producer company to have long experience

* Price max $400

* Beautiful metal box housing

On the go i would take FiiO E7 amp later. So i guess the amp i first need can also be just stationary

Now which player has better menu in your opinion, Philips Muse or COWON J3?

I'm pretty shure i go with the Philips Muse or 2nt COWON J3.

And AKG K701 has lower impedance 62 ohms compared to K601 120 ohms,

but how much more uncomfortable the leather cushion of K701 is compared to K601 flat leather support.

Because some say after long use some parts of the leather cushion start to hurt your head.

Where i can find out what's inside portable music players, sound chipsets - processors - amp's - DAC's

etc?

I calculated power output so:

I = Square Root of (P / R) field in http://www.the12volt.com/ohm/page2.asp

and there

COWON J3

power = 0.029 wats

Resistance = 16 ohms

=> Current = 0.04257 amps

Philips Muse vs2

power = 0.0027 wats

Resistance = 16 ohms

=> Current = 0.01299 amps

Looks like 3,28x weaker, that might be wrong, so how do u describe Muse music power with large headphones (Sennheiser HD 598 or so and up, or ~ AKG K 601)

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I do like the Muse all metal body, but have u tested large playlist, which one is faster and smoother (J3 or Muse)?

Which one sounds more natural?

Also from YT it seems like Muse wont play video back that smooth, but music quality is primary for me.

Is there portable player with XviD full support (QPEL and GMC).

How do i get missing album art automatically from internet for my music library?

Also my brother has AKG K 401 (120 ohms 200 mW) on Sansa Clip+

they are almost normally loud, maybe it's even good so i can't ruine my hearing so fast

Now i consider AKG K 702

but 62 ohms is 1,39x more power hungry than 120 ohms, to today i believed 120 ohms is more power hungry. So which one is correct?

Thank you a_tumiwa

1 question more, if you turn off all filters, "FullSound" and set EQ all bars to center,

will the Philips Muse sound more or less natural?

Is there sound glitches with Philips Muse?

Plan is

Quote:

Originally Posted by a_tumiwa 

i want to inform you that the screen of my Philips Muse just damaged even though i am rarely use it (no more than 12 hours). What a fail product!!

Oo damn! Sorry to hear about that.

Is the J3 screen stronger?

Sony X Series 32 GB i wanted in 1'st place because nice design, menu, and OLED display.

But flac really sounds so much better than compressed. I used to think that some music is produced coarse,

but now i realise even Marilyn Manson sounds not coarse / rough when not compressed.

And yes i compared to 320 kBit/s.