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Which DAP manufacturer offers the best SQ in the following price brackets?

post #1 of 11
4/3/11 at 4:17pm
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Please name the DAP manufacturer (Sony, Apple, Cowon, Sansa, FiiO, etc.) that offers the best SQ (in your opinion) in the following price brackets.

 

Thanks.

 

 

$0-$50: ???

$51-$100: ???

$101-$150: ???

$151-$250: ???

$251-$400: ???

$400+: ???

 

 


Edited by schneller - 4/3/11 at 4:37pm
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Cowon iAUDIO 9 8 GB MP3 Player (Black)
Sandisk Sansa Clip 8GB MP3 Player (Black)
post #2 of 11
4/3/11 at 4:45pm
Thread Starter 

I guess to cut to the chase, I am looking to upgrade from my old Sansa to either a Sony E354 ($70) or a Cowon iAudio9 ($120). How do they compare in terms of SQ?


 

 

 

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post #3 of 11
4/3/11 at 10:24pm

$250 dollars and up, and I would have to go with the j3 in terms of SQ..

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post #4 of 11
4/3/11 at 10:26pm

And no matter what bracket you have for pricing, Apple's products suck in sound period...cool.gif

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post #5 of 11
4/4/11 at 5:08am
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Originally Posted by juneblaize View Post

And no matter what bracket you have for pricing, Apple's products suck in sound period...cool.gif



Not all of them.

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post #6 of 11
4/4/11 at 1:30pm
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No one has comments on Sony vs. Cowon?

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post #7 of 11
4/4/11 at 1:36pm
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Originally Posted by schneller View Post

No one has comments on Sony vs. Cowon?



My Sony hasn't arrived in the mail yet.....once it does, I will be comparing it to my other players, which include a Cowon.

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post #8 of 11
4/6/11 at 8:28pm

you cannot compare Brand vs brand, because a different model DAP from a same brand can sounds different, i had Sony X1000 and it sounds far better than B/B0/A/S/E series , and i am sure each model/generation (even though they are from the same series) also sounds different,

so please compare them with more specific detail


Edited by a_tumiwa - 4/6/11 at 8:34pm
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post #9 of 11
4/7/11 at 3:47pm
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Originally Posted by a_tumiwa View Post

you cannot compare Brand vs brand, because a different model DAP from a same brand can sounds different, i had Sony X1000 and it sounds far better than B/B0/A/S/E series , and i am sure each model/generation (even though they are from the same series) also sounds different,

so please compare them with more specific detail



I thought the Sony X series and the A series sound equal...

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post #10 of 11
4/7/11 at 6:08pm
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Originally Posted by Achmedisdead View Post





My Sony hasn't arrived in the mail yet.....once it does, I will be comparing it to my other players, which include a Cowon.



 

I'll try to ship tomorrow - the wifey is sick as a dawg!!!

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post #11 of 11
4/7/11 at 6:41pm
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I'll try to ship tomorrow - the wifey is sick as a dawg!!!


Sounds good....hope she gets better! doctor.gif nurse.gif

 

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