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Galaxy S II source vs Cowon Questions for SE535

post #1 of 4
11/6/11 at 2:31am
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Okay, so I'm new to portable audio but I have a few simple questions.

 

Is it worth getting a dedicated Cowon media player over the Galaxy S II? Is the sound quality that much better?

 

I don't mind having to get a Cowon if it's a better media experience (FLAC is really nice), but my main thing is the sound quality difference.

 

And if you think I should go Cowon, which ones are any good? I'd like a rather simple one, $300ish. Don't need android, just a 32gb capacity. Ideally something that's their newest and greatest, I love sleek thin and beautiful UI things. J3? I9?

 

Sorry for the noob questions.

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post #2 of 4
11/6/11 at 2:51am

The SQ on the Galaxy S2 isn't good at all. Comparing them to my iPod Nano, the SQ on the SGS2 is a joke.

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post #3 of 4
11/6/11 at 8:31am

Agree. I own a GSII along with a pair of Shure SE535's. The GSII has terrible sound quality - so weak. I'm going with a Cowon J3 32GB.

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post #4 of 4
11/6/11 at 2:42pm

Samsung really dropped the ball on this one. All the rest of the Galaxy phones have the amazing Wolfson but the SII does not. They made a superior device spec wise with the SII but they forgot the sound quality frown.gif. Hopefully they pick back up with the Galaxy Note or the Galaxy Prime. Actually, I think they already confirmed what DAC will be in the Prime. It is a TI chip from what I read. Not sure how that will fare against the Wolfson though...

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