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Apr 6, 2012 at 7:51 PM Thread Starter Post #1 of 22
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Hi - new here. I'm looking for a portable FLAC player that would hold a decent chunk of music (preferably upto 500gb), or something that supports SDHC cards etc..I don't need anything for videos or internet, I just want a simple FLAC player. Also is there any firmware/software that can make an MP3 player play FLAC...i'm guessing not.. Thakns for the help
 
Apr 6, 2012 at 8:14 PM Post #2 of 22
500gb is quite a lot.
 
 
The Cowon X7 has  a lot of storage, or a rock boxed classic.(also with less space is the j3 or c2).
 
Or less space an iphone/ipod touch with flacplayer app.
 
 
 
Apr 7, 2012 at 8:58 PM Post #7 of 22
Just wondering what your portable set up will be? 
Why do you need 500gb, headphones, amp etc.
 
Apr 7, 2012 at 11:25 PM Post #8 of 22
checkout rockbox.org  - it's pretty awesome imo
 
I have a 32gb Cowon J3 on the way - it doesn't have the best storage (I think some have been able to format a 64gb sdhc with it) but Cowon gets high ratings for sound, the eq, battery life, and file compatibility. I don't think anybody has yet produced the end-all/be-all of DAPs...
 
Apr 8, 2012 at 5:24 AM Post #9 of 22
I've got a Cowon D2+ running Rockbox.  The Cowons will play FLAC natively, but Rockbox has much better options for tweaking the sound.  And the D2+ has an SDHC slot.  The touchscreen leaves much to be desired, though.
 
Apr 8, 2012 at 5:45 AM Post #10 of 22
You might want to look at the Sansa Clip+ which is rockbox supported, You can use up to 32GB SDHC cards maybe 64GB? I'm not 100% on 64GB cards. Anyway.. you can easily hot swap cards without much fuss. The Clip+ has excellent sound quality, a great cheaper alternative DAP. I use mine everyday over my ipods and ipod touch. You may of heard of the Clip+ before or mentioned on forums. And that's because it has suberb sound quality for the price, supports a stable port of rockbox, SDHC hot swappable cards and cannot be beaten in price / sound ratio.

 Really is an amazing little player (especially rockboxed) 





Check out more about rockbox and supported players here.
 
Apr 10, 2012 at 2:31 AM Post #11 of 22


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doublea71 said:
 I don't think anybody has yet produced the end-all/be-all of DAPs...
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We can give hints to the manufacturers:
 
  • Like the Cowon J3 with large storage
  • Like the Cowon J3 with support of external USB DAC
  • Like the Cowon J3 with s/pdif output
  • Like the Cowon J3 with... (add your requests here)
 
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Apr 10, 2012 at 7:28 AM Post #12 of 22

 
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pingfloid said:
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We can give hints to the manufacturers:
 
  • Like the Cowon J3 with large storage
  • Like the Cowon J3 with support of external USB DAC
  • Like the Cowon J3 with s/pdif output
  • Like the Cowon J3 with... (add your requests here)
 
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1. Cowon X7
2. What's the point of buying a DAP if you plan to bypass the internal dac/amp by using an usb dac?
3. A line out would be sufficient
 
 
 
Apr 10, 2012 at 9:45 AM Post #13 of 22


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tyrael said:
2. What's the point of buying a DAP if you plan to bypass the internal dac/amp by using an usb dac?
3. A line out would be sufficient
 
 
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The point of buying a DAP and bypassing the internal dac/amp is because there are many DAC's that have better quality than the included on the DAP.
 
In my case:
For portability: DAP + Practical Devices XM6
For night-desk use: DAP + Havana
 
 
 
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