[miceblue]

it's gonna cost a bit more than the AK120.

Eh...Cowon let me down there.

I'd much rather get the ZX1 in that case. I like its sound more than the AK120 and it's a whopping $400 less.

 

[RAFA]

Some shops in China (taobao.com) are accepting pre-orders now. One of them told me the release date is sometime in June and it's gonna cost a bit more than the AK120.

Damn, that is mucho dinero. My fanboyism is shaken to the ground and is about to perish.

How can I bring myself, not to buy a ZX1 aiaiaiaiiii dios mio

 

[Q Mass]

If that's accurate I too have lost interest

I'm not saying that the P1 won't be worth that much, as I've clearly never seen/heard one, but that much money is definitely out of my price range regardless of the competence of the DAP.

 

[H20Fidelity]

And so It begins. Astell & Kern's aggressive pricing reflecting back onto the consumer DAP market.

 

[ButtUglyJeff]

And so It begins. Astell & Kern's inflated pricing reflecting back onto the consumer DAP market.

 
 
....that's better

 

[H20Fidelity]

....that's better

Thank you.

 

[oMalakai]

I seriously hope that it´s not going to be THAT expensive, mostly because they never had products so ridiculously priced. It´s just like a brand of "normal" cars like Hyundai suddenly releases a new car that wants to compete with Lamborghini and Ferrari.

 

[ButtUglyJeff]

  I seriously hope that it´s not going to be THAT expensive, mostly because they never had products so ridiculously priced. It´s just like a brand of "normal" cars like Hyundai suddenly releases a new car that wants to compete with Lamborghini and Ferrari.

 
When iRiver did it, they at least made up a new name.....

 

[Achmedisdead]

Now let's see if this player recycles any parts from their players of 4 or 5 years ago, like they have done so often in the past......

 

[bmichels]

Thanks to you all for those explanations about BBE

 

[RAFA]

Maybe that taobao preorder guy just is just trying to make some money, by ultra-over-pricing the preorder price.

I could live nicely with the ZX1 pricerange.

 

[AmberOzL]

If they bring something like AK pricing, they will lose a lot of customers. Many people would prefer ZX1 over P1.

 

[CosmicHolyGhost]

Its unlikely less than 1K usd, i think
P2 will be 2K+ usd..LoL

 

[Jono338]

... and it would have to be very very good to compete with the iBasso DX90. Different markets I guess - the pics of the P1 are certainly sexy, but if sound is your major requirement the DX90 is hard to beat on value for money.
 
Jon

 

[CosmicHolyGhost]

Sony is now scratching their heads to wonder why didnt they throw in a microsd card slot for the zx-1