audionewbi
Headphoneus Supremus
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850, hmmmm that is a lot. I wonder how is the amp section?
In this French site the announced price is about 850$
This might seem slightly offtopic, but for Spotify users like me, a DAP without Spotify (or Rdio, Pandora perhaps) is pretty useless. That might sound harsh, because this device by iRiver has great potential quality wise. Still I think more and more people will leave individual music files behind and opt for the luxury of having unlimited access to a huge music library. It's kinda ironic that Apple has one of the few dedicated music players (iPod Touch) that are app-enabled, while they themselves as a company are still ignoring streaming as a business model. iRiver should seize the opportunity and embrace streaming (through apps) - with excellent sound quality ofcourse.
Until the carriers stop raping the public with their obscenely overpriced data plans (at least in the USA) I'll stick to my individual files. I do like Pandora when I have wifi access, however.
unsubscribed :/
Its the black one in the above image. Looks very sneak
Glad i sold my DX100, hope this sound as good,
I sometimes use Spotify at work. Even if you select the service's highest resolution files and the option to store them on your SD temporarily, the AK100 is overkill for that purpose. The whole point of a player like this is to play lossless and high-resolution files. Spotify doesn't offer either one.
Spotify's best option is Ogg Vorbis at 320 kbps.
Agreed. Spotify isn't in the same league as lossless files. But on the road, the quality difference isn't that great. At the moment it's Ogg Vorbis 320 kbps, but who knows what it'll be three years from now.
Still, you don't consider Ogg Vorbis 320 kbps to be 'high resolution'?
I think Ogg Vorbis at 320 is great....I bet a lot of people couldn't tell the difference between a FLAC and a 320kbps Vorbis file.
depends on the gear and track familiarity.