Quote: Originally Posted by meme My Retro Rig! those were the days... however I think the worst part with the cassette players was that the audio heads worn out so quickly. After twenty bands the first you recorded sounded like crap.

definetily looks like the black version. It's like black chrome.

I'm sorry, I haven't got a clue.: Audio-Technica ATH-ES7

Quote: Originally Posted by soozieq cowon_1 compared the U3 with the 616, and assumed the 616 sounded exactly the same as the 80x/81x. He didn't make it clear if he'd actually heard the 818, so it's possible it sounds better than the 616 and that's why you felt it sounded better than...

I have both the U3 and the Sony 808 and to my ears the sony is way better. No competition at all. So I strongly disagree with cowon_1 on this matter. I still have the U3 for working out. Note I'm not at all dissatisfied with the U3. It's a very good player. It's just that I think the 808 is...

Quote: Originally Posted by redrich2000 I do feel that people commenting on them on head-fi have been a bit carried away with their enjoyment of the ES7s and have not given an entirely accurate impression of their SQ. Hence it seems a number of us have bought them only discover we don't...

If you put this: mencoder %1 -oac lavc -ovc lavc -of lavf -lavcopts aglobal=1:vglobal=1:vcodec=mpeg4:vbitrate=800:auto aspect:acodec=libfaac:abitrate=128 -lavfopts format=mp4 -ofps 29.97 -af lavcresample=24000 -autosub -subfont-text-scale 4 -font C:\WINDOWS\Fonts\arial.ttf -vf...

Quote: Originally Posted by redrich2000 I want something with trebel sparkle and good detail across the spectrum. I have some CK7s for the gym and I really like them for what they are. So, are the ATH-ES7s what I'm looking for? I have read some glowing reviews here but found it hard...

Especially the bass is very dependant on the seal you get. I always get a better sound/seal while wearing them "shure-style".

sony nwa-808 support it.

Quote: Originally Posted by sigsegv0x0B Nand-Board is the 'flash memory board'. Most modern flash memory used today is 'NAND-Type' flash memory. Again these players appear to be identical circuit wise. Ok I give. Then I find it very strange that they don't release the firmware...

Quote: Originally Posted by michaelJ So please enlight me. Do you have a link? Because I can't find it even though I've looked real hard. Well it turns out I did find it (of course just after making the last post...) This is a link to the updated servicemanual...

Quote: Originally Posted by sigsegv0x0B No the manual is for A80x and A81x series. Go check the forums more carefully. I've done that. I find a link to the 80x servicemanual which is correct and a link to 81x servicemanual that turns out to be the ordinary manual. After that a...

Quote: Originally Posted by sigsegv0x0B On the other hand someone at atraclife posted the service manual for the A8xx and A81x series. And it is the same service manual for both devices and they're identical. So I guess the difference between the 80x and 81x is just firmware. I...

sorry I wasn't clear enough I meant confirm or deny that 818 can not play WMA lossless. Sorry for that.