There is not, have not been and will never be the slightest chance in the universe that anybody will find the Beats Pro better-sounding than the ATH-PRO700MK2.   Believe me, the difference is not just the price and the build quality. The Audio-Technicas sound better, and have more bass as...

No, it is hardware-based. There's a BBE chip in the J3.

They did it!!!  YES!   I'm one of the people who bought a D3 (and a J3 before that) ... I've gotta admit I kind of like it though. It's almost never crashed on me.  I'm going to have to pay for this one as well though. Expensive hobby.

You seem very knowledgeable. I have read about the Exciter as well, but notably SOS claimed the Exciter was more in-your-face while BBE was the more refined option. I find this sort of 'enhancers' really fascinating, and while they may not be desirable in a purist high-end system, they can...

I have a Cowon J3 and a D3 and they both sound fantastic. I use BBE (currently the ViVA 2 preset on the D3) and to say it makes the sound 'harsher' or 'thinner' seems to be grabbed out of thin air. If anything it does the absolute opposite.   It adds a certain 'sparkle' to the sound and yes...

Hey,   I understand your complaints about the D3 and I do agree - as a single-purpose music player, it is currently NOT a replacement for the J3. I, luckily, have both. ;) I haven't used the D3 for a lot of music listening yet, but it's right here next to me on the desk. Thus far I have...

The J3 doesn't meet my expectations, it SHATTERS them. With EQ = absolutely unrivalled. Without = at the very least as good as any other player. That's pretty much the truth. The extremely powerful and linear amplifier in combination with NO HISS WHATSOEVER makes this a dream to listen to. And...

OK, the P3 it is then. :)   To the fellow asking if the J3 has a custom EQ setting ...   ... are you kidding me?

I've never bought anything from America so I don't know how this works, but if I'm very unlucky I'll have to pay customs and VAT too. And VAT in Sweden is 25% of the price, which is A LOT. Altogether it may not be cheaper than buying in Sweden, but as I said I don't know.

That looks pretty awesome. I try to stay away from Apple, though, so any other alternatives are appreciated. Anyone? :)

The Apples are around 180 dollars in Sweden. That's quite some price difference. Lucky Americans with your cheap electronics.

They look very nice indeed! Amazon probably won't ship to Sweden, though. Do you know any other place that sells them?   Does anyone else have any suggestions?

So they do display a visualisation, and not only provide an EQ? The EQ is not important, I'm only looking for an EQ GRAPHIC which acts as a VISUALISATION to the music, like the ones in Foobar, MediaMonkey and J. River.

Hello,   I'm wondering if there are any DAPs with visualisations in the form of graphical equalisers. I think I have seen a player with this somewhere (the Samsung P3 springs to mind, although I'm not sure) but my J3 sure doesn't have it - one of its few flaws.   So, does anyone know of...