dang, opened many threads in various tabs and accidentally posted in the wrong one. Sry for that. - Personally, though, I think that the OS doesn' influence the SQ as much as the hardware. (so I did contribute something, however small it may be... :) )

I didn't mention the ipod touch and I don't think the X7 is comparable to it.

It seems Cowon couldn't decide whether to compete with the ipad or the ipod classic with this."It's kinda like an ebook-reader - minus the wifi (!) - and it does movies pretty well, but it's also a fairly portable music device..." Still, it's neither-nor. At the size of an ipod classic, I...

well, sizewise it doesn't seem that tempting anymore. That really is a brick. But then again...

alright. how much would it come out at if you bought it, had Cowon ship it to your address and then shipped it to mine? Can you tell by what they write on their site whether or not there are other display languages than Korean? Google translator would not translate that part of the site.

Quote: What does your signature read? lol   The battery life plus the expectable Cowon sq is just too tempting. - Could you check how much shipping would be from Cowon to you to me or if you can ship it directly to an address outside SoKo? I know, the first of any series usually...

can someone help me buy it from the Korean site and send it to my place? I'd so love a Cowon player with that capacity and battery life. I'd even trade in my X1050 for it. (well, some reservations there, but still...)

I'd go for the X. I had Samsung p3, ipod touch 2G and 3G, Cowon S9 and D2 and the X1050. Unamped and imho the X1050 is by far the most engaging, lively sounding player of the ones mentioned. Plus the interface is good enough; not exactly on par with the touch, but the sound more than makes up...

  Quote:   wowsi! what are you doing to break them so quickly? I had my RE2s for over 1.5 years and my RE0s fo a little over one year. I used them on a daily basis. No sign of wear or tear visible. Could you maybe desribe what you mean by "excellent care"?  

  love it. searched the thread and there was no mention of either kirk or captain, so I thought this might be new. if it's a repost, sry.

had pk3 and senn mx760 so far. both are very good and reasonably priced. I slightly prefer the senns for their more open presentation.

Netherlands will cruise through the group stage to lose to Slovakia or the like in the playoffs.   England is not strong enough defensively.   France is too old, too dependent on Ribery plus their coach is an idiot.   Spain is almost too obvious to take the title.   Argentina is...

I tried it and I returned to an ipod (twice), despite the rather poor sound. The ipod touch made me realize how important a good user interface is. I really don't feel like picking up my P3 very much; the interface is quite a turn-off. So, for me: ipod sounds about average, but makes you want to...

I like the touch's interface a lot, in fact it's the best I have seen on any device so far, and I like apps, but the sound quality just isn't there.  I am not biased towards any company, they all have their flaws. I am biased towards sound quality, i.e. sq as perceived by my ears. But I - that's...

Quote: I had both and I think the P3 sounds more - natural. The S9 sounds somewhat technical. I once owned the K701 and they, too, sounded technical imo. If that helps. The interface on the S9 is far better than the p3's though. I am currently considering getting rid of my p3 just for the...