So, this phone absolutely slays my Beyer DT250 (80ohm). They sound more full than from any other portable device I've owned over the years (iPod Classics, Cowon J3, Cowon Plenue D, Xperia Z1, HTC M8). Those phones in particular... This just leaves them for dead. Finally the dream of an all in...

Right, so I just picked up one of these babies and I'm looking forward to putting it through its paces! Any tips for getting the most out of the audio capabilities here? I'll primarily be using my Beyer DT250 80ohm headphones, which presumably will kick the phone into high impedence mode by...

HTC M8 has power to drive full sized headphones (my Beyer DT250 80ohm) but the clarity is lacking compared to a Cowon J3 or Plenue D.   Just not quite good enough for me.

Wonderful thank you!

Hey everyone. I was turned on to this phone in the best audio quality smartphone topic.   Presumably this phone would easily have enough power for my Beyer DT250 80ohm headphones. Anyone have any experience with those (or DT770 80's, which I used to own) and this phone?

It sounds like it will handily out perform the Plenue D, which excites me greatly!

Thanks man, I'm looking into this as an option now. Have you got one yourself?

Hey everyone, my HTC M8 just crapped out so I'm in the market for a new phone. Depressingly, my Cowon Plenue D player also died a couple of weeks back. I'm in the midst of a technology curse it seems!   Anyway, I'm just trying to get a handle on what has been happening in the phone as audio...

Thanks for the advice. It wouldn't surprise me if it's a part common to other Cowon players, but the innards of the Plenue D don't seem well documented at all.   The player wasn't even a year old. Usually warranty would be an option, but I purchased it in Japan so I'm out of luck there.  ...

So my Plenue D was playing up (headphone jack only outputting to right side) and my dad opened it up. He managed to fix the jack problem, but when he was putting it back together one of the strips that connects to the volume/power/play buttons broke... how boned am I exactly? Is there any info...

  I was kind of out of the loop with assorted players for a few years until I started to look into a replacement for my J3. When I looked at the options available, I was stunned to see so many players up around the $1000 mark. THAT seems like over kill to me absolutely, especially with the...

I actually think the Plenue D isn't bad in terms of pricing. It's not nearly as expensive as a lot of the other players out there, and the build quality seems classy (old CPU etc aside!). I picked mine up for about $300 AUD. For reference, this is about the same as what I payed for a Cowon J3...

I've been having fun with the EQ on this. I barely touched it on my J3, but I actually have standard BBE on most of the time now. I find it gives the bass a bit of an extra kick without being too overbearing. It definitely doesn't work for all albums though.... for example, the new Radiohead...

I have a HTC M8 and mate... the sound quality isn't what it's cracked up to be. Can't touch the D.   People said the 9 was an improvement over the 8, and I'm sure the 10 will continue that trend but I'm still pretty skeptical after getting frankly burnt by the M8 on this front.

Hehe I was actually only talking about an Xperia Z1 phone! I'd hope a ZX would do the job.

Yeah, before the HTC M8 I had a Z1 and it was weak as piss. Truly inadequate if audio quality is on your agenda, but I gather they have improved somewhat and it depends on the phones you're using I suppose.

I'm in Australia, so by default the EU restrictions might apply but I'm not so sure... I think they might just have less output than other devices. At least I tried to choose a different region when setting up, and with the Nwa (model I can't remember, but it was full bodied purple including...

I'm also gonna add I've owned a bunch of Sony stuff in my day. 2 discmans, a mini-disc player, a dedicated MP3 player, an experiria z(1). Everytime without fail they have disappointed with volume output! Sexy hardware, but something to be mindful of.

This is untouched. I messed around with the EQ settings a bit on the J3, but honestly in that space I have no idea what I'm doing so I mostly listened to it on default. I though the J3 was slightly cold when I first got it, coming from a gen 5 iPod classic, but overtime I came to appreciate it's...

I picked up a gold Plenue D on my recent trip to Japan, and I love it! I got to see/feel most of the players out there (not listen, sadly) and honestly the form factor on the D is miles beyond pretty much anything else out there. Perfect size, weight, and shape. Coming from a J3, this just...

Thanks for the reply... this is exactly what I needed to know in regards to output! Even though my J3 is still kicking on, I think I might treat myself and pick one up in Japan.

Hey guys   I've got a J3 that sadly seems to be nearing the end of days. I'll be travelling to Japan next Month, and the price in Japan is a good $100 AUD saving off the local price so I was strongly considering picking one up. Just a few questions:   1) I should be able to change the...

What headphones were you using?   I ended up going with an M8 coming from an original Z. The M8 can drive my Beyer DT250 80's wayyyy better than the Z which was totally inadequate. I think the M8 is almost as good as my Cowon J3 in this regard (similar max volume, not quite as clean/well...

Hi guys, my plan is about to run out so I'm looking for a new phone. This also (tragically) correlates with the left chanell of my Cowon J3 being on the fritz.   I currently have an Xperia Z (OG) and it just can't drive my Beyer DT250 80's to a satisfactory volume. I want to use my new phone...

Hey guys   I'm trying to toss up between getting a HTC M8 or a Xperia Z3. I currently have an Xperia Z, but I find it doesn't drive my Beyer DT-250 80ohms well enough. The volume output just isn't sufficient. Has this improved with the Z3?   Sadly, the left channel of my Cowon J3 is on the...