Quote: Originally Posted by elfary After 3 days switching back and forth between the 09 Classic and the iPhone 3GS i still think that it has they have the same sound signature. The iPhone sounds slightly more clear but the gap is really tiny. I only can notice it on some albums that i...

Quote: Originally Posted by CrisG IMO, not very well. I use an USB external plextor drive to Rip... all things equal (computer, settings, drives, cd, etc) Itunes rips cd's extremely fast, almost... uncomfortably fast. One time I put a disc in and went to grab my pizza from the...

I think the biggest advantage to the digital amp is that it requires less power.

Loved my 5th gen, but gave it as a gift. I replaced it with a 6th gen classic, which I sold shortly afterwards. I did the same with a 7th gen Classic. The sound just is too irritating to me.

I was able to connect my A818 to our mac mini and the transfers work perfectly. The A818 played the mp3 files perfectly.

Better music on the internet radio staion?

I have sold off all of my Sony HDD-based players. Had the HD1, imported the HD2, owned the HD3, loved the HD5, and even owned the A1000, A1200, and A3000. I actually loved the HDD-based A-series. If only I had kept them....but they were replaced by a Sony NW-A808 and later a NWZ-A818.

Quote: Originally Posted by nywytboy68 Ignore him,................ Now, I only have 2 gripes about the new S Series: It lacks the senseMe playlist feature, and it's not 32gb!!!! Otherwise, it's not a bad deal at all. Good looking out. I have compared this new S-series (with...

Quote: Originally Posted by krmathis DRM protected AAC files can not legally be transcoded... For other AAC files you can use iTunes, although transcoding between lossy codecs is not recommended sound quality wise. Edit: For DRM protected AAC files you can burn them to CD, then rip...

Quote: Originally Posted by Moocher Given that you have an iPhone, I think a refurb Nano might be the solution. (Jeez, I really stepped into the sh** now.) It's small, light, compatible with the iPhone, and with an LOD the sound is good. It isn't the ultimate, but it's cheap, easy, and...

Quote: Originally Posted by nywytboy68 And this is a worthless comment, stop trolling. Before we use the word troll or the verb trolling, how about we get an idea of what the common definition means because I really think folks are throwing that word around unnecessarily...

Quote: Originally Posted by Booda Clip get the right way for music lovers. With the moderate price and above average sound quality. IPOD should be shame compare to Clip. If only Sansa would pay the 75 cent licencing fee per player to allow AAC files to be supported. I would have...

Quote: Originally Posted by Loque Hi all, I am a veteran of Minidisc players and a big fan of decent sound quality. Eventually I decided to go over to lossless audio, and I bought a Cowon s9. It's a lovely player but I have just returned it due to the fact that it was woefully...

Quote: Originally Posted by Acreo Aeneas Then why do you troll into this thread just to make a stupid post about how you hate Cowon products? Do us all a favor and don't post back in this thread again. For your info, the FM's reception quality is heavily reliant on your...

I just pulled out my old Sony MZ-R909 minidisc recorder....

Quote: Originally Posted by bba1973 As far as I know, Rockbox doesn't affect the SQ (except for the EQ and other options). If it does, it doesn't make it worse. Firmware might be able to affect SQ (more efficient?), but certainly not as much as the DAC and such. Rockbox really is...

Quote: Originally Posted by bba1973 lamewing, have you tried Rockbox with either of your iPod Photos? It's a custom firmware which beats the crap out of the Apple stock firmware (gapless playback, more EQ features, cool games like Doom, etc.). Try it, I'm sure you'll like it. I...

Quote: Originally Posted by abellaw I would say that a zune will suit your needs perfectly. The software seems to handle my Japanese music titles fine. The only thing is i only have a few albums from the bigger Japanese bands so i dont know if that matters. However if you are...

Quote: Originally Posted by foreverfi In fact you are really an audiophile. You just humble with words.The age of lot of headiers are not as senior as your auditioning years. You are right, those players you have listed represent the top brands ( models at different years. of...

No interest in Cowon's products at all. Their FM radios don't have particularly good reception, the voice recorder is useless except for personal recordings...no lectures unlike a dedicated recorder or minidisc, the line-in is okay, BUT the wma file format is worthless. Add to that no AAC...

Loved the Zune HD, but returned it to order a Zune Originals and then kinda of lost interest...as I am trying to cut down on the number of players I have. I found the Zune HD keyboard to be very difficult to use due to my large fingertips. The keyboard on the iPhone is easier for me to use, but...

Quote: Originally Posted by shirleywhite Just to add my quick input to the Sony/hiss debate. I have 808's - little hiss. 829 - quite a lot of hiss. 639 - some hiss. 1060 - almost no hiss. I'm using Etymotic 6is mostly and with all the above once the music is playing there's no real...

Hey folks. Long time listener and first time...errrr...nevermind I have mind to simplify my DAP/PMP ownership and usage. First, some background. I am a 41 year old guy with hypersensative (high freqs) hearing, but absolutely no training or discrete listening skills. Lower freqs...??? I drove...

Quote: Originally Posted by GlendaleViper Wow, I thought I was the only one! Very informative thread, BTW. Jay, please do post your findings when the HD-25 shows up. They're the headphones I plan to use with this player. Sorry for bringing up this Zombie Thread, but after...

Quote: Originally Posted by SactoMan101 I think we may see the NW-A840 here, but it may have a different spec than the Japanese model. The US model will likely support MP3, AAC, HE-AAC, and WMA audio formats and WMV and H.264 video formats. It will likely NOT come with headphones...