I'have switched from X to A865 couple of months ago. A865 sounds fantastic but still doesn't have that "vinylness" of X series. I was immidiately put off by the Z series mainly because of its size and The Android. By looking at your pictures, I can see that its size is almost as big as thge Z...

My choice of A865 over Z1000 was portability and not needing another Android device in my shoulder bag. After reading through this review, I'm happy that I setteled for A series. As for the EU volüme cap; I've been driving my A865 with IE8s ,and couldn't past the volüme level 25....sound is more...

A series Sony players( well generally most of the Sony Walkmans) will eat  any ipod for lunch SQ wise.... At least for my humble 40yrs old ears…With my X1050 and newly bought A865 coupled with Senny IE8 IEMs, default sound levels are more than enough. But if I ever want to listen with my over...

Hi Guys,I'm in the search for a new Sony Player to replace my X series. I'm looking at the new A864s and ofcourse the Z series. I probably wont go for the Z series because of its size, since ı use Galaxy Note for my Daily calling and computing pleasure, I cant have another big device in my...

Quote: Yes you did... probably a russian chick to go with these and..maybe a 2 weeks worth of some cold beers too.... :))))))  

This is a damn sexy phone, my mate has one I had the change to mingle with the device. The screen is a killer but as one can expect the SQ is nowhere near a decent mp3 player. All in all though, its a killer allinone device...

Its amazing how soon these gadgets became "vintage"....sshh...am I getting old or the tech is evolving too fast....?

So,   Is it wort upgrading "Sound Quality wise" from X1060 to A866? I'm in the market to replace my beloved Sony X1060 for its depleted battery and malfunctioning headphone jack....My options are A845 or the new A866. I'm only in to Sound, I seriously do not care about the rest of the specs...

Why not replace the X series as well?   Why? why? why?   You produce the best sounding MP3 player of  all the times, and not continue to do so..... I guess Ipod Touch is the reason for no refresh on X? They probably intruduced the X series as an alternative for ituch and found out that...

Quote: Couldn't agree more, I have g12 and it kicks most of the entry-level dslrs' balls.....

Yeah I agree with the above poster, I'm having a blast with my 2010 160gb Classic w/fiio e7 and IE8s. Also Classic 160+ LOD+fiio E7+Grados are blast too...

Manual EQ on its own, will fly my 160GB Classic to the moon.

@Daanish Man last cowon İ had was d2 and that thing sounded so much overprocessed and colored that İ had to return it for a full refund. But İ have no idea how the s9 and the new j3 sounds, İ am sure though they sould sound better than d2s since a lot of people love it. Some day İ will give...

Ok folks,   Sorry for the long delay, but job keeps me busy like hell these days.   After flirting around with my new 160gb classic, I now have some info on the current SQ. First of all I like to remind you that I no longer have my 120gb Classic to do a 1on1 comparison with it. Insted, I...

Sure update will be here , sorry time has been an issue this week but will update soon enough