It's been few years I have used a portable CD player. I have few of Panasonic and Sony CD / MP3 players. I never liked the Sony players. It seemed the player is always under some equilizer settings (Most resemblance is to Rock setting). Most of the times I thought the sound is veiled. The...

Quote: Originally Posted by stevenkelby It's only temporary and part of the process. Eventually you stop listening to the gear and remember that it used to be about the music. Recognizing you have a problem is the first step to recovery! I agree with you completely. I couldn't...

Quote: Originally Posted by janruzinsky X5=RIP I know iAudio products are expensive, my friend. I looked for alternatives. And thats what this thread is for. I want a good sounding 100% UMS device. Do you have any suggestion for me?

I was googling for X5 today and found it is not available currently. I read some places that Cowon has stop making those. Is it true?

Quote: Originally Posted by panigrahi If I have iPod and X5 both rockboxed and use lineout, how would they compare in terms of sound quality? Thank you everybody for your help. I have heard that the line out of rockboxed iPod has very good sound quality. Has anybody compared...

Quote: Originally Posted by dap_pad Yup, comes in silver now... gadgetaholic.com - Cowon A3 Unboxed I'd go for the A3... I have an A2 and loved it since I've gotten it. Does A2 sound as good as X5? I know A2 supports a lot of formats. Can you play the video files as it...

Quote: Originally Posted by Seufari i have a 60gb ipod with rockbox... I love it... If I have iPod and X5 both rockboxed and use lineout, how would they compare in terms of sound quality?

Quote: Originally Posted by Amblin I would suggest THIS. I might try that . It may be just me. Somehow I can't stand re-arranging all my songs, going through help for simple stuff, etc. For example, 1 assorted CD comes up with 20 or so different albums on Zune.

Hi Friends, My first MP3 player is iAudio CW300 (Imported from Korea on its launch). I was very very happy with it for a long long time. Then I tried many players like X5, iPod, T9, N5, N202, Zen, Sansa, Zune and few more. Out of the above players, I was quite satisfied with X5 and T9. One of...

Quote: Originally Posted by Filburt I'd probably make some amps for folks but my casework is not exactly pretty. It's perfectly functional; I just mean cosmetically it's not as pretty as some of the stuff I've seen here. My boardwork is good, though. Thanks for your help. Can you...

Quote: Originally Posted by kugino i guess that person would be me, huh looking forward to it... Do I get the option of selecting case for this? I came across couple discussions about concerns in battary usage of PINT. But it comes with both wall suply and battery (Also it can...

Quote: Originally Posted by Teerawit I agree, I would try to find someone to build the PINT for you. This amp will give you forward sound yet have soundstage, if that makes any sense. That’s perfect. Thanks,,, Thanks,,, Thanks.

I am more confused than before. I was looking forward to a cheap portable amp. Please don't get me wrong, but from the begining I was not expecting the Grados' SQ to improve much after adding amp to my set up. Though I was expecting K701 to sound much better amped. Now I am considering a SR-71...

I got busy in work so could not reply back to this thread. Thanks guys for your help. Special thanks to mrarroyo. I have Practical Devices XM3 now. After listening to this amp for 6/7 hrs, I was totally dissapointed and was going to return it. All of my headphones were sounding better unamped...

Couple of years back, I was always advising people which is good in quality without them needing any help (I still do that. ). People go on their own decisions mostly and then I started to learn, everybody has his own need. People like specific feature in specific brand or model. After...