I decided to put together my impressions about Fiio M5 player. It will be short. What I like: 1. Small size; 2. Bluetooth receiver supported codecs; 3. Relatively simple GUI. What is a big loss for me: 1. Bookmarks. I would like to have the ability to use them for long...

The table represent my philosophy for USER’s presets just as an example to your observation:  

Sorry the third point should be like this: Three to four years ago I A/B tested my PC setup with E-MU 0202 with 16 bit 320 kb mp3 files at 48 kHz and 192 kHz sampling frequencies settings. The music at 192 kHz setting sounded a little bit smoother at the treble frequencies, but it wasn’t that...

I would like to add my two cents to BruceBanner discussion. Let me describe my experience with M2. I did A/B comparison of M2 and PC with jetAudio, of course, and external USB DAC headphone amp E-MU 0202 with 24 bit 192 kHz output mode, with the same headphones. I was disappointed, because PC...

I did not get my Plenue D yet, but my current player Cowon M2 best headphones are KRK KNS8400, as the reference for critical listening, and SoundMAGIC E80 on the move. Both headphones have relatively balanced frequency response, unbelievable special resolution and very good instantaneous dynamic...

It is easy to estimate maximum output headphone amplifier power by using this equation:   Output Power in mille watts [mW] equal RMS Output Voltage Squared divided by Headphones Impedance in Ohms and all multiplied by 1000:  mW   Cowon J3 Pout= 29 mW at 16 Ohm headphones; Cowon M2 Pout=...