Need more screenless players ☺
Absolutely. I liked how a member here stated the other day how he can move up an album, change volume, skip track, activate shuffle on/off, all without looking at the DAP. Many screened DAPs are not as easy to do those type things, with screenless u lose a lot, but you also have hidden advantages that are not often first thought about or recognised.
They suit exercise or yard work perfectly.
Recently I picked up a pre-owned Alien, I also picked up a Fiio x3. I really enjoy the Alien and it sound amazing compared to the Fiio x3 and the alien is my go to dap however there are a couple things about the alien that is pissing me off and got me thinking about selling it. I'm hoping some of you guys have experienced this problem and have a fix so I don't have to sell the Alien because I LOVE the sound.
The problem I'm experiencing is that on some flac files, it skips badly. Like on a scratched cd where the song makes this horrible skipping sound. However unlike on a cd the song doesn't keep playing, it just keeps scratching with this incredibly annoying sound. During this time you can't change songs, lower volume or skip folder, the only thing you can do is to turn it off and start all over again. SUPER ANNOYING actually that's my only complaint. I hate it so much that i want to sell it, but I love the sound so much I want to solve it.
Not all FLAC is equal. It was posted long ago in here that people had similar issues, using foobars FLAC conversion tool seemed to resolve this issue for most people.
Try it, find a couple of pesky files, convert FLAC to FLAC and play. If the artifacts are resolved then make a batch conversion and run over night. Done... problem solved.
FWIW I had to convert many of my MP3 files to FLAC just to get the compatability for the Shozy, I never once had issues with FLAC or WAV converted files processed through foobar on the Alien.
I'm sure the special edition Gold Alien won't go unappreciated but we didn't need 'another Alien' with a colour change and minor adjustments.
Many of us have been there, done that, flogged it, praised Alien until the cows came home.
What we need is another Shozy DAP, something with a screen, something they can up the ante and show us Alien wasn't a one hit wonder.
Something new we can become interested in.
Agreed, however I would be fine with screenlesss still. I just wish that they had listened to and followed this thread more closely and tried to improve upon complaints, such as cramped button placement etc. For a shuffle player I still had to glance down occasionally to make sure i hit the right button. And if I wanted to hit say volume down (which is 6pm on the dial) I might accidentally push more towards 4pmish and skip the track altogether... grrr... not to mention accidental shutdowns!
Instead we got more of the same, in different bling... <sigh>.
Oh well... they miss my $ this time round, hope it doesn't cost them dearly with others sharing similar view.
I actually like what they are doing. I personally do not feel that there is another DAP with screen needed to be in the marketplace. I am overwhelmed by number of choices in the marketplaces already and coming up every year. Alien design is very distinctive and eye catching and it sacrificed everything else but sound quality so price becomes reasonable and it is so different to other DAP in the marketplace. I do not think that their products (especially alien) are geared towards mass market but geared more towards niche in the marketplace. And I prefer incremental changes so previous version does not become obsolete with a short life span.
