[Baron5]

hey im going to get a new portable player and earbud headphones and was wondering which ones i should get. currently i have
cx-300 senhieser earphones
samsung ypk3 2gb player - broken (on/off button)

i want the best sound quality i can get for about 250 on the player and 150-200 on the headphones. (AUS dollars)

i was thinking these

meizu miniplayer sl 8GB - supporrts flac, wondering if this is any good coz i need flac support?

ultimate ears super fi 4
or
Etymotic ER-6i
or
Shure SE210 Sound Isolating ( bit expensive but heard much better than e110
).

any help would be nice
thanks, mat

 

[4saken]

Chances are you won't be able to hear the difference between 320 kbps mp3 and FLAC on a relatively mid-end portable.

How about the Cowon D2 (player + whatever card you can get for the remaining funds) and with the UE SuperFi 5? What kind of sound are you after?

You have many DAP choices for $250.

 

[Warhawk]

I'd say get Cowon D2 16gb, it's $230 at amazon.
Then later, if you need more memory and have more $ you can always buy a 32gb sdhc card from amazon for $150.

For headphones I can't recommend much sorry.
Maybe UE superfi 5 or q-jays.

 

[4saken]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Warhawk /img/forum/go_quote.gif I'd say get Cowon D2 16gb, it's $230 at amazon. Then later, if you need more memory and have more $ you can always buy a 32gb sdhc card from amazon for $150.

Remember that he needs it to be shipped to Australia for a total of $250 for the Cowon, making the 16GB out of his range. Similarly, the Q-Jays are now 200+ US (AFAIK) shipped, and are also out of his price bracket.

You can get the 16GB iAudio 7 for less than $250 I THINK. Try MP3 Players Shop - MP3 Player selection from Creative Zen, iRiver & Apple iPods. You're paying heaps for their services though (on the positives, local shipping, warranty, etc).

You can get the SuperFi5 shipped to Australia for less than $200 AU for sure.

 

[Warhawk]

Oh right...lol didn't see the (AUS dollars).

Is shipping that much?
It should fit his range unless it's more than $20.

 

[4saken]

And also that Amazon doesn't ship out of the US most of the time. Importing services will most likely charge another $10, so it would bring total sale cost to around $250, and that's without the sales tax (I believe this is not included in the list price - not sure).

 

[Warhawk]

Hmm ok, guess it's better to order from the site you listed then.

 

[Baron5]

so the meizu players are no good? i was looking round and people were saying a certain sony model meizu and conwon i think it was aswell were all good.

also how much difference will i notice in sound from my cx-300 and samsung player.

i am looking for the best sound i can get for my price bracket.

as long as my total budget is about 400, even is it means to get more expensive headphones and less expensive player.

 

[Baron5]

Quote:

Originally Posted by 4saken /img/forum/go_quote.gif Remember that he needs it to be shipped to Australia for a total of $250 for the Cowon, making the 16GB out of his range. Similarly, the Q-Jays are now 200+ US (AFAIK) shipped, and are also out of his price bracket. You can get the 16GB iAudio 7 for less than $250 I THINK. Try MP3 Players Shop - MP3 Player selection from Creative Zen, iRiver & Apple iPods. You're paying heaps for their services though (on the positives, local shipping, warranty, etc). You can get the SuperFi5 shipped to Australia for less than $200 AU for sure.

the super.fi 5 are 330 without shipping. In Ear earphones at Minidisc Australia

 

[Baron5]

EDIT: *** double post sorry