Best portabel Player?

[bogo2]

Hello. Sorry my English, Im from Switzerland..


I have the Etymotic 4P. Now, i look for the BEST SOUNDING portablem player in combination with the Ety without an Headphene Amplier.

There are many poeble who say, that portabel MDs sounds better than Cd Players. Its not intersting for me, if i have an MD oder Cd Player. I want the best sound in combinatin with the Ety.

Yesterday i heard the new Sony N10. But the bass is badly and with the Equalizer i cant finisch this problem good. The Sony N10 and the Mz E 5... Modells have a digital Sound present. And with these i can make the bass much much better als in the N10. ( Level 7 ) Not esageratet, bit goot powerful bass.

With the sony Cs Players there we have the problem with the digital Mega Bass. Only 3... In the second, there ist to much bass and in the normal position bad bass.

Perhaps there is a modell ( Sony, Yamaha, Sharp etc ) that really sounds good. For me the N1 sonds better than the N10! And the Cd Playerf from Sony sound so bad, that is terrible. Why the Cd Plyers doesnt sound so good how MD Players?

 

[Oliver :)]

What about an iPod? You could put WAV/AIFF files on it for maximum quality. I would wait a few days though, there might be a 40GB version lurking around the corner.
The iPod does not have a line-out, but as you do not plan on using an amp anyway this would not matter much.
It is a wonderful product, excellent sound, phantastic ergonomics, just check it out.

 

[bangraman]

If you're looking at unamped use, try the Sharp minidiscs. I have the MD-MT888 and it's much more flexible than the Sony MD and CD's for what it can drive. Your 4P's may work really well with the MT888. While shopping a few days ago I saw the IM-MT899 which is a Net MD version of the 888. Headphone amp power is unchanged... You might like one of those.

 

[Scriccs11]

I have the IRIVER IMP 350 and I love it. The sound quality is GREAT. There are now 8 eq and 1 user eq with the new firmware. I have heard the 350 is great with Eyts. I highly recommend you get the IMP series if you are looking at a mp3/cd player. Otherwise, I cant help you.

 

[AIM9x]

NJB3/Zen

 

[Mystyler]

Sharp MD-DR7 portable MD recorder.

 

[Tina]

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Originally posted by bogo2 For me the N1 sonds better than the N10! And the Cd Playerf from Sony sound so bad, that is terrible. Why the Cd Plyers doesnt sound so good how MD Players?

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Originally posted by bogo2 I have the Etymotic 4P. Now, i look for the BEST SOUNDING portablem player in combination with the Ety without an Headphene Amplier.

i second mystyler. i have the er4p and the combination of the ety and the DR7 is just magical. forget the sony md's if the n10 didn't appeal much to you even with the cumbersome eq tweaking. i also have the n1 and it's NO MATCH to the sound of even older Sharp portables. the dr7 won't disappoint you.

also check out this thread: http://www4.head-fi.org/forums/showt...threadid=28880

 

[austonia]

eh.... FORGET MD!!! That's so.... 90's. And so... ATRAC. Go for a Nomad Zen and encode your music at 192kbs. Best capacity/sound quality combo and its output is strong enough (50mw/ch) to drive the ER4P with ease. The Zen has a slight edge in sound quality over the iPod but its bigger too. I usually use the iPod anyway since it's more pocket friendly.

 

[Eagle_Driver]

I disagree with you on the HD-based MP3 player recommendation, especially if you're going to listen to music while working out/exercising. The hard drives themselves are very prone to shock-induced damage if used during such activities - and the manufacturer's warranties will not cover such damage at all. Thus, you will have to pay full list price of a new player if it ever needs repairs if so damaged - even on day one. (Granted, the notebook-based HDs used in those players are more shock-resistant than desktop HDs, but still...

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[bangraman]

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Originally posted by austonia eh.... FORGET MD!!! That's so.... 90's. And so... ATRAC. Go for a Nomad Zen and encode your music at 192kbs. Best capacity/sound quality combo and its output is strong enough (50mw/ch) to drive the ER4P with ease. The Zen has a slight edge in sound quality over the iPod but its bigger too. I usually use the iPod anyway since it's more pocket friendly.

I think if you saw the E10, you would not be saying this. HDD players are so... 2002

 

[Eagle_Driver]

And MP3s are so... crappy-cost-cutting 2000's

 

[austonia]

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Originally posted by Eagle_Driver I disagree with you on the HD-based MP3 player recommendation, especially if you're going to listen to music while working out/exercising. The hard drives themselves are very prone to shock-induced damage if used during such activities - and the manufacturer's warranties will not cover such damage at all. Thus, you will have to pay full list price of a new player if it ever needs repairs if so damaged - even on day one. (Granted, the notebook-based HDs used in those players are more shock-resistant than desktop HDs, but still... )

ah, but he didn't ask for a player to use while working out, he asked for a portable player. I take the iPod with me mountain biking, no problem. I'm sure if I fell on it, it might break, but you could say the same for any electronics. It's nice being able to listen to music for 10 hours or more and not have to change out a disc or MD. Also when you use removable media you have to pick out what you want to hear way ahead of time. That's why I don't like flash-memory players. I'm finicky about what I want to hear at any particular time, so having 1,500 tracks on one player is exactley what I need. 95% of the time you can't tell a 192kbit (properly) encoded MP3 from CD, so they are perfect for portable use.