BEST PORTABLE AUDIO DEVICE

[michaelJ]

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Originally Posted by anadin /img/forum/go_quote.gif The iAudio 7 blows the Sony A808 away in SQ and power. Sony A808 16 Ohm earphone : 5mW + 5mW iAudio 7 16 Ohm earphone : 26mW + 26mW Enough said.

No that's not enough

I have IAudio U3 and A808 and my friend have a D2. Both U3 and D2 is said to be immensly more powerful than the sony. However directly comparing these three units, they feel approx the same (powerwise).

SQ wise I prefer the sony but everyone has their personal taste (which is always difficult to discuss...)

 

[anadin]

As I stated earlier on in the thread I had the Cowon D2 and never liked the SQ but trust me the iAudio 7 sounds fantastic.

I also have a Sony NW-A1200 and use the player with my portable headphone amp as it has a line-out, the headphone out on the sony doesn't come close to the iAudio 7.

 

[janruzinsky]

and which headphones do you reccomend most?

i prefer in ear or earbud phones

 

[anadin]

Personally I dont use in ear or earbud phones, I love my Denon AH-1000 for portable use but they will be far to big for some people to use in a portable rig.

 

[rb67]

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Originally Posted by janruzinsky /img/forum/go_quote.gif and which headphones do you reccomend most? i prefer in ear or earbud phones

If you can bear with clip style earphones, the best earphones under $100 IMO are the KOSS KSC 75 at $15! Otherwise, if you are sold on in ear or ear buds, any Shure, Etymotic, Ultimate Ear, Yuin, or Westone products in the $100 range will be excellent. Choosing between those will be completely up to personal preference as to sound and fit. That question would get more answers from a post in the headphone forum. (My vote goes for the ER-6i or UE-super.fi 5 pro)

 

[OverlordXenu]

The absolute best is any player with a digital (or optical) out and an external DAC. Excluding that, an iMod, Cowon iAudio X5, or the Kenwood players.

 

[anadin]

Maybe true but does he want to carry a suitcase around with him.

 

[Pangaea]

^ great point. That is exactly why I got the 7- no fuss. I can fit the whole thing in the palm of my hand including phones if I use buds/ iems.

 

[soozieq]

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Originally Posted by anadin /img/forum/go_quote.gif No disrespect to dura who said the Sony A808 is powerful but I had that player long before I got my iAudio 7 and it is in no way powerful.

I have the Sony A808 too and it is powerful, it shouldn't be, given the spec, but it still is. I haven't tried the iAudio 7 but may try it out of curiosity now since you said it blows the Sony away