[Shubar]

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Man, I carry my J3+SE535 combo everywhere...such good sound that fits in my jeans

Me too! It's actually a pretty awesome combo. That said a friend of mine was kind enough to lend me his Meier Stepdance recently and after having heard an amped se535, I am blown away!! It just sounds that much better. I was sceptical at first but now I'm going to order myself a Stepdance as well. Only downside is it becoming less portable.

 

[Fatalethal]

hmmmm if i rmb correctly, you wudnt need to amp your IEM if u are using J3, since J3 itself is sufficient to drive any IEM.
 
also, amping wld help wif there's a line out jack on ur player but the J3 doesnt use line out. and instead u are double amping.
 
either ways i juz got my Unique Melody Merlin... ITS AWESOME ON THE J3!
my SE530 kinda... hmm located somewhere in the house. no idea where it had gone to =\

 

[macrocheesium]

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hmmmm if i rmb correctly, you wudnt need to amp your IEM if u are using J3, since J3 itself is sufficient to drive any IEM.

You wouldn't need to, because you're right the J3 can drive any IEM to listenable levels (as far as I know). However, amping can still improve the sound of a lot of IEMs, in things like detail, clarity, etc. Things besides just volume.

 

[bmiamihk]

Cown players have the power, a lot more than Apple.

 

[Dobrescu George]

j3 is way better with any iems, than the rest of the players i tried, but amping could improve... to be more specific, it would improve more the more expensive class iems, than the cheaper ones.... about headphones, there is no question, you really need amping to most of them, to get the best of them...

 

[miceblue]

Just a quick question that applies to any media player.
 
What exactly is a line out jack and what is its advantage over a non-line out jack (headphone jack?)? I read that the J3 lacks such a jack but an iPod Touch does have the LOD adapter.

 

[Shubar]

The Cowon J3 does not have a Line Out Direct (LOD) which means the signal coming out of the player is in analog form. Players with LODs can output digital signals. The mean benefit of players with LOD is being able to bypass the players internal DAC to an external DAC (higher quality/better conversion) before going into your amp/headphones. 
 
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Just a quick question that applies to any media player.
 
What exactly is a line out jack and what is its advantage over a non-line out jack (headphone jack?)? I read that the J3 lacks such a jack but an iPod Touch does have the LOD adapter.

 

 

[caracara08]

Line out bypasses the internal amp in the DAP (player).  
 
 
in other news,  i decided ill try something new.  i zero'd out the EQ (not sure what the stock Hz are but i went to the lowest setting on each.  i then turned up just the BBE to 10.  using it ampless with my W4, it sounds great. 

 

[Fatalethal]

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Line out bypasses the internal amp in the DAP (player).  
 
 
in other news,  i decided ill try something new.  i zero'd out the EQ (not sure what the stock Hz are but i went to the lowest setting on each.  i then turned up just the BBE to 10.  using it ampless with my W4, it sounds great. 

 
wat?! lowest of each means? -12, -12, -12, -12, -12?
 
 

 

[sirmagic]

Can anyone provide your custom eq for w4, I alr satisfied with my current one but I'm willing to try new ones.

 

[caracara08]

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wat?! lowest of each means? -12, -12, -12, -12, -12?
 
 

no, flat in the EQ but the lowest Hz setting.  im not sure what stock is.  so 0,0,0,0,0 and then the Hz are .. i forget.  BBE at 10. 
whatever setting yo utry, give it some time so your ears can adjust. 

 

[Dobrescu George]

he reffers about the thing that you can modify the period of hz for that the settings apply. for example, you can set 80/105/125 or something in the first eq band in j3's eq...
 
about your question, there is an entire thread about eq... 

 

[slapshot30]

I'm thinking about buying this to get rid of my iPod + amp when on the go... how well would you guys say it works for a basshead? Can it be EQ'd well enough to put out a lot of bass? Also, how well does it drive full sized headphones?
 
Thanks for the help.

 

[Achmedisdead]

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I'm thinking about buying this to get rid of my iPod + amp when on the go... how well would you guys say it works for a basshead? Can it be EQ'd well enough to put out a lot of bass? Also, how well does it drive full sized headphones?
 
Thanks for the help.

You can get plenty of bass.

 

[kyuuketsuki]

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I'm thinking about buying this to get rid of my iPod + amp when on the go... how well would you guys say it works for a basshead? Can it be EQ'd well enough to put out a lot of bass? Also, how well does it drive full sized headphones?
 
Thanks for the help.

You need to be more specific for "full sized" headphones... The J3 is a powerful device but even the most powerful portable players have can't drive ALL full sized headphones.