One thing about Cowon is they're not as active as other brands on social media or forums like this, so it's always hard to know what they're up to. Recently they just seem to be pushing their Gala noise-cancelling iem on youtube. Personally, I'm hoping they'll release something like a Plenue PM3 - but I have a bad track record at predicting what they'll do next
Seems like they introduced D3 not that long ago, though out of stock here in US too. Hopefully more of a sign of the widespread COVID-era supply chain issues (chip shortages, shipping logjams etc...) than a total move away from DAPs .
They redesigned their webpage and removed several plenue models, and they are pushing their bluetooth IEM's now. But after they released several daps in a relative short period of time for Cowon standards, they been pretty stagnated in the DAP market, firmware updates are sparsed too. I'm curious to see a new plenue in this era of DAP's.
Can you guys please suggest an appropriate cable to utilize R2's 3.5mm digital out? I would like to use it as a transport to feed an external DAC that has coaxial input.
Thanks! Since R2 has optical out, I guess I cannot connect it straight to coaxial on the other end ? It has to be terminated optical on both ends, right?
Thanks! Since R2 has optical out, I guess I cannot connect it straight to coaxial on the other end ? It has to be terminated optical on both ends, right?
Thanks! Since R2 has optical out, I guess I cannot connect it straight to coaxial on the other end ? It has to be terminated optical on both ends, right?
Yes you'll need optical on both ends, coaxial is a different signal. Some DAPs will have a combined optical/coaxial SPDIF output port, which can send out either signal, but on the receiving end optical and coaxial usually have to go into separate ports - I don't think I've seen a combined port that can receive either before.
Yes you'll need optical on both ends, coaxial is a different signal. Some DAPs will have a combined optical/coaxial SPDIF output port, which can send out either signal, but on the receiving end optical and coaxial usually have to go into separate ports - I don't think I've seen a combined port that can receive either before.
Nope, I just checked their site after almost half a year and no new DAPs ahead. I'm not sure how long is PD3 out, but I don't like it much (rotating volume knob instead of buttons, must be worse to handle in pocket I guess? ).
Right now I'm thinking about to buy R2, but I can't decide, my old trusty little Plenue D still rocks like I bought it new 5 years ago.
Nope, I just checked their site after almost half a year and no new DAPs ahead. I'm not sure how long is PD3 out, but I don't like it much (rotating volume knob instead of buttons, must be worse to handle in pocket I guess? ).
Right now I'm thinking about to buy R2, but I can't decide, my old trusty little Plenue D still rocks like I bought it new 5 years ago.
It's a shame actually, the Plenue line is a great line of DAP's. My first real DAP was the Plenue 1, but i think they're getting behind, in terms of mostly updating their UI, just a little polish, i like that they're Linux based and i don't care about android and streaming personally, but a good bluetooth (at least 4.2) would help greatly. Cowon is focusing more on wireless IEM's right now.
I was eyeing the R2 too, if only it was 4.4, that was the deal breaker for me.
I got the Plenue D too, still using it constantly since i bought then 5 years ago too. I love the character of this little fella, i actually sold the P1 and kept the PD. I didn't liked the sound signature of the P1 in the long run for my taste and the battery was too short, so i bought a Sony WM1A, also Linux based and have great synergy with my headphones, which all are on the warm side. I always leave the "Maestro" preset on on the PD, they make my headphones livelier and on my FiiO FH3, they open up the soundstage quite a bit.
Yeah I wonder what’s going on. I’m in China and their official Cowon JD store - more or less the equivalent of Amazon here - is all sold out of Plenue stock. It’s been a while since the PD3 and that was an incremental upgrade over PD2 anyway. Cowon are pushing their Gala earbuds hard on social media, but they’re not available here yet either.
I wonder if it’s the chip supply and general global manufacturing difficulties to blame, or if there’s something else going on. Be a pity if they bow out of the DAP game.
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