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Hi!
I'm about to make a drastic move..... that is, replacing my Creative Muvo N200 with something else .
I've been looking into the Cowon D2 and Creative Zen. Both has its pros and cons. I'm leaning towards Cowon, but........ If
- Money isn't an issue (within reasonable limits)
- Audio quality is a priority
- Design is a minor priority (but still a priority)
- Video playback is a must
- Size matters - smaller is better (in this case )
- My IEM are the UE super.fi 5 pro
Is there any other players I should take a look at? What I don't like about the Cowon is its menus and navigation.
All inputs are appreciated!
Malke
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I'm thinking about:
Cowon/iAudio D2
Sony NWZ-A829
Samsung YP-P2
and yes, I guess Sandisk Fuze is on the list aswell.
And finally waiting for iRiver Spinn, Zen X:Fi might had been an alternative aswell.
I don't remember the difference of P2 and A829, I think it's the P2 isn't supposed to sound that great but looks awesome, the A829 sounds good but have a weak amp and limited support of files, the Zen are Windows only but I liked the support for video, but then again it seems like it mentions all the format it can CONVERT to it's native format. D2 is awesome except bass rolloff.
Neither of P2 or A829 got a memory card slot, both Fuze and D2 does, and it's a huge selling point for me since I can get twice as much memory in the player now for less than double the price, and later even more for less money than a new player.
No matter what I get I could complement with Fuze, I guess if I only wanted audio and Fuze user interface seemed good I'd stick with that.
Anyway, the Spinn is supposed to come out in august, iRiver products used to be well regarded in sound quality, they have often support for atleast ogg, they don't use to require Windows. So I'm waiting and will see if it gets better sound reviews than the D2 or not. One thing I like about it is the 480x272 LCD vs 320x240 for movies and video clips, one do have to convert them though it seems.
Size counts out amp? I don't know if the A829 will sound the same with one or if the P2 may sound better with one, or if it makes bass rolloff of the D2 a non-issue anyway.
Video playback are similair on all except the P2 and Spinn which has 420x272 (I think the P2 does aswell.)
In design I can't say I really like touch screen interface only, but then again one could use a fuze for in-the-pocket-use. Low capacity fuze + Low capacity player with microsd-slot + huge card?
I guess a final alternative may be to wait for Generation 6 of Archos players?
If I don't get the Clip/Fuze now to have something and a memory card for it while waiting for the Spinn release I'll just wait and see if it's something to have: