[Patu]

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Originally Posted by VoLTaG3 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Lol, 16gb's??? Have fun now until it fills up...

When it fills up, you replace less listened music with new music. That's what I do with my 16gb iTouch 2G.

 

[Buckster]

16gb is 50 odd albums in Apple Lossless

+ a bit spare for apps

 

[BigEat]

I'm pretty particular and own the cowon d2, cowon O2, and most other highly touted cowon machines. I also own two iMods and use them with the ALO V-Cap dock. While not quite the SQ of the iMod, I think the iPod Touch 2G is a very worthy competitor on all fronts. Now, that they fixed the skipping in ALAC, I'm a huge fan.

 

[Calexico]

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Originally Posted by ting.mike /img/forum/go_quote.gif I feel that the mid in the A818 is a bit more emphasized, thus high end can feel missing. Being a treble lover (Ety 4S lover), the Touch is better in this regard.

The A818 already has slightly recessed mids, doesn't it?

 

[Patu]

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Originally Posted by Buckster /img/forum/go_quote.gif 16gb is 50 odd albums in Apple Lossless + a bit spare for apps

Why would I fill it up with lossless music? It's not my main source. In portable use it's completely useless to have your music in lossless format. I use 200kbps AAC converted from my FLAC library. Luckily apps take very little space.

I have now ~1500 songs in my iPod and 2gb free space. More than enough for little portable use.

 

[thechungster]

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Originally Posted by shigzeo /img/forum/go_quote.gif just wait till you see the graphics for need for speed undercover for the touch: amazing. aside from games, the musical performance is my favourite: great sound with as mentioned a wide soundstage which should be more than 10% wider than the sony statistically speaking from separation number, but oh bother. i prefer the chalky sound from the sony bass sometimes but the touch is just so sharp. has a load of useful apps as well. but definately check out the graphics for need for speed. here is a recent thread about need for speed but many other great games exist.

By the way, NFS has been delayed for about 5-6 months now... Anyway, nice to see a happy touch user. Been a touch fan since 2 weeks after release of the 1st gen.

 

[shigzeo]

i think i had mine about the same time. loved the touch 1g - sold my other gear because of it and good sound despite all the extras. now the 2g i prefer as it is a bit sharper and has less hiss and volume rocker and no bass roll off! yeah.

our site will start producing reviews of in ear headphones too

 

[soozieq]

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Originally Posted by shigzeo /img/forum/go_quote.gif our site will start producing reviews of in ear headphones too

Shigz, I paid your site a visit a while back, and meant to tell you it's really cool!
I love the 'wipe it' 'slap it' 'tap it' 'grab it' 'kiss it' review ratings system

I even have it bookmarked!

 

[shigzeo]

i shed a happy tear - thank you for the kind remarks soozie - we thought looooong about the rating system!

 

[Walie]

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Originally Posted by VoLTaG3 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Lol, 16gb's??? Have fun now until it fills up...

what are you trying to say here?

 

[shigzeo]

i have 150gb ... wait, 129gb of music and i have 16gb ipod, 4gb sony, 512mb ipod shuffle and 8gb sony and a dead 8gb meizu.

who cares if it is filled up? i rotate the music. does not matter at all. with any of the players. 512 is great for short bicycle rides and 16 is great for weeks of music as i like to listen to the same songs for quite a while. im sure many people are the same.

for users who have more than me, 240 or even 500 gb will not be enough: no point in spending to get the biggest disk.

 

[azncookiecutter]

16 GB is more than enough. Got around 1600 tracks on it, plus a few random videos to kill time. More than enough space.

 

[jackBnimble3556]

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Originally Posted by BigEat /img/forum/go_quote.gif I'm pretty particular and own the cowon d2, cowon O2, and most other highly touted cowon machines. I also own two iMods and use them with the ALO V-Cap dock. While not quite the SQ of the iMod, I think the iPod Touch 2G is a very worthy competitor on all fronts. Now, that they fixed the skipping in ALAC, I'm a huge fan.

That's great to hear! I like the idea of using the iTunes iTouch interface but I was really concerned that I would be dissapointed in the SQ. I was considering the S9 or D2 over the iTouch/iPhone because of the better SQ. But I was torn because I want the goodies! Apples applications are light years ahead of any other PMP. One feature that I really want is the song samplier identifier app. The only other product on the market that I know of that has this is phones with Microsoft Mobile one them and that is a nice option. I even wrote to Cowon to request this feature on their products.

Questions: What tweaks can you do to get better SQ out of the touch or iPhone? Why do people use the pinjack instead of the headphone jack, is that really an improvement? Are there amps that work with the mic too?

 

[thechungster]

Ugh, so stuck on whether to get the Cowon S9 or an iPod touch 2G

There are so many mixed reviews about it and there isn't a place where I live to audition the S9

If anyone can A/B it, it would be awesome

Note: Headphone out without an amp please.

 

[shigzeo]

i am waiting for a hardware option that will allow for quality recording from the lod and batter box or mic preamp. till that day, i will use my sony 828 for recording