DobsOnly
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Just curious if your experience has been similar to mine?
In a search for a 2nd or replacement DAP for my Rio Karma, nothing satisfies me. While each of the flash type DAPs I've tried are probably OK, at best. The shortcomings in Sound Quality to my ears are huge and very unsatisfying. My PDA, Palm T3, sounds as good as some of these flash units.
At the same time the current stock of HD based units don’t seem to be much better unless you want to watch a few South Park episodes on them. I've only been able to audition the Apple and Creative offerings since I can't find an X5 anywhere.
I'm just not willing to settle for anything short of Rio Karma level of sound quality and don't think we should have to. For me that might mean going back to a good portable CD player.
Are you having the same issues as the life of your Karma nears its end?
If you’ve already moved on do you feel like you had to settle for an inferior product?
Thanks
Suffering from PSQ (Poor Sound Quality) syndrome
In a search for a 2nd or replacement DAP for my Rio Karma, nothing satisfies me. While each of the flash type DAPs I've tried are probably OK, at best. The shortcomings in Sound Quality to my ears are huge and very unsatisfying. My PDA, Palm T3, sounds as good as some of these flash units.
At the same time the current stock of HD based units don’t seem to be much better unless you want to watch a few South Park episodes on them. I've only been able to audition the Apple and Creative offerings since I can't find an X5 anywhere.
I'm just not willing to settle for anything short of Rio Karma level of sound quality and don't think we should have to. For me that might mean going back to a good portable CD player.
Are you having the same issues as the life of your Karma nears its end?
If you’ve already moved on do you feel like you had to settle for an inferior product?
Thanks
Suffering from PSQ (Poor Sound Quality) syndrome