mp3 player which nothing beats its sound quality ? HM801 ? a tera ? a meizu ? VGF-AP1L ? akjr ? colorfly c4 ?
Dec 31, 2015 at 3:24 PM Thread Starter Post #1 of 7

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Elliot’s Guide    http://advancedmp3players.co.uk/blog/?page_id=5362  to the Best Audiophile (best sounding) MP3 Players Buyers Guide: Best Audiophile (best sounding) MP3 Players In this day and age you’d probably be hard pressed to find large numbers of people who don’t know what an MP3 player is and what it does. This is largely due to the massive success of the Apple iPod players back in the day but the inclusion of MP3 players on mobile phones has certainly helped bring digital music players to the attention of the public. With so many players and different ways of enjoying digital music being available nowadays there is a tremendous amount of choice out there which varies between the cheap and cheerful up to the sublime and pricey. We’ve been carrying various premium MP3 players for several years now (in fact that’s how the company started all the way back in 2001) and have seen some fantastic players come and go over the years. So if you are interested in a player which is the cream of the crop then take a look at our suggestions below as one is bound to take your fancy. We’ll be adding more awesome sounding players to this guide going forwards so if these don’t take your fancy check back for more news or feel free to get in touch over the phone or email. Colorfly C4 Pro Pocket HiFi 32GB 24bit/192kHz Upsampling Music Player (£549.00) Starting off with the cream of the crop – the Colorfly C4 is probably one of the best sounding players which we currently stock and is effectively a pocket-sized HiFi due to the near-unparalleled sound. The Colorfly C4 has 32GB of memory built in and considering that many people will want to use a lossless, or uncompressed, MP3 format with this player there is a handy memory card slot (capable of taking 32GB card) for when space is getting low. The player is also very simple to use and the design, while not to everyone’s taste, is well thought out and lovingly put together. Moreover, the Colorfly C4 features stereo jacks and acts as an amplifier so you can wire it easily in to your stereo and enjoy the premium sound quality at home without the need for earphones. You can read a staff review here. What makes the Colorfly C4 great? • Fantastic sound quality is the order of business with the player and it certainly doesn’t disappoint. • Transferring music from your computer is a breeze as you simply need to copy and paste the files straight in to the memory. • High quality parts are used both for the guts of the player, the brushed metal front and the real black regius walnut back. What isn’t so good? • The player is quite large, mostly due to the high quality internal components, so can’t exactly be described as the most portable player. • While the overall design of the Colorfly C4 is well thought out the looks are possibly an acquired taste. • The cost of the player is quite high so won’t be in keeping with the budget for many people.
 
 
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did anyone experienced better sound from any other  brand player ?
 
Dec 31, 2015 at 3:31 PM Post #2 of 7
There are comparisons between high-end DAPs (including ones reported to sound better than the C4) all over this site. You just have to search for them. Here's an introduction:
 
http://www.head-fi.org/a/head-fi-buying-guide-portable-amps-dacs-daps
 
http://www.head-fi.org/t/714374/dap-off-astell-kern-ak240-hifiman-hm-901-sony-zx-1-fiio-x5-x5ii-chord-hugo-mojo-calyx-m-aurender-flow-lotoo-paw-gold-paw-5000-soundaware-m1

http://www.head-fi.org/products/category/digital-audio-flac-mp3-players
 
In my opinion, you'd be better off just using an affordable player or smartphone in conjunction with a portable amp/DAC, if you need a portable system.
 
Jan 1, 2016 at 3:20 PM Post #6 of 7
  thanks so much for you effort and time "
but wish there is any direct line to line comparison ',,

 
Yes, many comparisons are not proper ones using a line-out to isolate the variables. It's a shame. Many (or perhaps most) in the Sound Science section will tell you that when you do a proper comparison connecting to an amp that has enough power to drive the headphones you test, all DAPs sound the same and you might as well use an iPod. But the best comparison is your own one.
 

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