Beyerfan70
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Don't laugh and think just because of the name this is rubbish or maybe i have gone mad because this really is a wonderful player.
Well ive had my new alba player for a week now and this player is soooo good it needs to be shouted about so here's my little review.
Ok 1st off this thing is about the size of the old iriver players from a few years back and is powered by 1 aaa battery (brilliant) and boasts 25 hour life,which is excellent and comes with 3 different colour faces,black pink and white of which i'm loving the pink one!
It has the usual bits,voice recorder,etc but the main point about this player is the sound quality....it flat out rocks!
Ive used this with shure 310,senn ie8,ety 6i and 4p and quite frankly i have been blown away by the sound with each different pair.
Using Lame encoded mp3's at V0 and 320 and using a flat equalizer the sound is full bodied,incredibly powerful and knoks spots off any other player ive heard yet and that includes sony,cowon,iriver,sansa etc.
Bass,mids and treble all sound precise and clear not muddy in the slightest just pure audio bliss and for £22 for 4gb this is the best dap ive ever purchased.
Now for the secret......
Ok this has the usual preset equalizer,rock,pop and jazz which are a bit naff but the bass setting is a revelation,especially if you are a fan of etys!
Using my er4p i thought i'd try this bass setting as when i heard it using a different iem it got me thinking hmmm this would be worth a try.
So i switched this setting on and omg you just wouldn't believe how it transformed the etys!
See the bass setting isn't what you would expect,instead of just overpowering the bottom end this setting is very subtle indeed and boy does it make them shine,think of it as a sort of built in headphone amp and you will get the idea.
Now i'm not one for using equalizer,clear bass etc and i like to have it flat and when using my other phones that is the case but with the etys well.....it's just a revelation!
It just makes them sound strong and even more vibrant,not louder just more powerful.
No i can imagine that most of you will dismiss these comments because of the make but i promise you that this is better sounding than any dap that i personally have heard,and boy ive gone through a lot,but to give you some idea think sony/sansa type sound but clearer and more precise and you are approaching what this player sounds like.
I seriously cannot recommend this more highly,it makes my 638f sound rather weak in comparison.
Just a wonderful player and deserves serious attention.
Well ive had my new alba player for a week now and this player is soooo good it needs to be shouted about so here's my little review.
Ok 1st off this thing is about the size of the old iriver players from a few years back and is powered by 1 aaa battery (brilliant) and boasts 25 hour life,which is excellent and comes with 3 different colour faces,black pink and white of which i'm loving the pink one!
It has the usual bits,voice recorder,etc but the main point about this player is the sound quality....it flat out rocks!
Ive used this with shure 310,senn ie8,ety 6i and 4p and quite frankly i have been blown away by the sound with each different pair.
Using Lame encoded mp3's at V0 and 320 and using a flat equalizer the sound is full bodied,incredibly powerful and knoks spots off any other player ive heard yet and that includes sony,cowon,iriver,sansa etc.
Bass,mids and treble all sound precise and clear not muddy in the slightest just pure audio bliss and for £22 for 4gb this is the best dap ive ever purchased.
Now for the secret......
Ok this has the usual preset equalizer,rock,pop and jazz which are a bit naff but the bass setting is a revelation,especially if you are a fan of etys!
Using my er4p i thought i'd try this bass setting as when i heard it using a different iem it got me thinking hmmm this would be worth a try.
So i switched this setting on and omg you just wouldn't believe how it transformed the etys!
See the bass setting isn't what you would expect,instead of just overpowering the bottom end this setting is very subtle indeed and boy does it make them shine,think of it as a sort of built in headphone amp and you will get the idea.
Now i'm not one for using equalizer,clear bass etc and i like to have it flat and when using my other phones that is the case but with the etys well.....it's just a revelation!
It just makes them sound strong and even more vibrant,not louder just more powerful.
No i can imagine that most of you will dismiss these comments because of the make but i promise you that this is better sounding than any dap that i personally have heard,and boy ive gone through a lot,but to give you some idea think sony/sansa type sound but clearer and more precise and you are approaching what this player sounds like.
I seriously cannot recommend this more highly,it makes my 638f sound rather weak in comparison.
Just a wonderful player and deserves serious attention.
