vibez
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Hi people
So I have a sansa clip since it is one of the respected affordable players in SQ. I use Sennheiser ie80 earphones. I am now looking to upgrade my source. There are quite a few players available now (A&K, FiiO, iBasso, Colorfully, Sony hi-res, etc etc), and I have read individual reviews of many both here and on Amazon, but need advice from you all to make a decision on which one to get. Situation is as follows:
1. I like a tight, neutral sound with plenty of detail. So players with bass humps or overly bright highs are not for me. I am okay with the sound being a tad warm.
2. My budget is ideally below $300, but I can go to about $500 if the difference in performance is worth it. The cheaper the better (e.g. FiiO x1 instead of x3 2nd gen..?)
3. My library includes FLAC, wma, mp3, wav mostly, including 192khz flac files..so format support is critical.
4. Rest of the feature set like UI, battery life, etc are not an issue unless there is some serious problem with anything
5. I want to keep things portable, so no option of adding a portable amp.
Whatever I buy will be with me for a good 3-5 years, I do not plan on further upgrades.
Thoughts? which one should I go for..
Umar
So I have a sansa clip since it is one of the respected affordable players in SQ. I use Sennheiser ie80 earphones. I am now looking to upgrade my source. There are quite a few players available now (A&K, FiiO, iBasso, Colorfully, Sony hi-res, etc etc), and I have read individual reviews of many both here and on Amazon, but need advice from you all to make a decision on which one to get. Situation is as follows:
1. I like a tight, neutral sound with plenty of detail. So players with bass humps or overly bright highs are not for me. I am okay with the sound being a tad warm.
2. My budget is ideally below $300, but I can go to about $500 if the difference in performance is worth it. The cheaper the better (e.g. FiiO x1 instead of x3 2nd gen..?)
3. My library includes FLAC, wma, mp3, wav mostly, including 192khz flac files..so format support is critical.
4. Rest of the feature set like UI, battery life, etc are not an issue unless there is some serious problem with anything
5. I want to keep things portable, so no option of adding a portable amp.
Whatever I buy will be with me for a good 3-5 years, I do not plan on further upgrades.
Thoughts? which one should I go for..
Umar