[pufftissue]

i'd bet you that the sound quality is the same. The chips are cheap to begin with, and having two sets of chips and many different internal designs is going to cost them more money than just putting the same chip in each one.

 

[Calexico]

Does anyone actually have personal experience with both an E430 and an S630/730?

 

[Kane-DK]

I would go for the Fuze. It is really nice and handy. And with the SD expansion you can easily get more gbs to play with.
Also, it is really cheap, so if you don't like it, the loss is not big.

 

[Inks]

Thanks nywytboy68 that was very helpful, I think i can choose more wisely now with the information given.

ps I don't place the Sony players as one of my options because Flac playback is a must for me.

 

[Warhawk]

I don't have an mp3 player from any of those brands, but from many reviews, I would say the sony series would be the best for just sound.

 

[eightbitpotion]

I adored my iaudio... 60hrs batt life, flac, drag n' drop, tiny, solid, and easy to control the volume and pause/play from within your pants. It's really not that thick at all... it's about the size of a big pack of gum tbh. I don't know about the others- I quit using sony products after they added over 9000 levels of bass boost. But yeah, the iaudio..... I'm not going to say what I voted for though.

 

[tds101]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Inks /img/forum/go_quote.gif Thanks nywytboy68 that was very helpful, I think i can choose more wisely now with the information given. ps I don't place the Sony players as one of my options because Flac playback is a must for me.

Hmm, FALC will be an i7, or Fuze then. Both are great, but the Fuze is a bit cheaper, and you can always expand your capacity later on. The Fuze is going for $87.03 on Amazon ATM, not too shabby IMO: Amazon.com: SanDisk Sansa Fuze 8 GB MP3 Player (Silver): Electronics

 

[Jussa Audio Dude]

just got the new S63x series...it blows away my Sony A816...no comparision!

Here is of the order of sound quality of the players I have owned or listened to.

Sony S63X
Sansa Fuze
Cowon X5
Samsung Q1
Samsung S3, yes...it will shock you, but a bit overprocessed.
Samsung P2
Zen Xfi
Sony A816
Zen
Zen Vision M

 

[chinesekiwi]

Quote:

Originally Posted by bestnaru /img/forum/go_quote.gif I only tried DNSe on Samsung U2 and it was anything but good....

The P2 in the Samsung range is like the Fuze and Clip in the Sansa range
- both standouts in a rather crap range of products.

 

[chinesekiwi]

Quote:

Originally Posted by nywytboy68 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Here's ABI's Compare section with the i7, Fuze, and A729 up for a quick view: Cowon iAudio 7 vs Sandisk Sansa Fuze vs Sony A720

Oh wow, the Fuze has no dedicated volume buttons..that's well, pretty abysmal that such a fundamental thing's been skipped.

 

[Dog1]

In terms of sound quality - the Cowon is really great. Buttons and interface work well once you get the hang of it. But, and I don't know if this is a Vista problem, it's got a mind of its own when it comes to downloading from Windows media player, deciding what it wants to transfer and also deleting your playlists after a while. Also it puts some songs in folders and others in with the main music menu. It's one of the very few players with OGG support though.

 

[Feather225]

Sansa has really good sound quality no dealt~

 

[DJGeorgeT]

my vote goes for the Fuze because it is the one with the best sound quality. There is no need to use the EQ. It sounds good with any kind of music. Cowon and Sony are overrated IMHO.

 

[Dog1]

If Cowon do a decent firmware upgrade for the iAudio 7 and make it easier to import playlists I'd really rate it. I'm listening to it through Sony EX500s on a flat EQ and no bass boost and it's gorgeous. Battery life is outstanding. Ipod Touch 2G is fun, but the sound, in the words of Jon Stewart - hmmm I don't care for it.