[hentai]

Somehow i often felt that ipod's sound was kinda clincial when i was using them for almost a year. So i've just sold them off and now looking for another mp3 player. Any recommendation? I am using px200 II and sometimes my westones 2.  With the px200 II , the ipod volume seems limited, i often had  push the bar to 80% to get a decent volume. I am looking at either cowon iaudio 9 or Sony A series.

 

[BotByte]

Ah, Zune HD has great sound
 
The volume might not be what your looking for, they do get quite low, yet to me it works great at 13-16, it goes up to 30

 

[Willieboy]

Well, I'm not an expert but I have a 4g Touch and just got a Cowon D2+.  In terms of quality sound, I find the Cowon much more pleasing.  I have D2+ loaded with Fac format jazz and it sounds wonderful.  Those that know more than I say the Cowon's claim  to fame is its equalization capability.  It really provide great flexibilty in adjusting the sound to suit your taste.
 
As an older model, I don't think the cost is too bad and it seems well built and solid.  I got the 16gb model and have added a 32gb SDHC card.
 
Good luck.

 

[hentai]

In the end i bought a new old model Sony A728. Sound pretty good but the ipod classic do sound cleaner and leaner.