AlexP
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Heya all!
I was the happy owner of a Sony NW-S706 DAP - great sound quality and battery, and the integrated noise-cancelling feature was very useful, because I mainly listen to music while on trains, buses etc. My only complaint was the hiss - it was pretty audible in silent environments. Anyway, it's gone - the earbud connector broke and I only got audio through one channel unless I kept the connector in place by pushing it (hard). It was still in guaranty, and it couldn't be fixed so I got a refund. So, my question is, should I get a new s706 or some other DAP?
I only care about the SQ (and battery life, to a lesser extent). I don't need radio or a large screen or video playback or huge memory (altho 2+ gb would be nice). I don't have the budget to buy anything better than perhaps some EP-630 canalphones. iriver's clix2 seems impressive, but will the SQ of clix2 + the creative canals be comparable to the s706 noise cancelling package?
Any other player in the same price range to recommend? Cowon's players are quite harder (and more expensive) to get where I live. Not really keen on iPods. Maybe a Samsung player? Ah! Dunno! Help! Thanks!
I was the happy owner of a Sony NW-S706 DAP - great sound quality and battery, and the integrated noise-cancelling feature was very useful, because I mainly listen to music while on trains, buses etc. My only complaint was the hiss - it was pretty audible in silent environments. Anyway, it's gone - the earbud connector broke and I only got audio through one channel unless I kept the connector in place by pushing it (hard). It was still in guaranty, and it couldn't be fixed so I got a refund. So, my question is, should I get a new s706 or some other DAP?
I only care about the SQ (and battery life, to a lesser extent). I don't need radio or a large screen or video playback or huge memory (altho 2+ gb would be nice). I don't have the budget to buy anything better than perhaps some EP-630 canalphones. iriver's clix2 seems impressive, but will the SQ of clix2 + the creative canals be comparable to the s706 noise cancelling package?
Any other player in the same price range to recommend? Cowon's players are quite harder (and more expensive) to get where I live. Not really keen on iPods. Maybe a Samsung player? Ah! Dunno! Help! Thanks!