wastan
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Forgive me if this is the wrong place for this, but this is the AGPtEK B03 Digital Music Player. Player shown with KZ LP3 headphones and Incredible Hulk for scale.
http://i.imgur.com/oLouugA.jpg?1
As I understand it, the B03 is a designed for export kin to the Ruizu DAPs. As shown, the player is matte black plastic with silver accents on the controls. 3.5 jack and micro USB are on the bottom of the player; the on/off switch is on the right and the micro SD slot is on the left. The microphone is on the bottom left of the face. The player is feather-light.
The screen is simple and I wouldn't recommend it for video or photo viewing but it's very adequate for its purpose of displaying track info and cover art. Viewing in direct sunlight can be a bit difficult, but again an acceptable trade off for a player at this price point where its DAP function is your principal concern. I would have preferred that the screen take better advantage of its real estate and use a slightly larger and thicker font but what's there is legible and functional. Keeping with its bare bones nature, there are really no options to customize the display.
Unlike some of the Ruizu players, the B03 has independent buttons for return to previous menu (on left) and play mode controls when in the Now Playing screen (right). In practice, this configuration is easy to use for navigation although the B03 retains the unfortunate convention that the left and right buttons in the "wheel" layout are used to move up and down in the on screen menus. The bottom and top buttons in the "wheel" are the volume controls. As with other similar players, the OS manages the songs on the internal memory and card separately.
AGPtEK recommends Media Monkey software for your music management which is solid advice and works flawlessly. Because the player requires a CUE file to be present with your FLAC files, you have to manage your FLAC transfers and their folder structures outside Media Monkey. The ability to handle FLAC the way the Sansa Clip+ does would be a big step forward.
In terms of sound, the B03 compares quite well with the Sansa Clip+ although I found the EQ settings to be less murky on the Clip+. However, the power that the B03 can put out seems to me to be a clear step ahead of the Sansa.
With Sansa's Clip+ going for near $50, spending $25 for this AGPtEK is a no brainer.
http://i.imgur.com/oLouugA.jpg?1
As I understand it, the B03 is a designed for export kin to the Ruizu DAPs. As shown, the player is matte black plastic with silver accents on the controls. 3.5 jack and micro USB are on the bottom of the player; the on/off switch is on the right and the micro SD slot is on the left. The microphone is on the bottom left of the face. The player is feather-light.
The screen is simple and I wouldn't recommend it for video or photo viewing but it's very adequate for its purpose of displaying track info and cover art. Viewing in direct sunlight can be a bit difficult, but again an acceptable trade off for a player at this price point where its DAP function is your principal concern. I would have preferred that the screen take better advantage of its real estate and use a slightly larger and thicker font but what's there is legible and functional. Keeping with its bare bones nature, there are really no options to customize the display.
Unlike some of the Ruizu players, the B03 has independent buttons for return to previous menu (on left) and play mode controls when in the Now Playing screen (right). In practice, this configuration is easy to use for navigation although the B03 retains the unfortunate convention that the left and right buttons in the "wheel" layout are used to move up and down in the on screen menus. The bottom and top buttons in the "wheel" are the volume controls. As with other similar players, the OS manages the songs on the internal memory and card separately.
AGPtEK recommends Media Monkey software for your music management which is solid advice and works flawlessly. Because the player requires a CUE file to be present with your FLAC files, you have to manage your FLAC transfers and their folder structures outside Media Monkey. The ability to handle FLAC the way the Sansa Clip+ does would be a big step forward.
In terms of sound, the B03 compares quite well with the Sansa Clip+ although I found the EQ settings to be less murky on the Clip+. However, the power that the B03 can put out seems to me to be a clear step ahead of the Sansa.
With Sansa's Clip+ going for near $50, spending $25 for this AGPtEK is a no brainer.
