[EnigmaticHipsta]

my zune hd is on the fritz and i was looking to buy a cowon j3 32 gb but after a few mins of research  i found they have stopped production and that most cowon products are not doing well, i was almost about to buy an itouch and said f that.
 
all i need is
 
32gb+ (maybe an added sd slot for expansion)
touch screen to make it easy to navigate
nice music playback quality 

 

[Retrias]

do you need that much internal? since most of the time sd cards is cheap enough now to not care about the internal memory
the only player that I think fulfill your requirement is the ak100

 

[EnigmaticHipsta]

well 32gb with some sort of expansion slot would nice

 

[Retrias]

then your option is pretty much limited to the ak100 or the ak200

 

[Darknet]

*ak120
 
The AK daps are pretty costly though. Unless you're sure you want a $600+ dap ($690 for ak100 and $1300 for ak120)  it might be more practical to get something like an ibasso dx50 then buy a separate 64gb (or 32gb) micro sd card to add on. The dx50 soundwise is supposed to be pretty good and has a touch screen so the only thing it lacks is the 32 gb of onboard storage since it only has 8gb.  Not really too sure about how it compares to the astell and kern stuff though.

 

[NZtechfreak]

Personally I think you're better off getting an external DAC/amp and using your smartphone as a transport.

 

[Retrias]

  *ak120
 
The AK daps are pretty costly though. Unless you're sure you want a $600+ dap ($690 for ak100 and $1300 for ak120)  it might be more practical to get something like an ibasso dx50 then buy a separate 64gb (or 32gb) micro sd card to add on. The dx50 soundwise is supposed to be pretty good and has a touch screen so the only thing it lacks is the 32 gb of onboard storage since it only has 8gb.  Not really too sure about how it compares to the astell and kern stuff though.

the ak stuff have clarity , the dx50 have a better "fun factor" though
thanks for the correction
 
(there is actually the ipods, but I don't think it have a nice SQ for its price , thats my opinion though

 

[EnigmaticHipsta]

yah not really looking to spend $250+ on a portable source gear
 
Quote:

  Personally I think you're better off getting an external DAC/amp and using your smartphone as a transport.

smartphone only carries 8gb

 

[Retrias]

errrr my note 3 is more than 8 gb , so is my note 2 and my iphone 4s, I don't think most smartphone now only carries 8 gb of storage within it nowadays

 

[EnigmaticHipsta]

  errrr my note 3 is more than 8 gb , so is my note 2 and my iphone 4s, I don't think most smartphone now only carries 8 gb of storage within it nowadays

i'm using a nexus 4

 

[roadrat]

my zune hd is on the fritz and i was looking to buy a cowon j3 32 gb but after a few mins of research  i found they have stopped production and that most cowon products are not doing well, i was almost about to buy an itouch and said f that.
 
all i need is
 
32gb+ (maybe an added sd slot for expansion)
touch screen to make it easy to navigate
nice music playback quality 

What's wrong with Cowon?

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[tmann]

What about a Clip Zip for around $30 and a 64 GB micro SD card (on sale now for $35, convert to FAT32)? Not touch screen but easy to navigate, and Rockboxable.
 
I like buttons a lot more than touchscreens personally.

 

[Achmedisdead]

  smartphone only carries 8gb

 
My smartphone has 32GB plus a card slot.

 

[Aevum]

Isnt the xperia Z/Z1 currently the golden boy of Smartphone sound ? i´ve heard reports that it beats the iphone in sound quality.

 

[Retrias]

I have heard the iphone and the Z1 , I don't think the iphone is that hard to beat on smartphone sound quality. However I have to say that the Z1 have an actual walkman sound, as in the actual walkman mp3 player sound , around somewhere on the walkman Z series level but not exactly that of a high end dap level