What's yout DAP history?

[karloil]

Just for fun, let's list all of your DAP purchases, from the very 1st to your latest one. Indicate if sold, currently owned, given to whoever etc... Let's keep it to units owned - not loaned/borrowed units.
 
Let me start

 
Sold:
iPod Nano 1st Gen
iPod Touch
Sandisk Sansa Clip+
Sandisk Sansa Zip
Sandisk Sana Fuze V1
Ibasso DX50
Hippo Biscuit
iPod Classic 7th Gen
Kogan
Hifiman HM650
A&K AK100 II
FiiO X7 with AM3
Lotoo Paw 5000
 
Current:
theBit Opus#1
 
to MODs - I think i posted in the wrong section. if needed, please transfer accordingly. Thanks!

 

[fredhubbard2]

ipod nano 4th gen
sansa clip
sansa fuze v1
sansa clip +
sansa clip zip
sansa fuze + (just for the LOLz)
xDuoo x2
xDuoo x3
Colorfly C3
Benjie S5
 
chop and change between them although haven't used the sansas or ipod 2 years.
 
currently debating getting either an AGPtek H01 or a Xuelin ihifi 780 as my next toy.

 

[Iron-Buddha]

ignoring CD's and Mini-disc (which are DAPs too right?!):
 
Nike Rio Mp3 Player
Samsung Yepp YP-30SH
iPod Nano 2nd Gen
Sony NW-S700F with OLED Display
iPod Shuffle 2nd Gen
iPod Shuffle 3rd Gen
 
Went...forget this, going to iPhone
 
*long break*
 
Then went....I still think I need a DAP
 
AK100ii
AK320

 

[PinkyPowers]

After I bought an IEM resolving enough to reveal how poor my Galaxy S4 sounded (Klipsch X7), I bought the Dragonfly DAC to use with it.

But I found that system cumbersome, so I began my progress up the DAP latter:

FiiO X3II (not as good as Dragonfly, so I looked elsewhere)
FiiO X5 Classic (close enough to DF sound quality, so I kept it for a while)
Astell&Kern AK120II (utterly amazing. I've used this longer than any other piece of equipment, headphone or otherwise.)
theBit Opus#2 (should arrive tomorrow. I'll know then if it's an "upgrade")

DAPs I've tested for at least a week but never bought:

FiiO X7 (blah)
Cayin N5 (not bad)
Cayin i5 (pretty great.)
Shanling M2 (blah)
theBit Opus#1 (so good I bought the Opus#2)

 

[Music Alchemist]

All previously owned. (I use desktop systems exclusively now.)
 
Creative NOMAD Jukebox Zen
Creative NOMAD Jukebox Zen Xtra 60 GB
Apple iPod classic 160 GB

 

[Sulbh]

ipod nano 4th gen
sansa clip
sansa fuze v1
sansa clip +
sansa clip zip
sansa fuze + (just for the LOLz)
xDuoo x2
xDuoo x3
Colorfly C3
Benjie S5

chop and change between them although haven't used the sansas or ipod 2 years.

currently debating getting either an AGPtek H01 or a Xuelin ihifi 780 as my next toy.

Can you please compare fuze v1 and colorfly c3?I am using fuze v1 and thinking of buying colorfly c3.will c3 be an upgrade to fuze?I dont want to waste money.

 

[fredhubbard2]

Can you please compare fuze v1 and colorfly c3?I am using fuze v1 and thinking of buying colorfly c3.will c3 be an upgrade to fuze?I dont want to waste money.

 
wow, used the fuze for ages but will give it a whirl, is your fuze rockboxed ???

 

[Sulbh]

No but I have used rockbox previously on ipod classic.It isn't for me.I dont use equalizer.

 

[fredhubbard2]

No but I have used rockbox previously on ipod classic.It isn't for me.I dont use equalizer.

 
 
nor do i to be fair, i think its a great UI and like some of the themes and ability to simply increase bass and treble.  i'll get the fuze out later and let you know. from what i remember the sansa's always sounded a bit 'conjested' pretty sure the colorfly will be a step up in SQ .... it has a very frustrating UI tho .

 

[alwass89]

Creative Labs NOMAD Jukebox 3
Sony NW-HD5 
iPod Classic 80GB
iPod Classic 160GB
FiiO X5
FiiO X5 2nd Gen**
(soon to purchase FiiO X5 3rd Gen as soon as it's available in the United States)
 
**I've also purchased the Cayin N5 and iBasso DX80 since I purchased the X5 2nd gen, but I use the FiiO pretty exclusively as my everyday DAP.

 

[SkumBucket]

I can't begin to recall the ones I've had.
 
Never forget my first though: A Rio Riot 20GB. It was literally the size and weight of a brick, with a (physically) massive harddrive inside and a small 2" screen. I got it around the time the first iPod came out and I remember thinking that 20GB would literally last me forever and I would never need to buy another audio player, because I would never be able to fill this one up. This was back around the time a 4Mb 128kbps .mp3 file took 30 minutes to download over Kazaa.
 
From there, I had another handful of Rios or Sansas of varying sizes before finally succumbing to iPod mania. I've had two classic iPods over the past decade and they've been pretty reliable.
 
A little while ago my latest classic finally crapped the bed and I upgraded to an Astell & Kern Jr. I also have a Sansa Clip+ as a backup/for workouts. 

 

[Lookout57]

i started with the original iPod back in 2001. Kept upgrading for more disk thru the 5th gen 80 GB model. Then went to the iPod Touch 3rd gen 64 GB. The back to a iPod 6th gen 160 GB.
 
When I moved from Android to an iPhone I switched tp the iPhone 6 Plus to only have to carry one device. Big mistake, the Music application was one of the worse applications I've ever used from a UX perspective. That's when I started looking and found Head-Fi 

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Replaced the iPhone with the FiiO X5 2nd gen. I just bought a Opus #1 Metal and have an Opus #2 that should be delivered today. I'll either send one of the Opus units back or I might even keep both. 

 

[ElKabong510]

Creative Nomad, given to one of my sons long ago
Ipod Classic 7th gen, wife has it.
Cowon X7 Tucked away, seldom used
Xduoo X3 don't use it lousy ui, don't care to rockbox it. 
Fiio X1 gave it to grandson
Cowon Plenue D still use it.
A&K Jr. still in use
IBasso DX80 what i use the most.
Fiio X5 iii on my radar.
 
Expensive hobby to say the least.

 

[Sulbh]

   

Did you get the time to compare them?

 

[nmatheis]

Wow, what fun

Here's my DAP journey so far...









































And don't even get me started on all the minidisc players I used to have even I was on headfi in its infancy as matheis, lol