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Im not going to comment on your eval compared to the cowon daps.. but ill have to disagree with you on your assessment vs the Zune 30.
There is a difference and the sound is better on th zuneHD than the zune 30. Mind you .. the EQ on he zune 30 appears to be more pronounced. But on a direct 30vsHD using the same files and headphones the HD is a more fuller sounding dap.
I will defer to your opinion vs the cowons and considering they obviously have more user controls to manipulate the sound to your liking they obviously would win out.. but flat output ... I think the SQ is excellent.
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I had to go on memory with my Zune 30, as I had sold it a few months back. So, I would defer to your comparisons, on that.
As for the Zune HD, I agree that the sound is very good and certainly holds its own with my Cowon if the JetEffects are off - I had actually dropped quite a few albums on it and had listened to it for several hours. But, subjectively, I enjoy a nice full sound with deep bass, and I didn't get that with the unit. It's mainly because the EQ presets, although a welcome addition, does not give the control I need to tweak the sound to what I like best. I guess I am so spoiled now with the D2 JetEffects and Rockbox that it really is hard to go back. Btw, source files are always important with testing - I used a few Pop/Rock, some acoustic guitar music as well as classical. I thought the Zune HD did a better job on the guitar / classical tracks than the Pop/Rock.
The main reason I actually decided to return the unit was the announcement that MS is not offering an SDK for the App Store. What this basically means is that they are crippling that offering which, imo, makes the Wifi practically useless (I don't care for web browsing on a tiny screen. But enabling possible Wifi applications like last.fm or pandora would have been very nice). HD Radio, while a nice feature, isn't really enough for me to keep it. I am also looking at an S9 since I believe its EQ will probably be more in line to what I'm used to.
If I get an S9 before I return the Zune HD, I'll do a quick SQ comparison between them, as well.