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Runs_with_sciss0rs wrote:

iPod touch or Zune HD?

Neither, get a proper portable music player.

Freezer7Pro wrote:

Neither, get a proper portable music player.

i thought the Walkman was dead.



having a hard time finding cassettes though, Freezer.

Freezer7Pro wrote:

Runs_with_sciss0rs wrote:

iPod touch or Zune HD?

Neither, get a proper portable music player.

Eloquent in it's brevi- wait, no.

I assume the first thing you would have suggested is the Cowon D2+.

Scissors:
Small, flash, SD slot, touch screen, superb audio quality, 52 hour battery life. The only downside is an unrefined UI; the D2+ is supposed to fix that but I haven't had experience on it. The first UI is some minor annoyances, but I've never had a real problem with it.

I installed the OpAmp. Dual OPA627's to replace a single OPA2604.


HOLY.

FUCKING.




Pics or it didn't happen?











My ears just came.

btw, here is the album on facebook - http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=1 … =508019615 - if you add me, at least tell me your BF2s name

Defiance wrote:

Freezer7Pro wrote:

Defiance wrote:

Eloquent in it's brevi- wait, no.

I assume the first thing you would have suggested is the Cowon D2+.

Scissors:
Small, flash, SD slot, touch screen, superb audio quality, 52 hour battery life. The only downside is an unrefined UI; the D2+ is supposed to fix that but I haven't had experience on it. The first UI is some minor annoyances, but I've never had a real problem with it.

Cowon D2+ = Cowon D2 with another colour. I run D2+ firmware on my D2.

I've read of it's possibility, but never bothered to try it. Do you think it's a good improvement over the original firmware?

No. It's identical except for the colour theme. They didn't even fix the ID3 problem.

.Sup wrote:

minty +1

One of my friends told me to seek help

Silly girl doesn't get what this is all about

Freezer7Pro wrote:

Defiance wrote:

Freezer7Pro wrote:

Neither, get a proper portable music player.

Eloquent in it's brevi- wait, no.

I assume the first thing you would have suggested is the Cowon D2+.

Scissors:
Small, flash, SD slot, touch screen, superb audio quality, 52 hour battery life. The only downside is an unrefined UI; the D2+ is supposed to fix that but I haven't had experience on it. The first UI is some minor annoyances, but I've never had a real problem with it.

Cowon D2+ = Cowon D2 with another colour. I run D2+ firmware on my D2.

It's so not worth its £189 street price for a 16GB. Sure, it's quite nice, but it's nothing spectacular or impressive. It's a basic touchscreen with an average UI. I really wouldn't reccommend it.

What I would recommend is either the new Sony Walkman NWZ-X1050 16GB X-Series or the Samsung YP-P3 (I currently have this, and the little widgets and shit are fantastic. Granted, the touchscreen is not as good as the Touch, but it's pretty damn responsive and much better than most other touchscreens out there).

And if you don't mind having something slightly bigger (not clunkier) then grab the Archos 5 Internet Tablet. It's hellishly sexy and runs on Android.

Zimmer wrote:

Freezer7Pro wrote:

Defiance wrote:

Eloquent in it's brevi- wait, no.

I assume the first thing you would have suggested is the Cowon D2+.

Scissors:
Small, flash, SD slot, touch screen, superb audio quality, 52 hour battery life. The only downside is an unrefined UI; the D2+ is supposed to fix that but I haven't had experience on it. The first UI is some minor annoyances, but I've never had a real problem with it.

Cowon D2+ = Cowon D2 with another colour. I run D2+ firmware on my D2.

It's so not worth its £189 street price for a 16GB. Sure, it's quite nice, but it's nothing spectacular or impressive. It's a basic touchscreen with an average UI. I really wouldn't reccommend it.

What I would recommend is either the new Sony Walkman NWZ-X1050 16GB X-Series or the Samsung YP-P3 (I currently have this, and the little widgets and shit are fantastic. Granted, the touchscreen is not as good as the Touch, but it's pretty damn responsive and much better than most other touchscreens out there).

And if you don't mind having something slightly bigger (not clunkier) then grab the Archos 5 Internet Tablet. It's hellishly sexy and runs on Android.

The D2 is much worth its price. The thing about it is not flashy features or ease of use (as it thoroughly fails at those), it is sound quality. You simply don't get much better sound from a portable device. The SDHC slot is also sex, running 16+16GB myself.

Zimmer wrote:

Freezer7Pro wrote:

The D2 is much worth its price. The thing about it is not flashy features or ease of use (as it thoroughly fails at those), it is sound quality. You simply don't get much better sound from a portable device. The SDHC slot is also sex, running 16+16GB myself.

Actually, I think you'll find that both my recommendations either match or are better than the D2 with sound quality (read reviews, the Sony's sound quality is absolutely amazing).

If it sounds different, it's altering the sound. The D2 is very neutral, which is great from a studio perspective, but many think it sounds too "flat" or "boring".

Zimmer wrote:

Freezer7Pro wrote:

Zimmer wrote:

Actually, I think you'll find that both my recommendations either match or are better than the D2 with sound quality (read reviews, the Sony's sound quality is absolutely amazing).

If it sounds different, it's altering the sound. The D2 is very neutral, which is great from a studio perspective, but many think it sounds too "flat" or "boring".

That's what I mean by amazing sound quality.

What do you mean by that?

Zimmer wrote:

As in, the two players I described don't "sound different" and aren't altering the sound. They have "perfect" sound quality. Like the D2, I'm sure, but it's such a flimsy UI in comparison.

I see.

I found some measurements of both the Sony and the Samsung, and they're indeed quite similar to the D2 in sound performance. But really, the D2 is £100 cheaper than the Sony, so price:performance is quite a bit better if you're looking for good sound.

Last edited by Freezer7Pro (2009-11-04 06:17:02)

Zimmer wrote:

Freezer7Pro wrote:

Zimmer wrote:

As in, the two players I described don't "sound different" and aren't altering the sound. They have "perfect" sound quality. Like the D2, I'm sure, but it's such a flimsy UI in comparison.

I see.

I found some measurements of both the Sony and the Samsung, and they're indeed quite similar to the D2 in sound performance. But really, the D2 is £100 cheaper than the Sony, so price:performance is quite a bit better if you're looking for good sound.

Oh right, yeah, the Sony is a tad expensive for what you get. Thing is, you get some pretty damn good earphones as well. Ones you don't need to replace.

The Samsung is £10 more than the D2+ and has a much nicer UI.

To be honest, in the end, it's entirely down to preference. Also, there is no point in having a media player with fantastic sound quality if you don't have the earphones to go with them (I do, UE 700 )

Indeed, if you value UI, the D2 is NOT for you.