The Portable Music player above ipod quality

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Guys suggest me a music player , Doesnt matter if it have a 5" inch screen, 2" screen or no screen, i just want music quality better than ipods (touch basically).... It should also be expensive according to their functionality for eg. a non screener under 3k or 4k max. but it should have better quality in every aspects than an ipod...
 
Well the way I'd look at it is what you are pairing it with? If you are using lower to top tier IEMs I'd suggest sansa fuze

If you wanna do headphones, lower to mid tier headphones sansa fuze should drive it upper mid to top tier go for HM601 ,HM602, HM802 either of the 3

To me its the combination of IEM / HP + source = win win
If you have the best in class source but use EP603 with them then that would be a no brainer

Do let me know of the IEM/HP you wanna pair them with,

Looking at your signature seems like you are gonna use NE-6 then choose sansa fuze or sansa clip+ hands down
 
see, I want something which can be paired with my current IEM's as well as the IEMs till 5k....

And if i pair my ipod with high quality IEM's (lets say S4's or more like Triplefi's) , I dont want to use headfones, will it give good sound??
 
I use tf10s and used DDMs before had no issues at all, was able to drive them easily with a fuze, if you are gonna touch the likes of. TF10 go for fuze and you won't go wrong
 
Will Cowon iAudio9 or iAudio E2 not be a good idea?

A friend also has Amp3 Pro2 which sounds excellent but you have to be cautious while buying IEMs for it as it makes a slight hissing noise with some high end earphones.
 
Well why burn a hole in the pocket when you can have a bang for the buck with fuze???

At the end of the day if its all about snazzy looks , touch screen is what matters then there are many other options, matter of personal opinion really

If I'm talking of a music player then it better do its basic job of giving good SQ, rest other options or features are optional or maybe an advantage, but again is the price difference really worth it? I'd rather spend the difference amount on a new IEM
 
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Well I have never used iAudio before but have listened to Fuze, Clip (both of which are more or less same SQ wise), Cowon D2 and Amp3 Pro2.

I'm no audiophile but if someone were to ask me about the SQ then I'd say Amp3 Pro2~Cowon D2>>Fuze~Clip.
 
Ive heard the Amp3 pro when Brendon had it and from what I remember it sounded marginally better than most sources like iPods,Fuze ,Clip+ etc but not something that would be worth the price you pay for . I believe one of the reasons it is expensive is because of the high driving power which most so called audiophile PMPs have. Ive always loved the sound most of them provide but almost all of these audiofool market targeted players have a very crappy UI which can be a real pain to use . Right from the Sflo:2 to the Amp3 pro . If you can live with such issues and plan to buy a IEM which requires good amount of amping , you might want to consider some of these players.

I personally wouldn't really like to carry a brick PMP with me just to get that 5-10% boost in SQ which I might not even really notice while traveling or casual listening . For all the analytical listening ,the hope setup works best :D

Clip+ ,Fuze, Cowon D2+,S9,J3 etc are pretty much one of the best sounding PMPs with a perfect balance of form factor and UI ;). Ive found my bliss with the Fuze which can easily drive most low-medium sensitive IEMs .Also Fuze /Clip+ is pretty neutral as well .
 
Lol, has Sflo2 disappeared out of scene? Its craze died?
It was supposeed to be *one of the best sounding* player and *miles ahead* of ipod in sq.
 
dragonball said:
Lol, has Sflo2 disappeared out of scene? Its craze died?

It was supposeed to be *one of the best sounding* player and *miles ahead* of ipod in sq.
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Sound is very relative. Don't always blindly follow what some other person says. Some might find S:Flo to be the thing they have been looking for, and some might find it a waste of money (like me). This applies to everything.

Some believe in burn-in, some don't. So always take things with a pinch of salt regarding audio.

For eg. Some guy was complaining that his JVC Marshmallow had very little to no bass, I on the other hand find its bass to be overwhelming.
 
kestrel5915 said:
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But you used to like Amp3 Pro, as in here: http://www.techenclave.com/audio-zone/do-ipods-have-poor-sound-quality-156842-2.html
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I still like the SQ of Amp3 and its indeed better than Fuze/Cowons etc but in the above post in the other thread ,Ive only considered pure SQ . The comment in this thread is about SQ as well ease-of-use factor . The only point I want to convey is be it PMPs, IEMs or headphones after a certain point its all about diminishing returns . A 20k IEM might not sound twice as good as a 10k IEM ,but just provide a slightly different presentation or little better treble/mids etc. Similarly don't expect these high-end players to wonders to the SQ , they will just provide you with a slightly cleaner sound and more power.

In the end its up-to the individual weather he enjoys chasing those diminishing returns or not ;).
 
So basically when you compare ipods and the sandisks or say cowons, then its all about a small gain in clarity and a different presentation? :S
I would be tempted to buy a fuze or something though i have an itouch as well incase there really is a good difference in SQ over the itouch.
Ahh, the temptations. :P
 
I couldn't make out much difference in sq between an iphone and a fuze. One of the reason I like the Fuze is its size and the controls(I find them to be better than the ipods) and with rockbox you get a great interface and loads of cool plugins too.
 
Hmm.. so the difference isnt much unless you really are determined to find out the faults. Probably the difference is not in you face type, it could be subtle :s
 
The difference is there, its more evident on more sensitive IEM's. To be honest I wouldn't be able to tell the difference between a fuze and a sflo2 but definitely tell a difference between the sflo2 and an ipod classic.

Again, the Fuze is an excellent PMP. Comparing an sflo2 to it would be foolish on my part cause I cannot tell the difference between the two in terms of SQ. The Sflo2 definitely has more power to drive cans like the M50 with ease which the Fuze does with a little more effort. But with balanced armature iems, as long its the same song, same bitrate, same volume, I doubt anyone can tell the difference between the two. With cans it would be easier to tell them apart.
 
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