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rocklee
Joined: 04 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul
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 Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 3:02 am Post subject: Bought a new toy :-P |
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And I couldn't get my hands off it since I took it out of the shop :
EDITED : OK so I need to add some details about this player. It is one of the better sounding MP3 players out there, the bass is tremendous and even without the acclaimed Jet effect it is very clear and concise. It plays video as a bonus but the best thing about it for me is the SD card slot that allows up to 8GB of extra storage. The 50 hour battery time is also pretty amazing. |
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pkang0202
Joined: 09 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 5:16 am Post subject: |
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Nice, I got a Cowon but its the 2GB iAudio G3.
best MP3 player ever. 1AA battery lasts for like 40 hours of playback. |
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cubanlord
Joined: 08 Jul 2005
Location: In Japan!
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| Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 6:37 am Post subject: |
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| congrats! |
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Demophobe
Joined: 17 May 2004
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| Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 6:45 am Post subject: |
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Congratulations rock!~ Looks sweet!
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rocklee
Joined: 04 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 7:04 am Post subject: |
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Thanks guys. I have to say that MP3 players is something that this country can get right (Monitors being the other) and I'm a big fan of their innovation. Cowon/iAudio have had the reputation of producing good audio players (Creative being the other) so it was a matter of time before I would get one.
I was seruiously looking at the iRiver Clix/Clix2 which is truely innovative with its click navigation, only reason why I got the Cowon was because of its better battery life, SD support and better technical features.
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Nice, I got a Cowon but its the 2GB iAudio G3.
best MP3 player ever. 1AA battery lasts for like 40 hours of playback. |
The best thing about your player is that it is so easy to change the battery, that thing should last a lifetime! |
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rocklee
Joined: 04 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 7:09 am Post subject: |
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Oh, if I may add - If you guys are looking for the best prices for MP3 players, PMPs, HD based players then you should go to the furthest place from IMall as possible. Some of the guys selling so far from the station are probably hurting for sales, so give them a shot. Needless to say, they still gave me a 10,000 won discount and a free Cowon case for my player  |
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SuperHero
Joined: 10 Dec 2003
Location: Superhero Hideout
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| Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 2:31 pm Post subject: |
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| How much? My wife is wanting an MP3 player and I may give her mine and then get one like that for myself |
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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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| Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 4:26 pm Post subject: |
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| SuperHero wrote: |
| How much? My wife is wanting an MP3 player... |
Awww!
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| ...and I may give her mine and then get one like that for myself |
I take it back. She's not going to notice this little switch?  |
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SuperHero
Joined: 10 Dec 2003
Location: Superhero Hideout
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| Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 5:07 pm Post subject: |
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| mindmetoo wrote: |
| SuperHero wrote: |
| How much? My wife is wanting an MP3 player... |
Awww!
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| ...and I may give her mine and then get one like that for myself |
I take it back. She's not going to notice this little switch? |
of course I'll tell her. She is a technotard and could care less about features. All she wants is to listen to music and audio books. She always gets the electronic handmedowns. she also complains when i buy new tech, but once she gets used to the new stuff wonders how she can go back.
good example. Who needs two monitors? A few months later she insists that her office buy her a second monitor for her computer, now her entire company has gone with two monitors. Wait till I get my new computer and set it up with 4 monitors  |
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Thunndarr
Joined: 30 Sep 2003
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| Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 5:45 pm Post subject: |
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| In another thread I mentioned how I don't often buy Korean brands, but Cowon is the exception. I had a flash based Cowon mp3 player for years, then upgraded to the X5L, which I still use on a daily basis. Great sound quality, and they play pretty much every format you throw at them. My next Cowon will probably be the A3 or the Q5. |
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SuperHero
Joined: 10 Dec 2003
Location: Superhero Hideout
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| Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 5:49 pm Post subject: |
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| do they play flac? |
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Thunndarr
Joined: 30 Sep 2003
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| Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 6:14 pm Post subject: |
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| My X5L plays several versions of flac (There are several different compression levels IIRC.) |
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chevro1et
Joined: 01 Feb 2007
Location: Busan, ROK
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| Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 9:30 pm Post subject: |
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| Looks real nice, rock!! |
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rocklee
Joined: 04 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2007 12:05 am Post subject: |
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Some quick shots :
The old mp3 player has been relegated to being a USB drive, albeit a very good one 
Was just comparing the 2 players with the same songs connected to my 2.1 speakers, the Cowon is definitely more powerful with the music being a little more forwarding. Piano stands out a bit more but not so overwhelming that it drowns out little Anthony Callea.
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How much? My wife is wanting an MP3 player and I may give her mine and then get one like that for myself
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You can get it at 2GB or 4GB capacity and with or without DMB. I didn't need DMB so I just got the 4GB version, costing me $260,000. If you want everything on it then its about $360,000. Get a 4GB or 8GB SD card and you've got a pretty good setup. Thankfully my Nikon takes SD cards so everything is all good.
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| do they play flac? |
The Cowon plays all the music format that you can throw at including FLAC and APE, as well as AAC and WMA, however I couldn't play the FLACs that I had problems playing on my PC (so I think they must be corrupted). |
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rocklee
Joined: 04 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2007 12:27 am Post subject: |
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This is what I'll do next :
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