Topic: Pyrate Leaderboard (Read 99019 times)

gelocks · « **Reply #490 on:** February 10, 2015, 04:28:27 PM »

Quote from: Anaxilus on February 10, 2015, 03:08:00 PM

Personally I'm not comfortable rec'ing a $300 dap with 'ok' sound based on feature set. Maybe I'm just an old fuddy duddy that's used to 0.10c coffee.

Thing is, under 300, what is really out there with better battery life, features, UI, and "Ok" sound? (:p) The X1... no. Cowon players... no (unless you love the BBE enhancements which I do, but still, no NFC, no bluetooth, weird UIs if not based on their slow-ass android implementation, etc.). Hisound ... hell no! Sansa, errmm, I'm in the camp that believe they are "Ok" players especially once Rockboxed but, again, no contest in features, battery life and I do find the Sony's better sounding as well and let's not forget, 64gb internal and microSD support... so up to 192gb of space...

aufmerksam · « **Reply #491 on:** February 10, 2015, 05:46:38 PM »

I'm with gelocks. Feature set is outstanding + tiny form factor and better sound than meaningful competitors. Its not the best evar, but it made me realize how much I was avoiding portable music due to dissatisfaction with player options under $500. Oh, lets not forget about the FM RADIO!! Everything has compromises for price, and I think the a17 nails it with that in mind.

Also, anax, you can still get 5c coffee in Wall, SD... hell, I think its free for veterans.

DrForBin · « **Reply #492 on:** February 10, 2015, 05:47:51 PM »

Quote from: gelocks on February 10, 2015, 04:28:27 PM

Thing is, under 300, what is really out there with better battery life, features, UI, and "Ok" sound? (:p) The X1... no. Cowon players... no (unless you love the BBE enhancements which I do, but still, no NFC, no bluetooth, weird UIs if not based on their slow-ass android implementation, etc.). Hisound ... hell no! Sansa, errmm, I'm in the camp that believe they are "Ok" players especially once Rockboxed but, again, no contest in features, battery life and I do find the Sony's better sounding as well and let's not forget, 64gb internal and microSD support... so up to 192gb of space...

hello,

the thing is that with the death of the iPod Classic, there seems to be a dearth of portable DAPs for say, listening to tunez on the Metro.

i, for one, would not want to risk carrying more than a kilo buck's worth of gear with me that i might lose one way or another.

mayhaps, a bang for the buck suggestion of a pocket-able system?

assuming of course that a dedicated music player is the desirable solution, not just a smartphone and a pair of ER•4PT

Claritas · « **Reply #493 on:** February 11, 2015, 01:07:27 AM »

It would be helpful if the descriptions of DAPs (and portable DACs) stated whether they hiss with more sensitive IEMs.

deniall83 · « **Reply #494 on:** February 17, 2015, 06:09:24 AM »

I'm glad I listened to the Pirates and got a GO 450. Received it today and it's very nice for the price. I almost blew my fucking head off before updating the firmware though. Damn thing maxed out the volume on my PC.

Marvey · « **Reply #495 on:** February 18, 2015, 01:02:49 AM »

Downgraded HE-560 and Master 7 to * conditional recommendations.

manatworks · « **Reply #496 on:** February 18, 2015, 06:44:07 AM »

Quote from: marvey on February 18, 2015, 01:02:49 AM

Downgraded HE-560 and Master 7 to * conditional recommendations.

Purrin, can you give me some more explaination on "conditional" level? Ie, did this mean 560 is recommended when set up right or something?
Thanks!

deniall83 · « **Reply #497 on:** February 18, 2015, 02:42:34 PM »

Perhaps also a conditional recommendation for the GO 450 since it has so many issues. Mine is brand new and I'm already having problems. The LH forums are littered with people having issues too. It seems to play better with Windows as well. It does sound very good when working though.

Claritas · « **Reply #498 on:** February 18, 2015, 03:11:34 PM »

Quote from: deniall83 on February 18, 2015, 02:42:34 PM

Perhaps also a conditional recommendation for the GO 450 since it has so many issues.

I second the motion. It won't play nice with IEMs and there are other issues.

Kunlun · « **Reply #499 on:** February 18, 2015, 04:03:53 PM »

How DAPs and other appropriate gear works with iems would be great, yes.

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