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Author Topic: The Haagen Dasz AK120, Any opinions.  (Read 890 times)

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Re: The Haagen Dasz AK120, Any opinions.
« Reply #20 on: May 21, 2013, 08:09:43 PM »

I spoke with a mate who went to Munich. At the stand he put the AK100/120 in his pocket (still attached to the security chain). The guy manning the stall naturally went WTF! an asked him what he was doing.

My mate said "why does the volume ride up when you put in your pocket? The vendor replied "You have to put it in it's case".
"So, you have to leave it in it's case to prevent the volume being accidentally changed?"

Vendor:"??!! um er"
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Re: The Haagen Dasz AK120, Any opinions.
« Reply #21 on: May 21, 2013, 10:17:19 PM »

If they just update the old H1xx and H3xx-series they can skip the nonsense.

I have the H10 20Gb and it is great with Rockbox. Slightly bulky but hey. Weird company...
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Re: The Haagen Dasz AK120, Any opinions.
« Reply #22 on: May 21, 2013, 11:46:17 PM »

I was an iRiver fan way back when, but when they switched from mass storage support to proprietary software driven bullshit, that was the end of iRiver for me. Cowon never pulled that sort of nonsense.
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Re: The Haagen Dasz AK120, Any opinions.
« Reply #23 on: May 22, 2013, 12:25:31 AM »

The vendor replied "You have to put it in it's case".

Which probably isn't correct.  There is a "volume lock" feature in settings on the 100, and it's hard to imagine that they would have deleted that on the 120.
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Re: The Haagen Dasz AK120, Any opinions.
« Reply #24 on: May 22, 2013, 02:55:17 AM »

The vendor replied "You have to put it in it's case".

Which probably isn't correct.  There is a "volume lock" feature in settings on the 100, and it's hard to imagine that they would have deleted that on the 120.

Maybe they had to cut something to be able to afford the Italian Leather case.

It's funny but whenever I hear of close encounters with AK staff they always come of like Firestone sales people who jumped ship so they could get an expense paid vacation in Europe. Perhaps I should recommend they use the phrase "Tourist in the Exotic Fi world" under their avatars.

That dude Tyll interviewed seems to fit the profile.
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Re: The Haagen Dasz AK120, Any opinions.
« Reply #25 on: May 22, 2013, 10:51:04 AM »

I think the idea of the vendor not knowing what they were talking about sounds closer to the truth. How many times have any of us gone into a shop to buy some kit, especially tec and found that the people selling it know less than you.

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Re: The Haagen Dasz AK120, Any opinions.
« Reply #26 on: May 22, 2013, 11:47:30 AM »

Besides software volume lock, the AK120 has part of the body shell raised around the volume knob to reduce any chance of unwanted volume change.

Having previously owned the RWAK100 for a short period, that doesn't have this raised area, I can say the digital volume control knob takes very large movements to even change volume in the slightest. I'm talking multiple complete revolutions; so to change the volume enough to hurt your ears while inserting or removing an AK player from a pocket, it would have to be done so many times and so quickly, you'd have a better chance of being arrested for public lewd behavior before you changed the volume a substantial amount.
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Re: The Haagen Dasz AK120, Any opinions.
« Reply #27 on: May 22, 2013, 12:47:01 PM »

My favorite comic on the topic of digital volume control-

http://i.imgur.com/bq5R2.jpg
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Re: The Haagen Dasz AK120, Any opinions.
« Reply #28 on: May 23, 2013, 05:36:42 PM »

^Ha! Exactly.
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Re: The Haagen Dasz AK120, Any opinions.
« Reply #29 on: May 23, 2013, 07:55:47 PM »

I'm going to have a serious talk with the guys at iriver at THE Show Newport. I'm thinking this is one of those cases where I will write a negative review. The price doesn't bother me as much as being a device that doesn't live up to the price.

I'm thinking they priced it that way to limit the number sold as they develop the product on the backs of rich people who can afford it, and then can afford to throw it out as better versions become available. If their price was lower they'd end up with more complaints from people who really stretched their wallets to buy.

It amounts to grandstanding and getting PR on the back of a flagship product that doesn't really measure up. Pretty sad really.
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