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Suggest the Best mp3 Player price no bar

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Gollum
Gollum Original post #1
Oct 3, 2013 at 12:52 AM
I already have an iPod Classic 160 6th Gen. and not happy with it.

So fireaway :)
sksundram
Nov 14, 2013 at 11:57 PM
^^what's so special about it
Gollum
Gollum #3
Nov 15, 2013 at 4:22 AM
Special about what? iPod?
there is nothing special about the iPod.
The Incinerator
Nov 15, 2013 at 8:57 AM
If budget is not an issue get HiFiMAN HM-901+Balanced straight away.
Gollum
Gollum #5
Nov 15, 2013 at 9:02 AM
Well I didn't expect that!
that's more like the cost of a new mid range notebook
Do you have any other suggestion.
The Incinerator
Nov 15, 2013 at 9:07 AM
Send Hakimtai a PM,the best guy here for portables.
sandynator
Nov 15, 2013 at 2:38 PM
Well I didn't expect that!
that's more like the cost of a new mid range notebook
Do you have any other suggestion.

Check out FiiO X3. Initially it had some firmware issues. I hope it may have resolved now.
FiiO X3 DAP Portable Digital Audio Player
or
If you are fond of BBE Eq then see if any Cowon player impresses you.
sksundram
Nov 15, 2013 at 3:32 PM
Special about what? iPod?
there is nothing special about the iPod.

No man.. I didn't reply to your post.. Somebody else has posted before me and i replied to that.. But it's not showing right now.. Don't know what happened
josin
josin #9
Nov 15, 2013 at 4:15 PM
Check out FiiO X3. Initially it had some firmware issues. I hope it may have resolved now.
FiiO X3 DAP Portable Digital Audio Player
or
If you are fond of BBE Eq then see if any Cowon player impresses you.

X3 is a bit dark sounding, but it can work as a DAC for your lap/desktop and its full value for money. On the alternative you can also consider these
1.iBasso DX50
2.The Astell & Kern AK120 ( Oh man this thing is beauty and worth buying for its looks alone. Please don't look at its price)
3. iBasso DX100 (this one has android as its OS and you can use any android media player like poweramp to play the music)
4. Fiio X5 (coming soon.....may come to India in Jan 2014 @proaudiohome and can cost you anything between 28K to 32K)

for further reading *www.head-fi.org/products/category/digital-audio-flac-mp3-players
samudragupta
Nov 15, 2013 at 5:53 PM
+1 to the Astell & Kern AK120. if budget is no bar then this is a must for an audiophile
Nanducob
Nanducob #11
Nov 15, 2013 at 6:10 PM
*www.ohgizmo.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/colorfly_c4_pro.jpg
COLOFLY C4.
Much better looks than I pod:/
Anorion
Anorion #12
Nov 15, 2013 at 7:20 PM
cowon d2+
little old, but best thing is that it has a battery life of 50+ hours of continuous playback (check that with others, sure they are in range of 10-20 hours)
use regularly, lasts about a week with 4-6 hours of music every day

should be less than 5k