Which mp3 player has the best sound?

[Ctpon]

Ipod has ****** quality about half the volume of a cd in my car and theres no bass...is there such thing as an mp3 player with sound quality equal to a cd?

so what is there out there that can offer this, battery life and possible video?

[daveveitch]

Try the Sony Network Walkman A3000

It's 20GB and a great MP3

You will be impressed with its neat organic LED display

Also it has an equalizer with several presets

Also has very good battery life (20-25 hrs), It's true I have one

[ramaslamma]

Creative is nice for sound. The best quality I have heard. Compared to psp, ipod, iriver ,sony and samsung.

[orly]

iAudio X5 (made by Cowon)

[AL3X]

best sound is a Kenwood Mp3 player only sold in japan. They sometimes sell it on ebay tho.

[gamer123]

<3 my iriver h10

[ninjakun]

the Creative Zen Micro received good reviews when it comes to sound quality. check out:

http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,1725110,00.asp

[sonick]

iPod + Line-Out (http://www.sendstation.com/us/products/pocketdock/lineout-usb.html) will give you the best sound out of almost any portable out there. Although it will require a headphone amp if you are using it with headphones.

[dasaylay]

Creative should make some nice products. Afterall, they are a sound card manufacturer :rolleyes:

[Amourek]

Creative or iRiver.

[Daijoubu]

iPod + Line-Out (http://www.sendstation.com/us/products/pocketdock/lineout-usb.html) will give you the best sound out of almost any portable out there. Although it will require a headphone amp if you are using it with headphones.
Its troublesome to carry an headphone amp with your already heavy enough 'pod :lol:
The iPod has a bass roll off issue on the headphone out, it may work if you use the lineout with your car :D

[sonick]

Its troublesome to carry an headphone amp with your already heavy enough 'pod
Hehe, you should see what hardcore head-philes consider their "portable" system...

Portable CD Player via Optical Out -> DAC -> Amp -> Headphones :lol:

[rabbit]

How about a notebook + external soundcard + stereo amp + portable power generator in a shopping cart?

[thedon]

depends what ipod u have but the current one has great sound quality when the eq is set off.... it sounds like u care more about bass than the actually sound quality, if thats the case any cowon iaudio mp3 player would be a good choice. very good sound quality and a lot of bass

[sonick]

How about a notebook + external soundcard + stereo amp + portable power generator in a shopping cart?I know you're being facetious, but a notebook is not an mp3 player (as in a standalone device).

[Daijoubu]

depends what ipod u have but the current one has great sound quality when the eq is set off.... it sounds like u care more about bass than the actually sound quality, if thats the case any cowon iaudio mp3 player would be a good choice. very good sound quality and a lot of bass

When did Apple fix the bass roll off issue? Can you point me to the article?

I know you're being facetious, but a notebook is not an mp3 player (as in a standalone device).

Most mp3 players are just a mini computer, with an OS, an CPU and RAM :lol:
Software is cheaper and easier to update than hardware

[john widow]

I tried the sansa m200 series mp3 player by san disk. I really liked it. What do you guys think of it because I am interested in buying an mp3 player. AAA batteries might be better than a li-ion ipod like because I could be able to get more than 1 AAA battery and use a charger too.

[Ctpon]

depends what ipod u have but the current one has great sound quality when the eq is set off.... it sounds like u care more about bass than the actually sound quality, if thats the case any cowon iaudio mp3 player would be a good choice. very good sound quality and a lot of bass

no i dont care just about bass, its just with my cds i have it set nicely, but with an ipod it sounds like i dont have subs at all

[thedon]

When did Apple fix the bass roll off issue? Can you point me to the article?


from personal use i find its much better than previous ipods and about equal to the x5
i've also heard many people say the same thing but i can't find anything right now... maybe this http://phonephile.blogspot.com/2005/10/apple-ipod-nano.html but its for a nano. though the nano and ipod video have very similar sounds

i don't know if rockbox is usable for the ipod video yet but i would recommend that if u already have an ipod..... otherwise, any iaudio will give u more bass than u can every want.

[lunis]

What I have is a Creative mp3 player. It is ok for me.