Looking for a good mobile player, decided to ditch my gen3 iPod touch for a more mobile/better SQ alternative.

Budget : 700-1k
Using : UE Triple.fi 10s
Music : Everything from acoustic and rock to pop and DnB.
- Multi format compatible(FLAC, if possible ALAC)
- Long battery life (15-20hr)
- Big memory capacity
- Onboard DAC/Amp

The 601 has barely 9 hours of battery-life. The SQ rating is good but everything else seems to be only about average? Any have a better recommendation? I'm going for a vacation soon so I'm hoping to decide and buy one for traveling by next week.

I can live with 64Gb of music And ALAC is an optional requirement as I was using iPod for a long time and I converted most of my FLACs into ALACs so iTunes will read them. Guess it's time to re-extract all of my FLAC archive then, it's gonna be a long week.

Well, MrJinggles has the J3 32gb for 1190, and I have an old 16gb Mircosd. Only problem is, his thread says 2 weeks for delivery....

That's the thing. I've had iPods for awhile now and they all sound, at best, average, not to mention it those apps are so distracting. So I'm looking for something plainly for music with a built in BBE, as all my iPods had SonicMax pro installed.

This post has been edited by RowanPaladin: Apr 11 2012, 06:36 PM

Not quite. Here's a quote from the app's FAQ regarding the question:

Equalizers manipulate sound by suppressing and boosting various points on the audio wavelength spectrum. SonicMax Pro doesn't distort the spectrum-it keeps it aligned. Because of impedance and power restraints, most speakers (earbuds, earphones and docks included) tend to delay the high frequencies, causing the mid and low parts of the audio to reach your ears first-out of sync with the high frequencies-resulting in sound that is muddy and unfocused. SonicMax delays the mid and low frequencies so that all the sound (low, mid and high) hits your ear at the same time. This results in what we would call pure, clean sound.

As for if it actually affects lossless file quality, as the answer also states, it allows you to customize the outputs, from bass "thump and/or punch" to making the mids clearer and even setting your speaker/earphone's optimum KHz. So it's not so much how much better it sounds on Lossless but rather how much control you have when you listen to your lossless, if that makes sense.

Since I'm so short on time, I guess my iPod will have to do for now. But I'm really liking the J3, simple design and lots of space, I think that will be my next platform for a portable setup. Right now, I'll just save it for when I'm on vacation.

As for the price, I think $3.99 is very small compared to what we'd pay for a piece of good audio gear.

This post has been edited by RowanPaladin: Apr 11 2012, 06:45 PM

Try Sansa Clip+. Small, easy to operate and much cheaper than RM400.

This post has been edited by RowanPaladin: Apr 14 2012, 09:39 AM

It's a firmware. Makes everything simpler to use. I've only tested it out but from the 30min-ish I had with it, I noticed everything was much faster than the original firmware.

The other Sansas are also viable, but the Clip+ is more of a no-hassle, push-and-play player you were asking about. Also, Clip+ is the only one in the line-up that supports FLAC iirc.

This post has been edited by RowanPaladin: Apr 14 2012, 12:25 PM

True dat. Maybe a cord with volume/play-pause control? Any recommendations?

I know almost any iPhone /smartphone compatible cables will work with the iPods but not sure about the Clip+(again, I only tested them for a little while) most probably you will only be able to play/pause.

Try looking into the Fiio X3, very good sound quality with expandable storage through MicroSd. The UI might be a little clunky but it will get better with every update.

The X5 isn't out yet, but it will be out before the end of the year. Not much is know except what's shown in the 1st posts here:

http://www.head-fi.org/t/661411/fiio-x5-th...uture-successor

I'm also looking forward to it, which is why I'm holding back on the X3

That's the point. It's around $400, which is pretty pricey for us. I'm considering as I won't need to look for another DAP for a long time and can focus on music instead. lol


But for the price, the X3 is a no-brainer.

I'd say the X3 but as Lego said, better to upgrade your current IEMs. I suggest the FAD Heaven V, then maybe consider a new DAP.

What's your budget? Music genre/signature preference?

Also try asking the headphone suggestion thread?