If you insist for DAP with wifi maybe itouch should be okay. Seems recently alot of software support for both apple iphone/touch... maybe one day they can come out with 3rd party software emulation for DSP ie. Equaliser control ..who know

I still keen on DAP/PMP development but NONE of them surpass my ipaq SQ yet ,

@toughnut
hey the iAudio D2 is ultra PMP, where & how much you buy it ?

itouch pros has intuitive interfaces menu, the cons is pricy here

Actually ipod range has good SQ, but not polishing like Korean player. jmo

@eldon
most (amplified) speaker can do what you mention as long the DAP has clean preset. Both is not bad but Zen Stone (and mostly Creative branded player) has similar like Shuffle signature which is very good

-toytoy
bypreferences 1-Meizu, 2-Philips,

Dchord has good DAC too but by function Meizu alot better

looks for Meizu fanclubs,

most DAP use wired earphones for FM radio, unless your player got builtin antenna ...lol

Both good, go for Samsung P2 or Sony A820

With proper line out any brand DAP can make differents, perhaps can overkill.
but portabilty does matter, people not keen to carry with player dock on the move, even somehow a small miniamp could be such hassle.

Samsung T10, Meizu, Creative ZEN

with custom eq, there should be no problem with Samsung 'u' line up

alot of DAP outhere depends on your brand and budget,

do you mean without flash base memory ? pod geek ?

aigo aint bad but still unpolish, they could be great as Meizu if they 'reenginering' the firmware

btw I like the old version (the Muvo2 like)

Question 1: [add theme song here]
Recently I borrowed my friend's Samsung U3 and compare it to my Sony NWD B103F. I realized that the function for "shuffle" is much different: U3's shuffle do not include repeat function whereas B103F's shuffle includes repeat function; that is, shuffle in U3 will not repeat the same songs being played before (unless restarting the player or all the song has been played already) whereas shuffle in B103F will at times repeat what has been played before (sometimes when I press 'next', it will play the same current song again T.T).

Is this true for all Samsung mp3 players (that is, 'shuffle' = shuffle ONLY) and Sony mp3 players (that is, 'shuffle' = shuffle + repeat) respectively? I find it irritating for the Sony to repeat the same song again.

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A : The Sony probably use random which possible play again the same files again, not sure all Samsung model has this feature


Question 2:
Why is there a Samsung product called K5? Apparently, Samsung's website does not promote K5 at all. By the way, what happen to U2? Samsung's website does not promote it as well.

refer http://www.samsung.com
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A: The K5 also known as S5 is USA, promotional base on region and due incoming model like P2, but it doesnt mean K5 production stop because it sill have demand in USA, FYI its latest firmware enable FLAC file support

Question 3:
Can Samsung K3 beat all of Sony's mp3 players in terms of sound quality? What's the current price of K3 now?
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A: maybe YES, because Korean made DAP better than Japan, but recent model from Sony is good unlike the old days

Question 4:
How does the bitrate of an mp3 (e.g. 128kps, 320kps, etc.) affects the quality of the mp3? Does it affect in terms of amplitude (loudness), frequency range (pitch) or something else?
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A: Quite subjective, u need to judge by yourself. Sometime a 320k sound no better than 160k if they not using good player and headphones.


Question 5:
Am I asking too many questions?

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A: whynot,

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siowcharbor
the U2 now replace with U3, and the DAP is what JY mention

Iv been staying with Samsung since the old YPTH5, they provide has good firmware support than others. Its the wisest choice over the rest

may I know how many parametric /eq band available in your mention player ?

siowcharbor
those model is very troublesome for video conversion, go for PMP for video on the go.

ccschua
Within your budget MD is the best for you. Samsung S5 firmware update support FLAC

A lot of software manager (cum file transfer) require on the spot connection with your device which may harm devices become hot because of long to stay connected. Basically its has to "always connected" to its software base in order to send video files, once you disconnected the conversion might stop. So this kind of software manager is very troublesome because you cannot makes individual conversion in case you want to send the files later. Video conversion takes ages especially the codec has compatibility issue. Some of my conversion consume 15 minutes for music video, somehow its take 4 hours to complete

The best solution for video playback is to buy a dedicate Portable Media Player (PMP) or PDA's.

sickboy,
meizu is good on both video and audio presentation, promising sq