The NC020 is not that nice sounding actually. The bass is over bloated and the sounding is just dull. I've tried my fren's bijou, it is at least 1-2 level higher than NC020. In my opinion, it is a bit better than EX71 only.

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Added on August 5, 2009, 9:25 amFor X vs zune.
1. Both sound signature are different. Zune is on the warm side while the X is on the bright side but still not as bright as the S7 series. In comparison to my zune30, X offer more customization, e.g EQ. U can tweak the sound according to ur preference while zune's EQ is limited, some might feel that the sounding is too warm.
2. Sound stage. Obviously the X has wider soundstage compare to zune. It is more fun listen to X compare to zune.

For my preference, i prefer X>/=zune>S7 series

This post has been edited by JY.: Aug 5 2009, 09:25 AM

Sorry for my late reply. Was out of internet connectivity for nearly 2 months. I got mine on that very same day as well. In fact, I rushed down town immediately after I've received their call. Haha

So far I'm truly impressed by my X1050. It rocks hard time with its sound quality being exceptionally astonishing, as claimed by most quarters. Money well spent!

This post has been edited by jasonlimjc: Aug 6 2009, 10:48 AM

i can't really compare with other brands cos all my walkmans from cassette to md to cd have always been a sony. but my opinion of it is: sound quality is superb especially with the noice cancelling earphones & the display screen is just the right size for a portable player IMO.. any bigger it'd be bulky. the NW-A808 is slightly smaller and thinner but the NWZ-X1060's physical size is acceptable. the pictures practically pop i think i can see a slight improvement compared to the NW-A808. no problems at all with mp3 & mp4 playback

what i don't think is up to par is the www bit. it takes quite a while to search and load especially when youtubing. typing the urls is almost a nightmare. it's like using my phone to surf the net.. or worse.. i dunno.. think i'll just stick to computers for surfing. maybe it's better to have bluetooth rather than wifi on the X. then i can just BT the player to my fm transmitter in my car without having to remove the earphones to plug it in. i don't really like the media manager that comes with it.. cos it doesn't allow me to edit my video titles unless i go pro (some titles still appear weirdly eg have underscores etc even after i've edited the titles before loading.. no problem with mp3 titles tho) they should just give it free cos the player is pricey enough as it is. another thing is it's really slow to load (or maybe it's just my computer) so i just drag and drop now. i also hate that the hold button is behind and not at the side.. it's pretty inconvenient when the player is in the leather cover cos i'd have to unplug the earphones to slide the player out of the cover to reach the hold button. my options are either keep doing that or not use the cover (but sayang lo if scratch) or forget the hold button (but i'm bound to tertekan the side buttons).

my cons paragraph seems longer than the pros paragraph so u might think i don't like the X but on the contrary, i don't regret getting it at all. so yeah.. i'm no techie so i can't be more specific.

for those of you who has the X1060, can i ask for a favour? this will sound silly but can u upload the sample pictures (the ones with the overwater chalets & beaches & wallpaper) and the demo video (especially the city lights one) for me?

Web browsing with the X is not that bad. IMHO, it is better than my my Nokia 3120c and Motorola V3xx's browser. At least, I can browse my favorite websites in bed, before going to sleep. Yes, I agreed, the texting is nightmare. Other than music listening function, I also using the Podcast feature. I regularly updated several podcasts, such as TWiT, Scientific American and Engadget. I listened it during commuting or when I am bored .

Movies? I converted several movies and animes to mp4 format without any problem. The screen is good and not too glary. In term of video capability, my cheap backup PMP, the MWalker Nebula can plays video files. flv, wmv, avi, rmv without any conversion. Somethome cheap does not mean bad. O, BTW, this cheap PMP also can play NES and GB game's ROMs , cool, but, I am not big fan of gaming.

Anyway, it is a good DAP, and eventhough not many bell and whistle.

Sony X series still cannot consider the competitior of iphone since it doesnt provide any upgradable software, like iphone with lotz of games n applications

Yes, no comparison with iPhone/Touch in term of software. Sony's main theme for X is, to make the BEST Walkman ever, in term of SQ and other physical quality. So, the X real competitors are the other Walkman's series it self .

I don't see why would one even compares between X-series and iPhone, since X-series is a dedicated music player and not a phone.

I think wrong typing case here. iPod touch>iPhone.

have 4 units x1050 at special price, who want can PM me

Trade with Creative Zen X-Fi?

I don't think he like Zen.

That suxs, just trying my luck

Based on a brief and limited audition, the Zen X-Fi is not that bad. The sound signature is quite similar Samsung YP-S5 with DNSe Clarity enabled, bright and lively. The buttons are quite awkward and need to get used to it. In other words, the Zen's sound signature is different from the X's, and up to the users to choose.

This post has been edited by bahathir: Sep 9 2009, 03:51 AM

Yes, the ZEN X-Fi SQ is indeed not bad, it's just that I'm using Mac, having prob transferring songs into the player xD I'm also quite used to touch screen player ady, searching for songs via buttons is really giving me a hard time...

which model? full set (box,etc..etc..)

Well you can try out new ZEN X-Fi 2.
touch screen based creative player

sony x series 1050 model

and jycheang you are right, i dun like zen, i only like fish

you spend more and more $$ on your house d
Still consider X series that you mention.
Does it a good upgrade from E series?

This post has been edited by jycheang: Sep 14 2009, 04:44 AM

Prob is Creative doesn't support Mac, I'll hv to install a 3rd party software in order to do the transferring, pretty troublesome if you've seen how I hv to do it xD The prog doesn't allow me to transfer video and pictures as well

This post has been edited by chingwooi: Sep 14 2009, 05:16 AM

X series is indeed an upgrade from E series, comparing the low-end & high-end models here man....