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JohnnyCredit
469
Oct 8, 2017
Would the audiophiles here recommend something like this for a guy who's stuck in CD-land but has been meaning to upgrade forever? I skipped the whole iPod thing. I don't like the idea of having all my music on my phone. I want lossless files and might even convert all my CDs (or my faves, anyway) to transfer them on a portable player. I'm just overwhelmed at all the options.
What's a good sub-$400 player for a guy who wants to have say 500 CDs' worth of music available in lossless format?
Thanks for any suggestions!
c0rnelius
1060
Nov 9, 2017
JohnnyCreditDid you ever find an answer to this? I would like to know too. Maybe try in the general audiophile "talk" forum.
Eli35
653
Nov 9, 2017
JohnnyCreditA friend of mine bought this, not through MD but straight from China. It looks great, all metal, solid, neat, I liked it. Also played with it a little bit, and the interface is far from perfect but works. Navigation is tricky, you only have left and right buttons, but it's not a big deal, I could get used to it. Sound-wise, I'd say its a great price-performance choice. I really doubt any DAP can beat the sound quality you can get from this thing. I'm not really into the budget DAP market, but on several audio forums they say the X3 is one of the best sub-100$ DAP, and in order to get something worth the upgrade you have to spend more than twice.
Long story short, the X3 is a nice DAP with a great sound quality but a mediocre interface. If you can live with that, you won't be dissapointed.
mayorblurps
499
Nov 10, 2017
JohnnyCreditI would say it depends on your needs and preferences to sound signatures. I bought a used Cayin i5 that I absolutely love. It's got some quirks (like not being able to cache my 320kbps songs from Play Music correctly to the onboard storage, and some UI frustrations) but does have wifi, Bluetooth, Play Store access and sounds pretty awesome with my headphones and IEMs. It has no problem reading my 128gb microSD (biggest I've got right now) with 4000+ mp3s, flac, etc. I like warm, musical sounding audio gear, while a lot of audiophiles claim that accurate music reproduction should be true to the recording which can translate to cold and analytical. I want to enjoy my music, not analyze it. And I'm no advanced audiophile by any means, but my preference is bassy and warm. I'd suggest reading up on all the DAPs in your price range (including even a used LG V20 phone with the quad DAC that can be had for less than $400 these days). As an android phone user and fan in general, I try to stick to DAPs that build on Android and allow Spotify, sideloading apps etc. Again, depends all on what you want in a DAP whether it's music only or one that can stream Bluetooth, etc.
BricomageCom
6
Dec 22, 2017
Eli35Rockbox fix the problem of interface effectively which is not a pleasure.
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