I need help on buying a portable audio player...

DMara
DMara Posts: 1,434
edited November 2010 in Electronics
My old Zune's gone. Looking for the best portable sound. Well, some radio listening and picture/video viewing as well, but that's about it, no need for any other gadget. So, should I go with the Ipod Touch? The Zune HD? Or, from a friend's advice, the Cowon J3 (this one even plays WAV/FLAC/APE)? Any others? I need some advice, guys :confused:
Gears shared to both living room & bedroom:
Integra DHC-80.3 / Oppo BDP-105 / DirecTV HR24 DVR /APC S15blk PC-UPS
Living room:
LSiM707's / LSiM706c / LSiM702 F/X's / dual JL Audio Fathom F113's / Parasound Halo A51 / Panasonic 65" TC-P65VT50
Bedroom:
Usher Dancer Mini 2 Diamond DMD's / Logitech SB Touch / W4S STP-SE / W4S DAC-2 / W4S ST-1000 / Samsung 52" LN52B750
Other rooms:
Audioengine AP4's / GLOW Audio Sub One / audio-gd NFB-3 DAC / Audioengine N22
audio-gd NFB-10.2 / Denon AH-D7000
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  • skrol
    skrol Posts: 3,437
    edited November 2010
    I really like my Sansa Fuze. It has a radio, does photos, video, plays a wide variety of music formats including FLAC. It has a micro-SD slot for expandability. The sound quality is great if you upgrade the headphones.

    Sands just released a new version called the Fuze+. It has a larger screen and touchpad navigation. The 8Gig Fuze+ sell for about $89. I got the older version 8Gig refurbished for $39.
    Stan
    Stan

    Main 2ch:
    Polk LSi15 (DB840 upgrade), Parasound: P/LD-1100, HCA-1000A; Denon: DVD-2910, DRM-800A; Benchmark DAC1, Monster HTS3600-MKII, Grado SR-225i; Technics SL-J2, Parasound PPH-100.

    HT:
    Marantz SR7010, Polk: RTA11TL (RDO198-1, XO and Damping Upgrades), S4, CS250, PSW110 , Marantz UD5005, Pioneer PL-530, Panasonic TC-P42S60

    Other stuff:
    Denon: DRA-835R, AVR-888, DCD-660, DRM-700A, DRR-780; Polk: S8, Monitor 5A, 5B, TSi100, RM7, PSW10 (DXi104 upgrade); Pioneer: CT-6R; Onkyo CP-1046F; Ortofon OM5E, Marantz: PM5004, CD5004, CDR-615; Parasound C/PT-600, HCA-800ii, Sony CDP-650ESD, Technics SA 5070, B&W DM601
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  • Jetmaker737
    Jetmaker737 Posts: 1,105
    edited November 2010
    The Cowon S9 is basically top rated for sound quality. I currently use an iRiver Clix but will probably replace with the Cowon soon

    http://www.amazon.com/Cowon-Video-Player-Touchscreen-Chrome/dp/B001PTH12K/ref=sr_1_4?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1288928104&sr=1-4
    SystemLuxman L-590AXII Integrated Amplifier|KEF Reference 1 Loudspeakers|PS Audio Directream Jr|Sansui TU-9900 Tuner|TEAC A-6100 RtR|REL T/9X SE Sub
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