The walkman is back...

gce
gce Posts: 2,158
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  • hochpt21
    hochpt21 Posts: 5,423
    The Pono and now this...very interesting the way the world is headed.
    2 ChannelTurntable - VPI Classic 2/Ortofon 2M BlueAmplification - Rogue Audio Cronus Magnum II, Parks Audio Budgie PhonoSpeakers - GoldenEar Triton 17.2 Home TheaterDenon AVR-X3300W; Rotel RMB-1066; Klipsch RP-280F's, Klipsch RP-450C, Polk FXi3's, Polk RC60i; Dual SVS PB 2000's; BenQ HT2050; Elite Screens 120"Man CaveTurntable - Pro-Ject 2.9 Wood/Grado GoldAmplification - Dared SL2000a, McCormack DNA 0.5 DeluxeCD: Cambridge AudioSpeakers - Wharfedale Linton 85th Anniversary; LSiM 703; SDA 2A
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,790
    When the reel to reel Lugman comes out -- I'll be on the preorder list...
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  • brgman
    brgman Posts: 2,859
    When you have a Bluetooth player and send say 96/24 to the server,in this case the car radio,what does the radio do to that signal?
    Is it a pass through technology or is it processed in some way?
    Main Rig-Realistic AM/FM Record player 8 track boasting 4 WPC

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    I’M OFFENDED!!!!
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  • whgarrett1394
    whgarrett1394 Posts: 217
    This might be a great replacement for ipod classics now that they are being discontinued. Two of mine just got stolen from me the other day. Not sure if I was going to buy two more or go another route. These SOUND promising.

    Are there any car stereos that are simply media players with hdd or ssd/flash drives? Sure should be.
    KEF Q50 mains, M&K center, Boston Acoustics surround, Marantz SR6007 pre, Emotiva UPA-700, Pioneer DV-46AV, Samsung BD-j7500, Sunfire HRS12 subwoofer
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,436
    Sony needs to get their head out of their lower end...lets see bring out hi-rez SACD then get out of SACD. Which is it going to be Sony support hi-rez or not you can't have it both ways...
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  • Emlyn
    Emlyn Posts: 4,488
    Looks like a good idea from Sony to fill a gap in the market. Astell & Kern does make a portable player that will store and play back both high resolution PCM and DSD, but their cheapest unit costs $799. It looks like the Sony isn't set up to do DSD, but I'm wondering if a firmware upgrade might enable it in future.

    I am attracted by the storage capacity on the Sony unit as I have an iPod Classic with around 140GB of 256K MP3s on it. I have had two of the 120GB versions have fatal hard drive failures after around 2 years of use. Would be nice to have something that also plays back FLAC files. Looks like the cost will be $299, but a 128GB microSD add on memory card would add another $100.
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  • PrazVT
    PrazVT Posts: 1,606
    I recently bought a FiiO X5 (mini review has been a pending item for it for some time) DAP, and while it's a bit chunky compared to my iPod 160GB I love it. 24/192 FLAC support + DSD support recently. At the moment, I have two 128GB microSD cards in it, but when larger ones come out I should be able to upgrade. I actually use it in my car alot (has a separate line out) and SQ is very neutral. Software has been stable as well.
    ALL BOXED UP for a while until I save up for a new place :(

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    2 Channel:
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    pitdogg2 wrote: »
    Sony needs to get their head out of their lower end...lets see bring out hi-rez SACD then get out of SACD. Which is it going to be Sony support hi-rez or not you can't have it both ways...

    I'm not sure what you mean here. Sony is releasing their DSD files to download.
    Lumin X1 file player, Westminster Labs interconnect cable
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