Best Audio Player for 9k!!

[tkin]

So, that's it, just as the title says, suggest some, music/vids only, so no need for android, and no ipods, unless its an awesome deal.

My choice is Cowon, any takers here? How's service?


PS: Atleast 16GB inbuilt memory or support for mem cards.

 

[Empirial]

If sound quality is your top priority & you don't need a touch screen then this Sony PMP is the best. The only downside is that it doesn't have MicroSD slot but I guess 16GB internal memory will be sufficient for you : Flipkart.com: Sony Walkman NWZ-A845 16 GB: Video MP3 Player

 

[Skud]

I agree. For sound quality Sony is unmatched. For a bit of everything Cowon is quite good. BTW, which model are you eying for?

 

[MatchBoxx]

My experience:

Sony: excellent sound, kickass bundled earphones, looks good, interface is good too

Philips: good sound, trendy looks, bundled earphones are nice

Transcend: looks ok, bad interface, sounds standard

Cowon: No Idea (might get idea in the future)

My vote to Sony!

 

[desiibond]

Get Cowon J3 4GB and use microSDHC for memory expansion.

Display: 3.3″ 480x272px capacitive AMOLED touchscreen
Battery life: max. 64h for music, max. 11 hours for video
Audio: MP3, WMA, OGG Vorbis, FLAC, APE, WAV, AAC/M4A (unofficially)
Video: AVI, WMV, ASF, MP4 (unofficially) / DivX, XviD, WMV7/8/9, h.264 (unofficially)

source: anythingbutipod

 

[tkin]

Thanks for your suggestion, how's Cowon RMA support in kolkata?

 

[desiibond]

Thanks for your suggestion, how's Cowon RMA support in kolkata?

To be frank, average to poor. I think everything is sent to Lipap (in Delhi i suppose). In terms of warranty/support, nothing beats Sony and Apple among PMPs.

 

[Tenida]

If Can you increase your budget buddy.Then you can get Apple Ipod Touch 4G @12.69k from Ebay.You know how good is ipod touch 4G

 

[tkin]

To be frank, average to poor. I think everything is sent to Lipap (in Delhi i suppose). In terms of warranty/support, nothing beats Sony and Apple among PMPs.

Right, same thought here, look at what cowon live chat wrote to me:

Hi, I am from kolkata, and just want to know the name/address of service center here.
Rawat has joined
You are currently being served by
Rawat
Rawat [agent]
I am afraid but Cowon does'nt have any service near your area
Are you having any issue with your player ?
You <click to change>
No, I want to buy one from flipkart.com but want to know about rma service here.
How can I get support for it?
Rawat [agent]
Cowon India offers free pick up of your defective/non working player,service it and send it back.The complete process does not take more then 7days.
That is also in the case if you buy from flipkart directly

At least they have a working live chat, no other company till date has a working live chat model in india.

But, maybe Sony.

If Can you increase your budget buddy.Then you can get Apple Ipod Touch 4G @12.69k from Ebay.You know how good is ipod touch 4G

I hate apple, and also that poc itunes with it.

How's Gogear from phillips? Looks good and price looks good too, any idea guys?

This: Flipkart.com: Philips GoGear Muse 8 GB: MP4 Player
Specs look awesome, internet(wifi I presume), H.264 playback, capacitive touch, omg, nice.

 

[Tenida]

AFAIK Philips sound and video quality is not up to the mark if you compare with APPLE, Cowon and Creative

 

[desiibond]

How's Gogear from phillips? Looks good and price looks good too, any idea guys?

This: Flipkart.com: Philips GoGear Muse 8 GB: MP4 Player
Specs look awesome, internet(wifi I presume), H.264 playback, capacitive touch, omg, nice.

I would rather go with Cowon hoping that nothing will go wrong (which usually is the case) or get used to iTunes than getting this player. some Philips players are good but not this one, definitely not this one.

 

[Tenida]

@Desiibond- Flipkart.com: Creative Zen X-Fi 2 16 GB: Video MP3 Player is this good?

 

[Skud]

X-Fi should be a very good option. I have a Creative Zen 8gb, Video is superb I would say, but audio is not really great with the bundled earphones. X-Fi has much better audio quality.

 

[Tenida]

In X-Fi version both Audio and video is superb i must say.I have used creative earlier they simply rocks.

 

[tkin]

I would rather go with Cowon hoping that nothing will go wrong (which usually is the case) or get used to iTunes than getting this player. some Philips players are good but not this one, definitely not this one.

Thanks for the heads up, this Phillips is out of the list.

X-Fi should be a very good option. I have a Creative Zen 8gb, Video is superb I would say, but audio is not really great with the bundled earphones. X-Fi has much better audio quality.

I will be using a PL30 with it, may get Brainwavez M2 later, so audio quality will not be an issue(unless the player produces cr@p audio), thanks for info, gonna search reviews on creative now.

In X-Fi version both Audio and video is superb i must say.I have used creative earlier they simply rocks.

Hmm, thanks for the input.

 

[ruturaj3]

Few months ago my friend brought Cowon J3 4GB + leather case for 10k. And that person is sonu rawat, on cowon site he only reply on chat application. Btw confirm about service issue coz i think liplap is in mumbai only. So consider it before buying.

 

[rohan_mhtr]

Are you interested in a used PMP , my friend has year old cowon S9 16g and i am selling ipod touch + philips she9550 in ears @ 5k.
Not advertising , just mentioned since you said about good deals

 

[aniket.cain]

Cowons are hailed all over the world for their audio supremacy. Personally, I have an iPod Nano 3G, iPod Touch 4G, and Sony A844. Of the three, Sony sounds best with my Klipsch X10. Then comes iPod nano, and the last one is iPod Touch. I'm getting Cowon J3 next friday as my friend coming over from Korea is getting it for me. I'd be able to comment on it only after I receive it. So, I'd suggest you should go for the Sony, or get Cowon J3 from flipkart and add a micro sd card to it. And btw, Cowon S9 sounds similar to J3. You can get that one too.

 

[MatchBoxx]

I once had a gogear, nearly 2yrs back. I don't remember the model number, but it was a small, really small, square in shape, light-weight device. It had a small white on black display, and the oval screen cap acted as the 4-way navigation button. I still can't remember the model number and name. It was Philips gohear. The bundled earphones sounded good [well, you can never actually Define GOOD]. I preferred rock/pop music and very little metal [Metallica, Dope, COF, COB...]

#maybe i had extremely little perception about sound quality at that time.

Btw, my vote will always go to Sony. Awesum sound quality with bundled uncomfortable earphones. (my frnd's pmp)
But how many Sony Walkman supports video??

 

[tkin]

Yeah, guys, I am going to pune within a few hours, i'll buy the pmp after getting back, meanwhile, do post and keep this thread alive(or try to anyway).