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Re: Nokia N9, N900, Iphone3GS Music player review and shootout
(Old thread, I know.)
My old Cowon player has given me some problems of late, so I was considering using the N9 as my music player No contest against the Cowon--N9 sounds so dull. To my surprise my old N900 is a much closer race (though still loses). I could--and probably will--settle on theN900. The N9 sounds clean but really lifeless--kind of 2D. I am surprised so many people think the N9 sounds better. |
Re: Nokia N9, N900, Iphone3GS Music player review and shootout
I agree. Both N8 & N9 sound pretty "flat" compared to my N900.
I don't really even want to mention the N91 in this post. ps: N91 probably (surely) beats your Cowon in loudness and bass. If you can find it, grab it and don't look back. Also the 5800XM (Tube) is a fantastic mp3 player. imo , the N900 is almost as capable. |
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I have found that in terms of the audio quality coming out of the device, iPhones sound a lot clearer. I tend to find the audio output quite muddy and weak on my N9 compared to that of my friends ipod, and even with a side by side comparison of my Macbook, the N9 still was quite sad.
I used/use a pair of Sennheiser CX310's. |
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You should try it my friend!
it is an audiophile's dream : ) |
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Just for the sound experience.
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Out of curiosity, are you guys remembering to enable the Dolby Headphone setting under Settings -> Applications -> Music?
I generally don't listen to music on them through headphones (except for my blue tooth ones), and the N9 sounds pretty sweet through it. I don't think I've ever really sat down and compared the two. I know out of the built in speaker, the N900 was sounding way better than my boss's iPhone 3 (pretty sure it was a 3 at the time). slaapliedje |
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That regression may have been rectified with the iP5, I haven't looked into it yet... The iPod (depending on which one you're talking about) may have a slightly different story. Quote:
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Fur the record, dolby surround sound severely degrades audio quality!
it's on by default, and if you care for audio quality at all, you'll turn it off. it seems to reduce the sounds stage laterally, and attempts to add a third dimension (instead of sounding like you're between speakers,, it tries to make it sound like there's a speaker in front of you) It makes it sounds flat. |
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