N900 music player - FLAC, ReplayGain, EQ, embedded album art?
 

Hi there,

I was wondering if anyone could fill me in on some details about the N900's music player :). Mainly, I'm wondering about the following:

1. Does it play FLAC?
2. Does it read ReplayGain tags for MP3/FLAC/WMA/OGG?
3. Does it have a decent EQ? I'd love to know the type (semiparametric, parametric, graphic) and how many bands of EQ there are...
4. Does it display embedded as well as separate (i.e. stored in a JPG file in the same folder as the music) album art?

Thanks in advance :)

Re: N900 music player - FLAC, ReplayGain, EQ, embedded album art?
 

1. No, but someone might write a plugin at a later date.
2. I doubt it.
3. No eq.
4. Don't know.

Re: N900 music player - FLAC, ReplayGain, EQ, embedded album art?
 

OK, thanks for the info, guess I'll be sticking with my Cowon iAudio7 for music playback for the time being :)

Re: N900 music player - FLAC, ReplayGain, EQ, embedded album art?
 

Yes, if you install Ogg-Support.

I don't think so.

No, there is no equalizer.

It displays embedded album art in MP3 files. It does not display JPGs in the same folder as album art. But. MediaBox, which is currently being under development for the N900 will do both.

Re: N900 music player - FLAC, ReplayGain, EQ, embedded album art?
 

Yea the n900 won't come close to matching a Cowon device for music, not even dedicated music phones do. I suppose its the price we all pay for having a 'do all' device. ;)

Re: N900 music player - FLAC, ReplayGain, EQ, embedded album art?
 

Also, there's a album art downloader for the N900 called something like Google-album-art-downloader.

Re: N900 music player - FLAC, ReplayGain, EQ, embedded album art?
 

The EQ issue is kind of lame (really lame if no fix). My Dash is growing old in the tooth, but allows EQ support though Coreplayer and actually sounds very good (in spite of the USB audio adapter) and also allows pre-amp function. Surely the new chipset allows better support than my Tmo Dash.

Can media apps support an EQ, or is that part of the hardware not developed to support EQ?

I use 13ohm UE's so have a good point for audio quality reference- the Dash really does sound better than expected for audio. Ironically, it sounds WAY better than my Archos 5, which is not hard to do. A5 is great for video but sucky for audio quality.

Re: N900 music player - FLAC, ReplayGain, EQ, embedded album art?
 

There is a workaround.. using Mp3gain on you tracks on the n900 http://mp3gain.sourceforge.net/

Re: N900 music player - FLAC, ReplayGain, EQ, embedded album art?
 

Bashing the N900 media player app for not having an EQ is like bashing a Honda Civic for not having Lambo doors.

Re: N900 music player - FLAC, ReplayGain, EQ, embedded album art?
 

I don't want to modify my files, other than tagging them. ReplayGain is definitely the way to go...

Actually, it's more like bashing a Honda Civic without doors for not having any doors... every MP3 player I've ever owned had at least a simple 5-band graphic EQ.