Thread: Nokia N9, N900, Iphone3GS Music player review and shootout
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jalyst is offline jalyst
2012-10-12 , 06:31
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Originally Posted by lancewex View Post
(Old thread, I know.)
Yes indeed >.>

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.
My findings pretty-much reflect the review, my N9 comes out on top overall, but in a few specific use cases my N900's better.
N91 eats them all.....

Originally Posted by DJJonosound View Post
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<SNIP>
The SQ's widely known to have regressed in recent iterations of the iPhone, IIRC the 3GS was where the pinnacle was at, which is what was used in this comparo.
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.

I used/use a pair of Sennheiser CX310's.
That may be your problem....
Last edited by jalyst; 2012-10-12 at 06:46.