Which plays louder - iRiver or iAudio

[inspix]

On the issue which plays louder...the following is copied from a thread in the old forum. Note there are 2 posts below...


It seems that CW300 has a weaker output than iRiver iFP-390T. I loaded the same file using the same earphones and comparing the same volume level(@ 20), the iRiver seems a bit louder than my CW300.
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Ya, I have a ifp 390 too, and at 20 it does seem a little louder, but the cw really picks up at 30 to 40 [compare your 390 and your cw 300 at vol 33 and you will see what I mean] and seems much louder than my 390-- [top volume] I don't know how they rate their power [iriver] but I think it's misleading, I think my specs on my 390 say 12mw a channel-- there is no way that is right because my cw is 8mw a channel and it definately gets louder than my 390 and the bass is much better- I like the menu on my iriver better, and the radio reception is a little better on the 390 , but for sound I think iaudio wins out easily [I just think the amp really jumps up in volume at the top third-where the iriver is a more even volume, but I can mow the lawn[loud] with the iaudio and I keep the volume at about 33-34 and its plenty loud -- but with the iriver I have to push the amp all the way to hear and it still isn't as loud as iaudio -- I think the output rating for the 390 is more like 6mw per channel[different ohm rating maybe ??]-- I found the same thing with my old mpio player, my iriver cd [slim x] player was rated at 12mw per ch and my mpio got louder and was rated at 7 mw - nice player though [mpio] but I spilled a coke on it. I think they all are nice mpio, iriver, and iaudio but for sound I don't think you can beat iaudio,and my cw drives my grados 60's and sony studio phones better than the iriver -- I was going to give it my 390 to my son, but he doesn't think it sounds as good as his yepp yp-700 [a very nice unit I don't know if samsung even sells it any more]so I guess I will sell on ebay - nice unit but I just use my cw more. out, Scott.P.S-- I also noticed that my older mp3's taken from cd's Yes, jeff beck,rush- roll the bones the bee gees [don't laugh]only sound good -- "loud and with good bass" on my iaudio and my old panasonic cd player they sound weak on my new sony cd player and the 390 -- newer stuff sounds good, weird!!

[thek]

Originally Posted by inspix

... but I can mow the lawn[loud] with the iaudio and I keep the volume at about 33-34 and its plenty loud -- but with the iriver I have to push the amp all the way to hear and it still isn't as loud as iaudio -- ...

Well, seems like the iAUDIO can play louder than the iRiver.

[trinix]

Hi,

Is the maximum loudness really such an important thing?
I set store by the sound quality much more and I have to say in this case the CW is absolutly great.

[inspix]

The bass in iAudio is very good.
It can offer strong bass even at low volumes, thanks to the bass loudness feature.

[trinix]

Hi,

Originally Posted by inspix

The bass in iAudio is very good.
It can offer strong bass even at low volumes, thanks to the bass loudness feature.

That is absolutly correct. The last months I used the earphones SONY MDR-EX71 and these squits are sounding great. Normally I don't like such earphones who I have to put into my ear but these one are really comfortable to wear. Maybe in a couple of weeks I will post a review about my experience with these earphones.

[inspix]

Originally Posted by trinix

Hi,
That is absolutly correct. The last months I used the earphones SONY MDR-EX71 and these squits are sounding great. Normally I don't like such earphones who I have to put into my ear but these one are really comfortable to wear. Maybe in a couple of weeks I will post a review about my experience with these earphones.

I also have these SONY MDR-EX71 earphones.
The bass sounds good, provided the earphones are inserted properly. However, i find the sound lacking considerably in the mids...It seems to produce only the high treble and bass sounds. As a result, the 'singer's voice' portion of songs often sound muted.

I would prefer the Sony groove earphones (with the bass booster extension). They produce a more balanced, warm sound, with adequate bass and treble while not compromising the mids.

[trinix]

Hi,

Originally Posted by inspix

...However, i find the sound lacking considerably in the mids...It seems to produce only the high treble and bass sounds. As a result, the 'singer's voice' portion of songs often sound muted...

I can't approve this. In my opinion the sound sounds good balanced. Maybe you could name me a special soung where you think the singers-voice is to low.

...I would prefer the Sony groove earphones (with the bass booster extension). They produce a more balanced, warm sound, with adequate bass and treble while not compromising the mids.

Did you tried these earphones? Maybe you could sent a link.