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The only "Sony" product I own is (Sony) Ericsson and am not happy at the way things are going at SE but I have to say that the NWZ-A810 is DEFINITELY BETTER than any Ipod in sound quality. Yes I've tested this!

I'm no Sony fan but where credit is due I will give. The older generation Sony mp3 lagged behind the Ipod but not anymore. In fact Sony has marginally surpassed Apple in that department, kinda like Nokia having surpassed SE.

Just because a lot of people swear by Ipod doesn't mean it still is the best- brand popularity and loyalty do have a place in this world unfortunately.


As for cellphones it's going to take a while before they reach the sound quality level of standalone mp3 players.

Oh, and the Iphone does sound better than any Nokia or SE phone sound quality wise.
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Posted: 2008-03-21 12:20:33
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W980 doesnt have better hardware for sound. Its the same primitive one used in W810 and pretty much all other SE phones.
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Posted: 2008-03-21 12:58:27
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Do either of you have any proof? I just think you're brand bashing.
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Posted: 2008-03-21 13:02:08
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If by proof you mean i dissect two SE phones including a W980, then no i dont and will never have a proof.
I read it on Mobile-Review. Eldar said its the same hardware used in older W phones, and you NEVER EVER question Eldar!
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Posted: 2008-03-21 13:17:30
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Alright mate, just checking. Yeah, I wouldn't question Eldar!
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Posted: 2008-03-21 13:18:57
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Hi all

Well i have to say some of what is being said here is really funny, first point is equalizers or Mega Bass or bass boost or any other such gimmicks are all meant to make up for the lack of power and sound stage from the device itself and mask it's failings.

If you have well encoded Music from a CD and are using a good player and earphones there should be absolutely no need to equalize or boost frequencies as this what engineers and producers get paid vast sums of money to do in the recording studio.

Sorry but i can't comment about various iPod models but the 5.5gen model defiantly is not lacking in Bass when using a pair of Shure in ear phones, as i listen to quite a lot of Bass heavy Music such as Cypress Hill, Eminem, Faithless, Chemical Brothers etc etc.

Now i know what a balanced and full sound stage should sound like with good separation of all the instruments and loud doesnt equal being good you should never need to listen to any devcie at full volume. Also the Bass shouldn't dominate the sound either and this why i said what some people consider good others won't what is good is a personal preference as to how each of us like things to sound.

Really this is a pointless thread as you will never get all to agree on anything some will always believe what they have is best and as long as it's what they are happy with really that is all that counts it's just human nature and hard to admit we could of bought better with our money. Same as some will always believe a certain brand is best simply because they want to.

Marc

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[ This Message was edited by: Dogmann on 2008-03-21 15:28 ]
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Posted: 2008-03-21 16:25:52
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mega bass sucks dogs balls.

You are quite right any sort of artificial EQ is just a step backwards. It's only necessary when you have a degraded sound source that you can't get the original for (or if the original itself has degrade, ex: old tape)
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Posted: 2008-03-22 02:18:49
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wat are you talking about ? mega base rocks.

i had an ipod nano and sold it to get a w300i...well i was not at all dissapointed infact walkman is better than ipod nano IMO.

I dont know about the new ipod touch sound quality
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Posted: 2008-03-22 02:31:11
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okay, I accept that it's an issue of personal taste. Personally, I would rather the sound was just good quality, megabass tends to muddy things up.

But for people who love thumping bass, even in tracks that aren't designed with thumping bass in mind, then mega bass is a good feature.


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Posted: 2008-03-22 07:31:47
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How is changing the eq. frequencies artificially changing the quality? Have you seen the eq. board music DJ's use? And the eq. board used when a song recording is taking place? Surely if they use it means it not a gimmick
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Posted: 2008-03-22 07:41:24
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