The X5 may not appeal to the mainstream. It is showing its age with a less refined design and interface compared to newer players. But it will definitely appeal to anyone whose primary concern is sound quality or “hackability.” If you’re looking for a no-nonsense audio player with great sound...
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aluv1on
This was my first Cowon product, and, like many people, I was at first skeptical at buying a product from a virtually unknown manufacturer. Still, there were many positive reviews and considerable hype from website, so I decided to plunge in and take a risk. What a good gamble it turned out to...
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notatoad
i had the X5L version of this for almost 4 years, and it served me well. when i first bought it, i could wow everybody with the awesome features it had, like a microphone, and a color screen. and it played video, which was an amazing feat back in the day. the 40-hour battery kept me going...
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TinyGrasshopper
I got it for ogg support. It had that and a crap tonne more features. video, fm radio, fm and voice recording, text file viewer, image viewer. It mounted as a mass storage device which is nothing special but I liked that a lot. I also prefer a file manager style file navigation system over the...
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