| Author |
Best Phone For Music? |
Muhammad-Oli
Joined: Jun 13, 2004
Posts: > 500
From: The NZ of L
PM |
On 2008-04-11 22:04:46, oddie k750 wrote:
@ muhammad oli - have you tried the nokia 5310, 5610 or any other with the decicated music chip? How apparent is a differnce in audio quality compared to
1. dedicated mp3
2. se phones
(yes I've read many times about lab tests tha t easily proved nokias to be better- but how does it SOUND) 
I haven't tested those phones, no. And sure, they might be better than any of the phones I've tested, but from what I've read on various websites and reviews, they still can't compare to a dedicated player.
_________________
[ This Message was edited by: Muhammad-Oli on 2008-04-12 07:16 ] |
|
|
dentoters07
Joined: Jan 15, 2008
Posts: 285
From:
PM |
W900, but it's an old model.  |
vladn02
Joined: Sep 17, 2007
Posts: 259
From: Ukraine
PM |
i can compare my n82 to my ipod
without a prob, im sure it gets even better if you get a mp3 app. thats better than standard but honestly sound quality is amazing, not even close to my old k800 or the k850 |
Ninja Dom
Joined: Feb 16, 2005
Posts: 66
From: London, UK
PM |
Best phone for music? Honest opinion?
iPhone 16Gb
+ Massive amount of storage compared to most other phones
+ Same specialist MP3 Decoding hardware/chip as in the Apple iPod Video (5G). Means music is played using dedicated hardware rather than software emulation.
+ Cover flow for looking through your album art.
+ Plays MP3, AAC, Apple Lossless, AIFF and WAV music files.
+ Up to 24 hours audio playback time (Apple quoted).
|
SEnsationSYD
Joined: Apr 12, 2008
Posts: 9
PM |
Ditch the iPod and get a Sony Walkman 616 MP3 player instead - it's a fantastic piece of technology and is comparable to what you're used to listening to, quality wise.
Remember when SEs had a one lined pixelated screen with a green backlight? My, how far has technology come! |
plankgatan
Joined: May 20, 2007
Posts: > 500
From: Sweden fur alle
PM |
for the moment i think a K850 with a pair of HPM-82.
(why buy a  phone (with the great A200 platform) example W910/w890/w760, when k850 have the same sound + better camera features ??? )
or if you like Symbian & touchscreen, a W960 (also with a pair of HPM-82) should also be great
[ This Message was edited by: plankgatan on 2008-04-12 17:14 ] |
Ninja Dom
Joined: Feb 16, 2005
Posts: 66
From: London, UK
PM |
On 2008-04-12 17:57:06, plankgatan wrote:
for the moment i think a K850 with a pair of HPM-82.
(why buy a phone (with the great A200 platform) example W910/w890/w760, when k850 have the same sound + better camera features ??? )
or if you like Symbian & touchscreen, a W960 (also with a pair of HPM-82) should also be great
[ This Message was edited by: plankgatan on 2008-04-12 17:14 ]
Wrong answer!
If you're serious about listening to music on the move then you DO NOT use Sony Ericsson headphones of any kind!!
If you're serious then spend a minimum £80 GBP on decent headphones from speciality headphone makers. I'm talking Shure, Bose, V-moda, B&O etc. Their standard range headphones will cost you almost £300 GBP.
Seriously - these headphones will take your music to the next level!!
|
QVGA
Joined: May 23, 2006
Posts: > 500
From: Pakistan
PM, WWW
|
I'm not sure how much difference would it make if you use a Shure or Bose headphones with a K850 or W960. They would probably sound the same as HPMs because of the limitations of those phones.
|
islandboy_ph
Joined: Apr 06, 2008
Posts: 9
From: Qatar
PM, WWW
|
I love my w610 as a music phone but I want more GB. SE w960 is very expensive. |
NightBlade
Joined: Jul 29, 2007
Posts: > 500
From: Nessebar, Bulgaria
PM |
On 2008-04-13 11:17:21, islandboy_ph wrote:
I love my w610 as a music phone but I want more GB. SE w960 is very expensive.
Buy a new mem. card then? |
badassmam
Joined: Nov 07, 2007
Posts: > 500
PM |
If you can't find a phone, go for a Creative Zen. Absolutely tiny and with the best sound quality, good price and decent headphones. They do SoundBlaster and it shows, better than any iPod. |
Muhammad-Oli
Joined: Jun 13, 2004
Posts: > 500
From: The NZ of L
PM |
On 2008-04-13 08:30:39, QVGA wrote:
I'm not sure how much difference would it make if you use a Shure or Bose headphones with a K850 or W960. They would probably sound the same as HPMs because of the limitations of those phones.
Definitely true. Theres no point spending a lot on headphones if you plan to use them with your phone. If you were serious about your music, you'd still be looking at getting an MP3 player, rather than a phone. And you'd buy those expensive headphones for your MP3 player.
While a phone is satisfactory for many people, the sound quality is not there yet. This is because (as stated previously) an MP3 player has dedicated decoding hardware, where a phone only uses software settings to try and create the same effect. Not until they start putting dedicated decoding hardware into phones (iPhone already has this, as one of the posters above said) will we see phones truly give MP3 players a run for their money.
This message was posted in the mail
2008, 2009, 2010 Best Australasian Member. |
jor1ge
Joined: May 28, 2002
Posts: 116
From: Greece
PM |
Well i have a 3 year old sony 20g walkman,NW-A3000,with some koss headphones. I've done a sound limiter hack that existed for this model and beats hands down K850 with hpm90 or with the koss headphones too.
Musical experience with the sony is excellent...
Sonyericsson walkmans need some serious catching up!! |
vladn02
Joined: Sep 17, 2007
Posts: 259
From: Ukraine
PM |
i have shure E4s for sale if anyone is interested lol sound great on my N82 but i actually am more than happy with the factory headphones i got, seem to be high quality, actually better than any sony headphones ive tried. |
xan K
Joined: Jun 15, 2006
Posts: > 500
From: Republica Dominicana
PM |
I'm currently using the w610 and it's a nice music phone. my replacement will surely be the w890 that looks like a terrific phone. it's so accessible yet, though.
|
|
|
Posted: 2008-04-12 08:16
