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shadooby
Like Betamax, it'll flop.
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shadooby
Like Betamax, it'll flop.
I wouldn't be that sure. There are already a couple of portable HD audio player devices available and people are buying them.
Actually the main probleme with HD music so far has been the lack of trust in sources used. If Ponomusic can offer trustable HD music downloads it could really make the difference.
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shadooby
Like Betamax, it'll flop.
I wouldn't be that sure. There are already a couple of portable HD audio player devices available and people are buying them.
Actually the main probleme with HD music so far has been the lack of trust in sources used. If Ponomusic can offer trustable HD music downloads it could really make the difference.
To get that one extra little hair on your ear lobe to stand on end are you ready to fork out your hard earned cash? If so, more power to you. I've been an audio nut my entire life, I listen to my collection via turntable, cd player and mp3 player/ipod and notice very little to no difference. If Neil thinks he can convince the world he's smarter than Jobs and our own ears for his own monetary benefit so be it. I'm not falling for it.
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triceratops
I am not in the market for Pono, awful name BTW. The only time I use my Sansa zip clip is when out for a walk...and MP3 quality is good enuff for me when out walking. I am happy enough to have portable MP3 Stones and others to listen to.
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kowalski
I also use a Sansa clip player but with files in Flac quality on it. Question is why deniying the best quality for music when it's available... We all like blu-ray quality for movies. I just want the same quality that already exist for movies on blu-ray but for music. Pono is a funny name, not worse than another one. What's important is the service provided though.
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jamesfdouglas
FINALLY!
A portable system that understands what studio-quality music sounds like!
I can't wait to finally be able to plug in a proper 1/4" headphone jack into something so I CAN enjoy what this product is boasting!
Oh, wait.
Yeah... no.
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jamesfdouglas
FINALLY!
A portable system that understands what studio-quality music sounds like!
I can't wait to finally be able to plug in a proper 1/4" headphone jack into something so I CAN enjoy what this product is boasting!
Oh, wait.
Yeah... no.
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jamesfdouglas
Hook it up through a stereo with what? A 1/8" inch jack?
This alone makes this product a joke.
How can it sound that good when it doesn't have this ONE BASIC REQUIREMENT?
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jamesfdouglas
Hook it up through a stereo with what? A 1/8" inch jack?
This alone makes this product a joke.
How can it sound that good when it doesn't have this ONE BASIC REQUIREMENT?
I am not sure what you mean. The 1/8" inch stereo jack is quite standard these days.
The fact that this is designed to be a portable device prohibits a huge array of output connector jacks. This is in line with every other portable music player that I have seen.
The 1/8" inch (3.5 m.m.) stereo jack should be fine. Maybe you need one of these ????
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jamesfdouglas
Hook it up through a stereo with what? A 1/8" inch jack?
This alone makes this product a joke.
How can it sound that good when it doesn't have this ONE BASIC REQUIREMENT?
I am not sure what you mean. The 1/8" inch stereo jack is quite standard these days.
The fact that this is designed to be a portable device prohibits a huge array of output connector jacks. This is in line with every other portable music player that I have seen.
The 1/8" inch (3.5 m.m.) stereo jack should be fine. Maybe you need one of these ????
* [estore.nuforce.com] *
[cdn2.bigcommerce.com]
Yeah, 1/8" is standard these days.
Standard, just like the 128kbps mp3 is standard these days.
Adaptors degrade sound quality and put pressure on the input jacks which can cause permanent damage in no time.
If this pono is supposedly the best sound you can get digitally, then it fails to allow the best kind of headphone possibilities, so. what's the point again??