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Originally Posted by Larsie
T10
Nice and very 'warm' sound (which I actually like, some people might not agree), however not as bright and clear as the H100/H300 (which sound pretty warm too).
I believe all players from the T serie sound equal (can anybody confirm this?)
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I never heard a T20, but own two T10 and one T30 and can confirm that they do indeed sound the same. I got the 1GB T10 first pretty early on, liked it so much that I got the 2GB once it had been out for a few months and the price dropped.
Found an
incredible bargain on the 1GB T30, so got that too. Must admit ... although I thought the T30 would sound good, I wasn't expecting it to sound
as good as T10 since T30 was the "budget" model from that series. But once loaded with music, there it was.... that same pleasantly warm and very big sound, complete with plenty of bass but without being 'boomy' or distorted. Pleasant surprise considering T30 is so light and small.
I prefer the relaxed and somewhat 'warm' sound of these players. I find 'brighter' sounding players cause listening fatigue, which is something I never experience with the T-series players.
The only difference I have found is that T30 is better for recording than T10. First because T30 has line-in, which is missing on T10. But T30 also records better through it's internal mic than T10, even though both have that same feature. I suspect it's because the mic hole is much larger on the T30 and it's centered better over the mic inside the unit. T10 still records well, but internal mic recordings on T30 come out louder and much more clear.
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they are pretty cheap, probably even the best 'bang for the buck' players ever made.
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Well they
were cheap, not so much anymore since they've been discontinued. In particular, the 2GB T10 units still out there are now overpriced.
By the way, nice review of the sound quality of different iriver players, and not just 'cause I happen the agree with your assessments.
It was just a really nice summary of the sound differences between the various players.
