Here are just a few models:
The Philips chip used in IRIVER has a high output power (MX500, M 1/DTX900 can be pushed well. When analyzing, the noise floor comes out. ), the bottom is dry (because it is the core of early SAA), and the sound dyeing is also large. IRIVER's industrial design gives full play to the core of Philips. However, if you use high-resolution headphones and power amplifiers, the bottom is dry. The voice is cold. The three plates are basically balanced. Wide application range. The high frequency is slightly weak. However, both MP3 and OGG Q 10 are attenuated a lot. Can only be compensated by emotional intelligence. However, the sound is getting worse.
PS。 IRIVER99 founded its brand in 1999. There is a gap between industrial design and Samsung/Sony.
Sony .. Japanese (in fact, Sony can buy) machines are also heavily dyed, but the dyeing style is different from that of Philips. The sound field of Philips is very atmospheric. The dyeing of Sony chips is suitable for listening to human voice/pop. The sound field is smaller, the sound is warm, the middle and high frequency decoration marks are obvious, and there are occasional teeth sounds. However, it is very pleasing to the ear. The noise floor is basically 0. It's best not to listen to classics.
Industrial design is the best of these brands ... so it saves the most electricity. All lithium batteries are expensive. Basic luxuries are more expensive than IRIVER/ Samsung.
Samsung. The chips used are very miscellaneous. Self-core staining is less. The sound field scale/output is smaller than that of Philips ... but the sound is very delicate. The intermediate frequency is good (this is very important). High frequency still doesn't work. MP3 players are basically not high frequency. It's good to listen to human voice (female voice). The sound is very warm. The noise floor is basically 0.
For sigmate 3550/Telechips models, POP is applicable.
Industrial design is second only to Sony among these brands. Brand value is the highest.
IAUDIO basically developed the chip to the extreme with SIGMATEL/ Telechips. The voice is slightly worse than that of IRIVER.
MPIO· Audiau .. SM basically doesn't listen to these two cards. Few people buy these two cards and few agents.
The innovation output is terrible ... it's estimated to be 50+50MW ... I used ZEN-256MB version on ATH CM-3 ... The sound was deafening when it was tuned to 1. The sound field is bigger than IRIVER, but the sound is not delicate enough. The low frequency is very strong. The hard disk version is estimated to be able to push headphones of HD595 level.
Apple IPOD only tried the old MINI P.P chip. The output is quite large. I feel that the sound quality of POP is as good as that of Samsung, but the software is not very easy to use.
The price of Meizu E3 499 is not bad. The high frequency is quite bright. However, during the audition (EQ=NOR+DTX900+MP3-320K/WAV), I felt that the intermediate frequency was over-dyed ... I felt that the sound was fake ... The low frequency was also very general ... and there was background noise.
Thanks to the author garypayton86.
-Supplement:
I think the above analysis is very thorough, and the sound quality should be slightly better than anyone else ... If you are particularly interested in sound quality, you'd better work hard on headphones.
Because the above models are top MP3 manufacturers, and the MP3 technology is quite mature at present, the output gap is not big. A good earphone can greatly improve the effect. For example, Iron Triangle, Sennheiser and Sony can all ... choose one that suits you according to your hobbies and economic conditions, and I believe you will be satisfied. ...