First shots of the Cowon iAudio X7?

by Nilay Patel, posted Aug 9th 2007 at 11:30PM

We'd heard that Cowon was planning to ship a 40- and 80GB iAudio X7 in September, but these supposed product shots that just surfaced at DAPreview are the first tangible evidence we've seen of the device. Based on what we know they look pretty legit, but our expertise on Photoshop fakery can only take us so far.

Filed under: Portable Audio

Tags: cowon, dap, iaudio, iaudio x7, IaudioX7, x7

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Michael @ Aug 9th 2007 11:39PM

I WANT MY X7! I WANT MY X7! I WANT MY X777!!!!.......

Seriously though, it better have more tactile buttons than just volume and come in a 100-120GB size (the drives do exist after all)

http://www.rapidrepair.com/shop/3019-samsung-hard-drive-disk-spinpoint-n2-120gb.html

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Jesse S @ Aug 9th 2007 11:43PM

Oh god, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE HAVE AN OPTICAL OUT! I BEG OF YOU COWON!

Also, GIVE IT A CLEAN LINE OUT! MAKE IT HAVE A BETTER LINE OUT THAN THE iMod!!!!!!

I. Can't. Wait.

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Michael @ Aug 9th 2007 11:55PM

Agreed. SQ is of paramount importance to a device made by a company with a reputation like Cowon. I'd really like it if they put in a quality opamp driven amp circuit to drive high impedance cans like Beyers. Even my Senn HD-595s sound a little thin through the X5 and more so out of anything else. That would put the X7 in the league of those $500 30-gig Kenwood players at a much lower price point. It won't happen but one can only dream...

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Jesse S @ Aug 10th 2007 12:00AM

You should just get an amp...

Honestly, I'd rather see a device with an ok headphone out, a digital/optical out, and a clean line out. The X5's line out is really good, but from what I've heard, the iMod's is better. But I really, really hate iPods, and I don't want to buy a $200 cable...

Currently I have an X5 going to a Qables Silvercab line out dock, going to a Ray Samuels Audio "The Tomahawk" amp, which I use to drive Shure E4C's (and soon, LiveWire custom IEM's).

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Michael @ Aug 10th 2007 12:03AM

I have a Meier Audio Corda Headfive as my desktop amp, but I don't have the room (or cash) for a portable amp. Plus, I'm still saving up for a DAC.

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Michael @ Aug 10th 2007 12:07AM

I already have a Corda Headfive as my desktop amp and don't have the room (or cash) for a portable unit. All I ask is something better than a direct connection to the sound chip like in the X5.

Plus, I really need to save up for that DAC...

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paloooz @ Aug 9th 2007 11:55PM

Cowon really is the god of all PMPs.

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Randavance @ Aug 10th 2007 3:28AM

I agree 100%. I have an iAudio M5 and I'm deeply in love with it. I had to purchase expencive HD headphones just for it. I haven't really tested much of Cowons PMPs since the X5 which my sister purchased after using my M5, out of what I could tell, it had really lackluster video playback support, I hope they've improved since then. Even if they haven't, it's still worth getting for the sake of having an 80 gig Cowon audio player.

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