how is the sound quality of headphone out playing music ??

[leo5111]

is there hiss?? and how is music sound quality?ive heard other places there was im reffering to 605wifi

[matchbox]

Hello
some folks have major complaints about both the quality & the volume from the 605, spending a lot of time & $ trying to remedy them. Personally, I find the sound from the device is acceptable- especially using over the ear headphones with closed backs. There is some hissing & crackling noise while using the wireless feature. there has been a post or two about outside signals interfering with sound or video playback- you might try a search on that topic.

[leo5111]

but how is sound quailty with wireless off?

[inubani]

I found the sound to be fine on mine, but I don't like my music very loud.

[bioman]

Sound quality is good enough if you buy some serious high-quality earphones. Of course it is not the best (e.g. Creative is better), but I find it acceptable. Of course you should have your music encoded at high bitrates (above 192 kbps).
Sound volume is low, but with noise-reduction earphones or with in-ear earphones it is loud enough (for me, but other people have complained a lot about the low volume).

[kb]

Depends how fussy you are, what previous experience you have, and how you encode your music. Many people complain about the volume, but I find the hiss a bigger problem. Without the hiss you could overcome the volume limitation with a small amplifier like the Fiio.

But, in general, I find the sound quality to be OK for a player of this sort. It's perfectly listenable, in my view, although I prefer the sound I get from the earlier Archos models, or the Cowons.

To be honest, the only way to assess the acceptability of the sound is to listen before you buy. I certainly shan't even consider buying one of the new models until I've listened myself.

[leo5111]

well to give you a i idea heres what im using now, the headphone amp http://www.headphonia.com/Lyrix-Amp:::1 ... 1e83cff962 heres the headphones http://www.amazon.com/Denon-AHD2000-Per ... 631&sr=8-1 and the headphones have been recabled with better cable by here http://www.s2-audio.com/

[Hubbard]

Sound quality is good, but if you're dropping that kind of cash into the headphones and amp I would suggest another player. One designed just for audio with a huge HDD to store all your audio in FLAC or WAV, if you care about sound quality that much I would say Cowon D2 is your best bet.

[kb]

Sound quality is good, but if you're dropping that kind of cash into the headphones and amp I would suggest another player. One designed just for audio with a huge HDD to store all your audio in FLAC or WAV, if you care about sound quality that much I would say Cowon D2 is your best bet.

I am inclined to agree, although I haven't really listened to the more recent Cowon models much. And the sound quality of the old AV500 is pretty good -- much better (in my view) than the later Archos models.

It's odd that nobody make a true `audiophile' player -- something designed just for audio, with the same attention to detail in the analog parts that you'd get in top-notch hi-fi equipment. I'd certainly buy such a thing if it existed. But maybe it's actually impossible? Maybe putting all that digital stuff in such a small space makes it impossible? But, in any event, I'm sure it's possible to do better than most current players do.

[leo5111]

what about one of these http://www.amazon.com/Cowon-A3-80SL-Por ... 295&sr=8-3 and i want one with good size screen to watch movies on the go

[fischju]

The 605 is better than a lot of cheap mp3 players, but not the best. If you are willing to spend $350 you could wait for in-depth reviews of the Archos 5, and if sound quality has been improved, buy one of them.