Price vs. 20GB IPOD | iAudio M3 20 GB Digital Music Player

Probably the best MP3 player | iAudio M3 20 GB Digital Music Player

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	• iAudio M3 20 GB Digital Music Player Cowon Cowon, 2005 average customer review:based on 6 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Love it...

I bought my I Audio about 6 months ago and have not had one problem with it, the sound quality is great (although the headphones that come with it suck), and it's got a good battery life. The one negative thing about it is that the software that comes with it is very confusing, and the little toggle keys on the screen can be very confusing and hard to work. However, if you're okay with putting up with that, it's a great little MP3 player.

Price vs. 20GB IPOD

I'm not an IPOD proponent, however, I feel the need to correct the previous review that claimed this product is "considerably less" than the 20GB IPOD. This is not true. The 20GB IPOD is EXACTLY the same price as this unit. That being said, I would still rate this higher than the IPOD simply because its true plug and play with no driver necessary - that is, it will show up as a drive letter in Windows without loading any proprietary software.

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Probably the best MP3 player

How do you weed out the best MP3 players from the abundance of models and brands on the market? I had done some quite in depth research into this, as I wanted to make sure that if I'm going to spend a fair bit of money, it's going to have to be something that lasts and performs to a very high standard indeed. I wanted great sound, great style and build quality, ease of use and compactness and lightness. Well, the Cowon IAudio M3 certainly fulfils all those requirements to a really high standard and good value for money when compared to other players (you don't have to fork out extra for protective casing or a cradle, it's all included).

I initially narrowed my selection to an IPOD, an IRIVER and this one from Cowon. I've not listened to IRIVER's sound quality but I have listened to the IPOD and I do feel happier with the IAudio's sound.

I've had it now for 3 months and I'm still over the moon with it. The feature that really sold it for me was the small remote, from which all controls are made. It means that the actual main body can stay hidden away in your pocket safe from accidents and those dastardly `hoodies' you get nowadays and you can clip the remote to something within easy reach. The actual remote is a really great idea and not at all difficult to control as some reviewers have suggested and is rather stylish. I like the fact that the two main buttons can also be pushed in as well as from side to side...

The equaliser settings are superb and the MP3 enhance and the surround sound effects work to really fantastic effect. The built in FM tuner is another added bonus and the voice recorder has also come in very handy - other features that sold it for me. I also really like the fact that the IAudio M3 automatically encodes to MP3 format as you record directly to it, which comes in handy for when you want to record from cassettes.

The only criticism I do have is that the instructions are really bad and do not explain well enough the ins and out of the JetShell software and if like me, this is your first foray into the wonderful world of MP3, and unless you've had experience with encoding to MP3 before and file management, you will probably get rather frustrated and there will be an element of trial and error before you work out how it all works. However, it's a small criticism and not enough to warrant a reduced star off the overall rating.

In short, this is a nigh on perfect MP3 player and used in conjunction with a set of Sennheiser PX200's (although the earphones it comes with are rather good), you'll have a stunning jukebox set up.

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The Best mp3 Player.

I bought the M3 in 2004, and it has performed beautifuly. The optional screen feature is awsome because you can, for example, while riding a bike, change the song without taking the player out of your pocket. The Jetshell used for putting music on the player is extremely easy to use. The sound quality is much better than an ipod or any other competitor. Finally, there is also FM/AM radio, voice recording, and direct line-in/line-out recording. A downside to this player, if any, would be the adapter thing you connect to the bottom of the player for USB/charging/line in/line out; because if you loose it, you're screwed. But, there is a way to avoid that, you can buy a cradle, and use it instead. So, overall if you are thinking about getting this player, and don't want the hastle of worring about your screen scratching up, buy the Cowon iaudio m3.

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Great MP3 Player

I have been using this unit for about 6 months.

I read several reviews before settling on the M3 for a hard drive MP3 player. From other peoples opinions it appeared to be a good music player. After buying one I agree. The 20gb size should provide plenty of capacity. Mine is about half full.

Part of the reason I bought it was the name. I bought a 256mb CW300 several years ago and it is indestructable. The M3 has turned out to the same quality product. I still use the 300 for listening to music while riding a bike or working out. Along with it's small convenient size it has plenty of capacity and a great FM tuner.

I had previous experience with the software. It is fairly easy to use.

In my opinion this player works real well in a car with a decent stereo as you can run it thru the cars stereo with an FM adapter. I use the iRiver FM transmitter, it works great. You will need to access an unused FM frequency. Some people have complained that there is a lack of unused frequencies in the metro areas, we don't have that problem where I live and travel. Make sure you keep the volume down on the player below 20 ( about half volume ). Turn up the volume on the car stereo and it will be nice and clear. Turn the player to shuffle mode and you can drive across country listening to your own great tunes. If you get too much bass through the car speakers you can go into the JetEffect controls and adjust the various equalizer components. You should end up with a good clear sound. Battery life I have experienced on road trips is 8-9 hours of continuous play.

Another way to use the player is with an external speaker source. I bought a JBL On-tour speaker box. It hooks up well with the M3 and runs on batteries or thru an AC adapter. You can take it on trips, use it by the pool or in the kitchen.
One gripe I have is most accesories ( ie. speaker boxes ) that you can find on the market are for the iPod. It is a shame these items wont work with other MP3 players like the On-tour does.

I agree it does take time getting used to the controls. Once you have that down it works great. Overall this is a good product. I am glad I bought it

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