#COWON A2 SUPPORT UPDATE#
#COWON A2 SUPPORT PORTABLE#

If anyone else can find more info, please post it here!ДЄlso, if any of you out there are Linux hackers, PLEASE help hack the A2 and provide a better music player interface! The one provided by Cowon is too limited (no gapless, no -vbr-new support, etc.). It seems to follow with what I'm hearing and what I've read about Wolfson, though. The difference is quite dramatic.ДЄll this said, I can't find a more official specification than the Polish bulletin board above for exactly which DAC is used in the A2. I would prefer them to sound exactly the same, since the H120 with Rockbox is infinitely more usable as an audio player and the A2 still doesn't support LAME -vbr-new MP3 files (which is all I encode to). Believe me, this isn't merely psychological. It doesn't even take an A/B switch to hear the difference.

And again, comparing the sound quality of the two, even with the Tomahawk, the sound of the H120 is muddy and bass-heavy and the soundstage compressed compared to the clarity and instrument placement of the A2.

#COWON A2 SUPPORT PORTABLE#

I'm not sure if that's exactly the same Wolfson chip that resides in the 4G iPods, but given the general positive feedback I've seen about Wolfson DACs, this makes a LOT of sense. 5 What Is Cowon A2 Cowon A2 Is A Portable Multimedia Player Developed And Manufactured By Cowon Systems, Inc.

Iriver H 1x0/3x0 > Coldfire SCF5249 + codec - Philips UDA1380TT.

Additionally, it offers USB host support, enabling you to connect external devices such as digital cameras or other MP3 players directly to the unit for easy transfer of music, images and other data files without the need for a PC.

Cowon A2 > TI TMS320DM320 + Wolfson WM8750 You can also use the A2 as a USB mass storage device to store and transfer your most important files.

You will not be able to roll back to firmware v.1.54b, v.1.57, or v.1.59 from v1.61E Whats new in Firmware 1. Support to English word wrap in Text Viewer If you set the language menu as Hebrew or Arab, it is not compatible. It will also appear when you roll back to previous version. I was able to glean the following information from this site: Support mp+ and mpp (Capital or small letters will work equally) The compatible file extensions include: mpc, mp+ and mpp.

Still, not having to travel with an Archos-like hub gives the Cowon A2 an edge in coon portability. With its cool matchbox-car design, the Cowon iAudio F1 should appeal to younger music fans, but its subpar battery life, weak bass, and lack of WM DRM 10 support hold it back. such as screen size, playback features etc. That leaves you with the leisure to make some important choices.

#COWON A2 SUPPORT UPDATE#

This got me searching for more information on just exactly which DAC is in the A2 that makes such a big difference. Cowon plans to release a firmware update that will sort music by ID3 tag. Cowon A2 All video players from Cowon support drag-and-drop for all content types, so you can pretty much pick whatever you like from the assembly line.

After some recent experimentation and re-comparing the sound quality of my iriver H120 and my Cowon A2, this time with both piped through my RSA Tomahawk, it became clear again just how much better the A2 sounds.

Cowon a2 support