nopants Posted March 11, 2014 Report Share Posted March 11, 2014 128GB ++ is super nice. How about the sound? Whoa....co-developed by Ayre? I think they're just borrowing ayres windowing filters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blessingx Posted March 11, 2014 Report Share Posted March 11, 2014 (edited) It better play back 24/352.8 DXD. None of that 24/192 crap.And Korg AudioGate can convert between PCM and DSD. Just feed it your Twitter account to use free. Edited March 11, 2014 by blessingx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justin Posted March 11, 2014 Report Share Posted March 11, 2014 256kbps mp3 is my prediction Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
postjack Posted March 11, 2014 Report Share Posted March 11, 2014 256kbps mp3 is my prediction 256kbps LAME mp3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMoney Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1003614822/ponomusic-where-your-soul-rediscovers-music Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justin Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 Neil Young + good software (this is one area where all the other audiophile DAPs are fail) + good inputs/outputs = potential win. except for that triangle shape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grahame Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 Works for Toblerone 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wmcmanus Posted March 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 What the fuck were they thinking with that product design? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 To stand out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morphsci Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 (edited) I really do not see what is wrong with the shape. Unless I am missing something this is not meant to be used like a mobile DAC but rather as a transportable DAC. Can you really appreciate "Studio-Quality Sound" in a mobile environment? Besides, that shape may work for some in their pockets. Edited March 12, 2014 by morphsci Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grahame Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 Is that a Pono in your pocket? At least it won't roll off your desk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlSeibert Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 Judging by the size of the fingers in the picture, the thing is huge by mobile standards. Still, as a device to carry around the house, it's a reasonable size. Just as long add it doesn't need an amp or an external DAC strapped on to make it sound ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justin Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 the specs say it's 5x2x1", 4.5oz, 8 hr battery life. some of the photos are making the triangle look taller than it really is. i thought it was an equilateral triangle until i looked closely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlSeibert Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 That's pocket-able. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justin Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 here's a comparison of the profile with the Pico, for those who are familiar with it. Except the Pico is 2.75" long (plus knob) while this is 5" long, or just barely longer than an iPhone 5 which is considered a small phone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvdunhill Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 I like the triangle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 For the record, I have no problem with the triangle. One of my main pieces of hardware is a trapezoid: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grahame Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 (edited) You should tessellate ... Edited March 12, 2014 by Grahame Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 I do listen to Tesseract, does that count? Sent from my Nexus 10 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skullguise Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 What? I thought this would be a new format......so this is just another FLAC player? The PonoMusic.com Store uses FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec) audio format as its standard, for compatibility, although the PonoPlayer can play most popular high-res music formats from other sources. PonoMusic has a quality spectrum, ranging from really good to really great, depending on the quality of the available master recordings: CD lossless quality recordings: 1411 kbps (44.1 kHz/16 bit) FLAC files High-resolution recordings: 2304 kbps (48 kHz/24 bit) FLAC files Higher-resolution recordings: 4608 kbps (96 kHz/24 bit) FLAC files Ultra-high resolution recordings: 9216 kbps (192 kHz/24 bit) FLAC files Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grawk Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 someone probably talked sense into him. Or said "hey Neil, there already are better formats than mp3 that people actually use." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skullguise Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 Yeah.....I suppose it makes the player a little less interesting or special. We'll see what the store does for pricing..... "I'd like to order the Grateful Dead 'Dick's Pics Volume 2,768' please...." "Would you like that in lossless, high, higher, or ultra-high?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RudeWolf Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 I wonder what's the ENOB for this device. 21 bits is considered to be extremely good for desktop DAC's. Dunno how much is lost by the amp stage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salt Peanuts Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 here's a comparison of the profile with the Pico, for those who are familiar with it. Except the Pico is 2.75" long (plus knob) while this is 5" long, or just barely longer than an iPhone 5 which is considered a small phone Didn't realize it was that small. It sure looks a lot bigger on most of their photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riotvan Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 For the record, I have no problem with the triangle. One of my main pieces of hardware is a trapezoid: Toblerone > Bounty imo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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