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Audio: Normally, on a player with such a ground-breaking screen, we’d start with Video, but on the S9, we really want to make special mention of the audio – it is the best sounding player we’ve ever listened to, by far! We’re totally confident that you will not in any honesty be able to listen to it back-to-back with any other portable player with the same files on it and say it’s anything but the best. We have – it’s true! The S9 uses Cowon’s new BBE+ audio architecture, personally integrated with the player by the CEO of Cowon – Mr Park! BBE+ is a range of sound processes that give incredible reproduction of good quality sources and can boost the quality of low-quality sources beyond comparison. It includes upgrades to BBE, Mach3Bass, 3D Surround and MP Enhance that featured in earlier Cowon players, with the addition of better EQ facilities, stereo enhancements and approximately thirty different specific profiles for different music and acoustics. Codec support is customarily comprehensive for Cowon. It will play MP3, WMA, OGG, FLAC, WAV and APE – offering compatibility with easily found files and also the most high quality lossless audio. Even better, you can listen to music for up to 55 hours continuously! To truly appreciate this player, you need to listen to it – you’ll be blown away – as we were!..... Read more

Best bit of kit I have owned
This purchase was a direct replacement for a previous Sony MP3 that I had owned for 5 years and had been very pleased with.
However, within minutes this machine had won me over and then some.First off the player is tiny and therefore ideal for those long trips especially on the train where you do not want a bulky machine.Secondly,the sound quality is far superior to the Ipod equivalent IMO and the machine is a joy to use (I found it similar to a Nokia phone in many respects.
Many people, me included, had hated the old Sonic Stage software but the drag & drop now used is quickly learnt & easy to use.
The only minus points are that the earphones are a horrible fit and the screen is far too small for anything other than the occassional short view.
In summary, I consider this to be the market leader if you can get past the design which is the only area that the ipod still trumps the Sony...... Read more

Serious about your music and video and want a portable player that delivers the best of both? Check out the X Series WALKMAN® from Sony...... Read more