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In Reply to: RE: Anybody received a Pono player yet? posted by jec01 on November 11, 2014 at 11:50:00
I've been looking forward to it since day one and I might have pre-ordered one but for the life of me I haven't been able to figure out exactly what I would be getting.
Give me rhythm or give me death!
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...I might have pre-ordered one but for the life of me I haven't been able to figure out exactly what I would be getting.
For the life of me, I haven't been able to figure out exactly why I would need one. ;-)
While not 'hi-res' my iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch contain CD quality lossless files which sound fantastic for portable use or in the car. And in the case of my iPhone or iPod, they fit in my pocket. I think that PONO in a pocket would hurt!
For home use, I have my 'hi-res' files on the music server. I suppose I could use a PONO instead, but why?
Hey Abe better than the Pono for me would be if I could use an AppleTV or AppleTalk via a remote iPhone app to access my music files on a hard drive. I would need at least CD quality digital out from the AppleTV/Talk to the DAC of my choice. Of course if the Pono can be controlled via a remote app then it might be a better choice than the Apple - if it is in fact capable of remote control, high resolution playback and doesn't interfere with the systems performance when placed on the rack (which might remain unknown until I could compare two players in the system).
I already have a wired computer interface on one system and an iPod/DAC interface on the other. What I want is a high capacity SS drive connected to a DAP controlled by a cell phone app connected to a DAC.
I might go for a server, or wired PC interface, as 1 input to a system. But I want my music files to be directly accessible to the stereo without a computer/laptop/mini. I don't want to share/waste a PC for this dedicated application and believe a small less costly dedicated designed DAP has a much better chance of consistently superior and cost effective performance.
Give me rhythm or give me death!
I think you and I had this conversation last March, but in any event, the Pono player has three features that i-devices don't and that greatly appeal to me:
1. It's not part of the i-Tunes universe, so I can load my already-ripped FLAC files onto it. I personally don't care for i-Tunes.
2. It uses removable micro-SD cards, so it has functionally limitless capacity and I can swap cards in and out without going through some unpleasant syncing process.
3. It's designed by Charles Hansen.
Obviously, the Pono player isn't for everyone, but I think it has a place in the portable music world.
Happy listening,
Jim
"The passage of my life is measured out in shirts."
- Brian Eno
I can see the value of Pono if one wants a quality portable player. There are already a handful of similar 'high-end' players on the market, but some are ridiculously expensive. For $399 Pono won't break the bank of most audiophiles.
I'd be curious to see how this product does in the market. I don't see it appealing to the masses but a product can be successful serving a niche, for a while.
BTW, Charles Hansen didn't design the entire Pono Player. He contributed to the design along with other engineers on the design team. Charles just happens to have a name recognized (and deservedly so) in the audiophile niche.
I agree 100% and ordered one in the Kickstarter campaign. I have not received it yet either but I live in Canada so that might be an added wrinkle.
BTW I like your sig. Big Eno fan here!
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