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Product Description
Live your passion for music with the Cowon iAudio i9 multimedia player! The iAudio i9 is ideal for listening to your favourite tunes in MP3, WMA and WAV format, or enjoying AVI, WMV and ASF video files. This multimedia player handles Xvid codecs for compressed films, and includes Music Player JetEffect 3.0 software for a full range of special sound effects. It can also serve as a JPEG photo viewer and a TXT file reader. The iAudio i9 by Cowon is a must-have for anyone serious about good music!
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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Echoing many of the other reviews I have found this to be far the best MP3 player I've owned. The sound quality is superb and the range of EQ adjustments makes it streets ahead of other brands at any price. I have not tried the supplied ear-buds - my sennheisers sound great. Personally I like the very minimalist lightweight design a lot; easy to slip in your pocket slim and unobtrusive. I even like the diagonal touch screen controls - it is actually more comfortable to scroll on a diagonal if holding the player in one hand and using the thumb of that same hand. About my only quibble was the incredible sensitivity of the touch screen - but in the settings menu you can adjust that too! I do put it on 'hold' when playing because it is still a bit of hair-trigger.
Regarding the "is it loud enough" vs. "its too quiet" debate. The key as mentioned on forums elsewhere is to select NON EUROPEAN as the region when first taking it out of the box. EU regulations impose a limiter. Its OK to select European for the radio. If - as I did - you select European and feel it is a bit too quiet no problem. Connect to your PC using the supplied USB/charging cable - open My computer and click on the iAUDIO9 icon; double click on the system folder; delete the file named PARAM. This is the file that logs the parameters when you first setup. Disconnect player and turn back on - all the music files will still be there - and go through the set up of location etc again just DON'T select European! Also, don't be fooled by the fact that the volume range still shows as 1 - 40; that is all it is a range not an absolute measure of loudness. "New" 40 is considerably louder than "Old" 40.
I think this is a stunning piece of kit which on music playback alone is significantly superior to various I-pods/phone at twice the price. My only regret is that I didn't splash oput an extra twenty quid to double the capacity. I have not tried the videos yet - not my thing. Music downloading laughably simple - drag and drop or just "send to" from tools like media monkey.
Regarding the "is it loud enough" vs. "its too quiet" debate. The key as mentioned on forums elsewhere is to select NON EUROPEAN as the region when first taking it out of the box. EU regulations impose a limiter. Its OK to select European for the radio. If - as I did - you select European and feel it is a bit too quiet no problem. Connect to your PC using the supplied USB/charging cable - open My computer and click on the iAUDIO9 icon; double click on the system folder; delete the file named PARAM. This is the file that logs the parameters when you first setup. Disconnect player and turn back on - all the music files will still be there - and go through the set up of location etc again just DON'T select European! Also, don't be fooled by the fact that the volume range still shows as 1 - 40; that is all it is a range not an absolute measure of loudness. "New" 40 is considerably louder than "Old" 40.
I think this is a stunning piece of kit which on music playback alone is significantly superior to various I-pods/phone at twice the price. My only regret is that I didn't splash oput an extra twenty quid to double the capacity. I have not tried the videos yet - not my thing. Music downloading laughably simple - drag and drop or just "send to" from tools like media monkey.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
I've used i-pods and creatives before this, but they just weren't loud enough. This little player lets you adjust every level to get that `perfect sound' - it also works with any file type - no need for itunes.
Once you get used to the file structure it is easy - similar to the structure of a PC. The battery lasts a while and because of its size it tucks away nicely in your inside pocket.
The screen is sharp, but small; this will play video but it is designed for music.
This is a real music lover's MP3; an understated design compared to apple, but far superior sound.
The best thing about this player - you can adjust the settings to make it LOUD!
Once you get used to the file structure it is easy - similar to the structure of a PC. The battery lasts a while and because of its size it tucks away nicely in your inside pocket.
The screen is sharp, but small; this will play video but it is designed for music.
This is a real music lover's MP3; an understated design compared to apple, but far superior sound.
The best thing about this player - you can adjust the settings to make it LOUD!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
I took some time to trawl through audiophile forums to find the best player for sound quality, which is all I really care about. Cowon seemed to come up top in this price range. I am not disappointed, sound quality is great, far better than ipod, and there are surprisingly precise controls for EQs, although the controls are a little fiddly. And it's loud! I haven't bothered with the included headphones, they're always rubbish, I use my own Octone Groovebuds which are also good value.
Thoroughly recommended.
Thoroughly recommended.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Better than IPod
I have used Apple and Creative MP3 players in the the past but decided to give Cowon a try. I was not disappointed. The sound quality is the best I have heard. Read more
Published 3 months ago by dogstarman
Disappointed
Found this product to be difficult to set up. In fact I gave up and am returning it. The creation of musical files is not intuitive. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Woody
cowoni9
I study alot of reviews on MP3 players and decided on the Cowon i9 after reading about the great sound everyone talks about. Read more
Published 6 months ago by petersdad
Brilliant
Excellent sound quality and a nice finish make this a good product that is well worth its price. Maybe the menu system could a little easier to learn, but I got there so I expect... Read more
Published 6 months ago by J. Pavey
System info
Although the Cowon i9 8GB MP3 Player is a great little mp3, one thing that the above info dosent tell you is that it isnt compatible with windows Vista 64 bit.
Published 7 months ago by Dragon Lady
as a song writer I use this all the time, LOVE IT...
This is a great mp3 player and once you get your head round how it works and understand you can only have 400 tracks in any one play list, You'll love it. Read more
Published 7 months ago by dddocmusic
The best complement a gadget can get - it's nice to use.
If you want an MP3 player that is as nice to use as an Ipod touch, but doesn't have the drawbacks of ITunes (the worst program ever! Read more
Published 11 months ago by Isothio
Brilliant
sound quality is excellant even on the supplied head phones unit is easy to use.
Radio feature is above average for mp3 player
video needs conversion prog to work... Read more
Radio feature is above average for mp3 player
video needs conversion prog to work... Read more
Published 13 months ago by howard
Excellent for Classical Music
I listen to classical music and many players suffer from insufficient volume and poor quality sound reproduction (including iPods). Read more
Published 20 months ago by jsm
