zeneth 2009-10-10 00:37
Sony Walkman NWZ-E443 Review
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Sound Quality 9/10
Overall 9/10
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sounding far and away better than the current generation iPod nano, or touch for that matter. Even the YP-Q2, which sounds very good, can't compete
Whether listening to MP3, AAC, WMA or linear PCM files you'll notice the E443 gives a warmer, fuller and generally just better sound than its near rivals. That said, I don't have a current iRiver model, which anecdotally could still best this Sony, but I'll warrant the difference would be small.
Listen to a pair of [url=http://www.trustedreviews.com/mp3/review/2009/09/29/Ultimate-Ears-700-Noise-Isolating-Earphones/p1][color=#800080]Ultimate Ears 700s[/color][/url] with an [url=http://www.trustedreviews.com/mp3/review/2009/09/18/Apple-iPod-touch-3rd-Gen-64GB/p1][color=#0000ff]iPod touch[/color][/url] and you might be forgiven for thinking Paramore's [i]Brick by Boring Brick[/i] lacks presence low down, but from the E443 there's bass a-plenty, without it becoming overpowering.
You don't have to be borrowing a teenage girl's music to see the benefits, either. Something more grown up like Wagner's [i]Ride of the Valkaries[/i] or Beethoven's [i]Symphony no. 9[/i] are an eminently listenable experience on the E443 to the extent that I'm not really looking forward to reverting to my iPhone for day-to-day music playback duties.
if all you want is a focussed music player that sounds good, nay great, then the E443 (or one of its higher capacity siblings) should be your first port of call
from
[url=http://www.trustedreviews.com/mp3/review/2009/10/05/Sony-Walkman-NWZ-E443-4GB/p1]http://www.trustedreviews.com/mp3/review/2009/10/05/Sony-Walkman-NWZ-E443-4GB/p1[/url]