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Cowon iAUDIO 7 Portable 8 GB MP3 Player (Red)

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Cowon iAUDIO 7 Portable 8 GB MP3 Player (Red)

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Product description

Ultra Portable MP3 Player

Product information

Product Dimensions

3 x 1 x 1 inches

Item Weight

4.2 ounces

Shipping Weight

4 ounces

Manufacturer

Cowon

ASIN

B000TB0RY4

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Item model number

I7-08RD

Customer Reviews

84 customer reviews

3.5 out of 5 stars

Best Sellers Rank

#4,560 in Electronics > Portable Audio & Video > MP3 & MP4 Players

Date first available at Amazon.com

June 12, 2004

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ByAnonon August 30, 2007

Package Type: Standard PackagingVerified Purchase

first, this will run forever it seems. i usually listen to it all day at work, commuting, and at the gym. it only needs to be charged every week or so... pretty impressive.

i'm not an audiophile but sound quality was the most important requirement. i listen to a lot of technical death metal, and i don't want any slop getting in the way when i try to follow a particular instrument. experience with their A2 media player convinced me that cowon might live up to expectations. the iAudio 7 definitely sounds amazing when paired with some bose headphones. still playing around with it, but i really like the 5 band eq with adjustable band frequency and band width.

i do hate drm with a burning passion, so any media player i buy won't saddle me with ANY proprietary encoding or protections. the iAudio acts just like any usb key. wonderful! i only use the software to re-encode movies as all my music resides in a meticulously organized directory structure.

it has plenty of power to give a good signal when plugged into the car stereo, receiver at home, or some quiet comfort 2 headphones.

the swing touch takes a little getting used to. i found it to be over-sensitive out of the box but the sensitivity can be turned down. now i'm used to it and i have no complaints.

i did have it lock up on me once. i think it had to do with a combination of inputs being activated simultaneously. luckily there is a reset button which took care of the problem. no settings were changed after a hard reset, which is good.

the whole device is very configurable... from the music effects and eq, to timers (alarm and sleep), to display, play list behavior, 2 programmable "buttons" (a longer press activates the programmed function)... the list goes on.

it has a small screen, so pictures and movies are not it's strong suit. the screen is beautiful though, i was impressed.

8gb is plenty of space for me, especially because the musical phases i go through never involve that much music at once. if i were going on a long road trip, i'd bring the A2 along. it holds everything and i could transfer music from the A2 to the I7 if that 8gb was getting boring.

everything i needed was included in the box, which is very nice. the I7 charges off a usb connection (pretty quickly it seems). i didn't even bother plugging the included headphones in, so no comment their quality.

overall, very satisfied. in any specific area, also satisfied. this is a great product and i highly recommend it.

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Once you get out of the iPod hype you really start to discover gems like this mp3 player

ByDanielon August 14, 2007

Package Type: Standard PackagingVerified Purchase

First of all I want to state I am no Ipod/Apple fan boy or hater, I am just an engineer that is quite fond of music and tries to get the most out of his hard earned money.

What can I say about the iAudio 7, hmmm
First of all for context, I've had (or someone in my family) an iPod Shuffle, and iPod Video 80Gb, a creative zen video 30Gb, a Sansa 8Gb,a sony Ericsson w800i (it's basically a mp3 player we all know that) and now a Cowon iAudio 7 so I can say I have been around always keeping an open mind, just looking for the best purchase money/features.

The iAudio 7 is a very small flash based device, albeit thick like a sony ericsson phone (believe me it is not bad at all, don't listen to nano owners, thin is not everything) it has quite a fast boot speed and as most flash based players (8gb) it has fast access between songs.
I have been looking thoroughly for my next mp3 player since my iPod video died I took a while and went over most of the mp3 players on the market trying to outsmart the consumer advertising hype and looking for real facts.

I decided to give cowon a chance and after a few solid days this is my opinion
Pros:
Multiple format support, ogg, FLAC (I'm an open source guy this is a must for me) plus all the standard ones
Supports podcasts, DRM music (Haven't actually tried this one out as I don't believe in DRMs I buy the music CD I want and rip the whole thing)
Lite, compact and small yet fells sturdy (as sturdy as a small precision electronic device can be)
Connectivity through mini USB
Radio, customizable radio recording, voice customizable voice recording
Video and photo support (Though it needs conversion for videos, that is a minor thing for me, videos looks great, and let's face it an mp3 player with a screen an inch or so shouldn't be bought to watch videos, you can though and they look great)
Music playback supports lyrics
Text reader
User programmable buttons
Awesome sound quality (Best amongst all PMP I've had)
Decent, above average earphones provided
Interface, needs time to master but is quite accurate and natural (This could go as a Negative feature, depending on the owner, controls are great IMO)
Outstanding battery life (Might be wrong but I feel it outlasts iPod and creative 3-1 in battery life 2-1 at least)
Great and extensive equalizer settings.

Cons:
Device is a fingerprint magnet
Few peripherals and add-ons available (iPod fans)
Thick (Some might say this is a Con, if feel it has adequate dimensions, still depends on the owner, might go either way)
Graphics, it reminds me of the 90's computer games or SNES games, other mp3/video devices have much nicer and impressive graphical interfaces)
Jet Audio is it's "itunes" to put it in a certain way, as much as I like it and it gets the job done great, it is not as flashy as Itunes, just as solid IMO
Videos are a bit uncomfortable to watch in such a screen.

As usual it depends on what you mainly intend to use the device for.
For me it is mainly a flash based, multi-open-format support with good sound and battery life, because this little device handled my needs so well I can't think of any more flaws.

I just tried to be as straight forward with the facts as I could.
If you look for a video player, look elsewhere, hope this review helps
Cheers

Update: Under heat it just goes berserk, the heat kinda activates or messes up the controls and it needs time to cool down. Not good for a tropical country.

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Most recent customer reviews

Too bad they don't make this model any more. A real winner.

Published on September 25, 2015 by Paul B

... already had one and knew from that I would love this MP3

I already had one and knew from that I would love this MP3.

Published on July 14, 2015 by Mike

I Miss This Guy

This was such an amazing mp3 player that someone stole it after I maybe bragged too much. I'd give it more stars if I could; I've never found an audio player that put out such...Read more

Published on October 23, 2014 by David W.

I bought two MP3 so far. This MP3 player can play music, radio and recorder.The sound is pretty good and it is in good size but I don't like its arm band.

Published on June 9, 2014 by limelight

I'm a fan of Cowon's sound quality and voice recording. No other players that I have came across can match the quality of Cowon's player.Read more

Published on May 18, 2010 by Y. C.

I don't write reviews for things, and I'm not gunna start now. This is a note of pure complaint. This product is a massive headache for the following reasons:
1) the...Read more

Published on March 16, 2010 by Internonymous

I7 = Good sound quality

Compare with X5L, I7 sound quality is a little bit off, but it is still better than 99% portable players out there especially to iPod.Read more

Published on December 7, 2009 by Richard Lee

I7 Is Sweet on the Ears

Want to listen to your tunes on the go? Do you want portability (slip it in your pocket)? Do you need a player just for music?Read more

Published on November 29, 2009 by E. Mark Pallok

Works with Linux, makes a great alarm clock, great customer service!

I bought this little guy about a year and a half ago when I decided that I was done screwing around with the CD player while working.Read more

Published on October 19, 2009 by Alice Nicholes

Doesn't work with Overdrive.

I tried the iAudio 7 with the library's audio book vendor OverDrive. Plug in the device and Overdrive states this device is not compatible and will not work.Read more

Published on October 2, 2009 by Amazon Customer

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