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COWON'S D2 IS THE BEST MP3 PLAYER.

AND Shure's SE530 are the best earphones on EARTH.

And when both combined will be the ULTIMATE MUSIC DEVICE.

The BEST MUSIC DEVICES would be in this order:
1st - Good MP3 player like Cowon / iPod (iPhone)
2nd - W980 and W902
3rd -N91 and Samsung F310 Serenata
4th - N81 and Samsung F300 / F330 / i450
5th- Motorola ROKR E2
5th - Any others

I must add that Cowon D2 is the most powerful player up to date, and with battery life of 52 hours, 2.5" touchscreen, FLAC, APE and etc. support, customizable themes, very good price, excellent build quality, the best sound quality among portable audio(surpassed only by X5/X5L by little), microSDHC slot(!!!) its the best flash-based player out there. The second one is Cowon iAudio7(though some people may like it more).

The two problems with Cowon players are that they are hard to find(mainly the older models I mean) - they are mostly made for the Korean market(thats why they are so great) and the second is customer support, which is mainly for Korea(maybe USA too but I don't know that for sure). The chance that your Cowon player breaks down is minimal due to the high quality of materials and good construction, but after 1.5-2 years the battery life will be reduced, so you may want to change the battery, but most of Cowon players are with internal battery like the iPods. Thats, of course, if you haven't upgraded to a newer Cowon player.

The iAudio COWON D2 2GB sells for Rs. 12,250 while the 4GB version sells for Rs. 14,000, both with a 1 year warranty. The D2 is a great option; yes, there will be many who think the iPod is better for the same price, but iAudio finds itself among a premium audience because of its quality. This product is no different, better quality audio and video over the iPod is what makes it a winner. The only major drawback is the 2 GB capacity compared to the 30 GB capacity of an iPod. If this player was priced 2K less, it would make it an absolute steal.

WISE OWL
Please do let me know where can we get ORIGINALCOWON D2 in BANGALORE?