COWON iAUDIO 6 Expert Reviews

The $250 iAudio 6, Cowon's first microdrive player, rivals most flash players in compactness, thanks in part to a 4GB, 0.85-inch hard drive. This feature-packed and excellent-sounding player/recorder supports all sorts of music, video, and photo files ...

The Cowon iAudio 6 stores your media on its 4GB hard drive, which uses a new miniature disk that's only 0.85-inch in diameter. This reduces the size of the player and makes it more resistant to shocks than units that use larger drives. The player is ...

Small size and lightweight ; Records FM broadcasts, and from mic

Screen too small for watching video ; Roughly average audio quality

The iAudio 6 earned a rating of Good in PC World's new audio-quality tests. It scored well for its high signal-to-noise ratio and reached a high volume level before introducing distortion, but we registered much harmonic distortion and cross talk ...

At $249.99 direct, the 4GB hard drivebased Cowon iAudio 6 competes with premium flash-based players like the Apple iPod nano and SanDisk Sansa e260. Its impressive array of features, very flexible options, tiny size, and PlaysForSure support (audio, ...

Very small for a hard drive player. Broad feature set. Broad audio format support. Flexible sound-enhancement and playback options. Supports subscription and download services.

Interface is often slow. Expensive for a hard drive player. Weak FM tuner.

The iAudio 6 has so many features and options that newbies may be overwhelmed, but tech-savvy users will enjoy the player's flexibility.

The tiny iAudio 6 plays and records plenty of media types, but the funky controls and miniature screen limit its appeal.

Small size and lightweight, Records FM broadcasts, and from mic

Screen too small for watching video, Roughly average audio quality

The Cowon iAudio 6 is a supercompact hard drive audio, video, and photo player with excellent format support and performance (bright sound and solid battery life). A vivid and colorful OLED screen, FM radio, line-in and voice-recording capabilities, ...

The Cowon iAudio 6's touch interface takes some getting used to, and the device is easiest to operate with two hands. Also, the hard drive device is more likely to malfunction than a flash player. No carrying case or lanyard is included. Like with the ...

The stacked yet compact 4GB Cowon iAudio 6 is a true performer, but the touch-sensitive interface will cause problems for some.

Cowon's gotten some rather mixed reviews in the past for their line of iAudio DAPs, but the outlook seems mostly positive for the upcoming hard drive-based iAudio6, with Anything But iPod finding very few flaws in the diminutive player's design, ...

Don't let the compact size of the iAudio 6 fool you. It's not just sleek and attractive on the outside; it's loaded with technology on the inside with the ability to display pictures and videos. At $179.99, this 4 GB mp3 player by Cowon is the best ...

We recommend this player to anyone who wants a high-end mini music player with many features and doesn't mind spending a little more money for a quality product. With four gigabytes of storage, you can enjoy all of your favorite media on the go.

The feature-stacked yet compact 4GB Cowon iAudio 6 is a true performer, but the touch-sensitive interface will cause problems for some

Super-compact ; excellent format support ; bright sound ; solid battery life ; vivid and colourful OLED screen ; FM radio, line-in and voice-recording capabilities ; updated touch interface

Touch interface takes some getting used to ; easiest to operate with two hands ; hard drive more likely to malfunction than a flash player ; no carrying case or lanyard included

The iAudio pumps up its specs and takes on the nano, but who's got the knock-out punch?

Plays video; Good sound quality

Unwieldy track navigation

This player has impressive features, but the track navigation would try the patience of a saint.