Cowon iAudio 7 Expert Reviews

alaTest has collected and analyzed 812 reviews from magazines and websites. Reviewers really like the price. The battery also impresses, but many are less positive about the size.

Price, Battery, Appearance, Sound

Size, Interface

Experts rate this product 73/100 and users 81/100. We analyzed these ratings, the product age and more factors. Compared to other MP3 Players, the Cowon iAudio 7 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 92/100 = Excellent quality.

Cowon makes some of the most interesting digital media players we've laid hands on. The iAudio 7 is no exception, although it won't earn a place in our pantheon of favorites. Click Read More for more.

Broad file-format support ; great sound ; innovative features

Display is much too small ; no support for WMA Lossless ; odd touch-sensitive controls

Let's start with the features: The iAudio 7 not only has a built-in mic-rendering it handy for recording voice messages or recording a lecture-it also has a 1/8-inch line-level input. Plug in a better-quality mic, or any other audio source, and you ...

I don't hate the player, and I'm certainly not disappointed with it. I just have a hard time recommending it, unless you know you're willing to spend time with a machine and learn h...

The Cowon iAudio 7 is a compact, Flash-based player that measures just 3 inches long by 1.4 inches wide (but a chunky 0.7 inches thick), and it weighs only 2.1 ounces. Its tiny 1.3-inch TFT LCD screen responds more quickly than the OLED display of its ...

Small, lightweight design, Records voice and FM radio

Screen is too small for watching video, Average audio quality

Erratic controls and a miniature screen limit the appeal of the iAudio 7.

The Cowon iAudio 7 is a compact, Flash-based player that measures just 3 inches long by 1.4 inches wide (but a chunky 0.7 inches thick), and it weighs only 2.1 ounces. Its tiny 1.3-inch TFT LCD screen responds more quickly than the OLED display of its ...

Small, lightweight design Records voice and FM radio

Screen is too small for watching video Average audio quality

Despite its middling audio quality, the Cowon iAudio 7 works well for listening to songs and the radio, and for making occasional audio recordings, but it's too small for video, and you should see if you can master its peculiar controls at a local ...

Cowon's latest flash-based portable media player, the iAudio 7, certainly looks promising on the surface. There's its sleek black design, interesting button array, and touted powerful output for high-end, power-hungry headphones. Add to this to the ...

FM radio. Radio, voice, and line-in recording. Decent file support. Excellent battery life.

Tiny screen, terrible for photos, video. Graphics look out of date. User interface confusing to navigate. Buttons easy to activate accidentally.

Cowon's iAudio 7 flash-memory MP3 player appears promising at first glance, but the magic fades once its lackluster screen turns on.

The Cowon iAudio 7 is one of the most versatile MP3 players available. It plays music, video, and photos ; has unbeatable sound quality ; records line-in, voice, and FM ; supports OGG and FLAC file formats, plus DRM-protected WMA ; works in MTP and ...

As tiny as the iAudio 7 is, it's still about three times the width of an iPod Nano. The reflective, glossy plastic found on the front and back of the player is prone to smudges and glare. There's a learning curve to the Swing Touch interface, and we ...

The Cowon iAudio 7 beats the industry heavyweight iPod Nano in price, features, battery life, and sound quality. The user interface could use some refinement, but all-in-all this is a very impressive MP3 player.

Cowon has updated their i6 by replacing the 0.85" micro hard drive with flash memory and upgraded the battery for long lasting 60 hours of playtime. Adding the flash memory to this device is a big improvement since one of the biggest complaints about ...

Sound Quality, Powerful Amp, Very Customizable sound settings, Battery Life, BBE, Full of features, Lots of Audio file support

Unintuitive interface, Overly sensitive touch interface, Awkward Size - Too Thick, WMA recording only, On-the-Go playlists and bookmarks don't work in ID3 Browsing Mode, Weak FM reception

The iAudio 7 has a solid audio codec and feature set that will keep the casual and hardcore users happy. Added to this is a firm build quality. The sound quality is crisp with an even across-the-spectrum response that has the power to drive larger ...

A combination of great features, exceptional battery life and superior sound quality are what made us choose the Cowon iAudio 7 as the "TopTenREVIEWS Silver Award" winner in the flash mp3 category. It may not have come in first, but it is definitely a ...