Cowon X7

alaTest has collected and analyzed 161 reviews from magazines and websites. Reviewers are impressed by the memory and portability. The connectivity and storage also get good feedback. There are some less positive comments about the performance. Reviews are divided on the design.

battery, storage, connectivity, portability, memory

performance

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other MP3 Players the Cowon X7 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 91/100 = Excellent quality.

Review analysis

(Based on 161 reviews)

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Cowon X7 - A Costly Mistake

 

When the Cowon X7 was announced, a certain group of people finally had their prayers answered. There is no doubt Cowon instills the most confidence in audiophiles - matched only by a very select few like Sansa (post-rockboxing) – and their latest...

The Cowon X7 is a huge disappointment. Its massive storage capacity and amazing battery life coupled with FLAC support and stellar audio quality makes it a great device for audiophiles, but its negatives far outweigh the positives. A poor UI, a...

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COWON X7

 

The COWON X7 is a MP4 player that doesn't make you choose between movies and music. The large screen and abundant storage capacity clearly show that this device is made for watching movies. On the other hand, the premium audio quality lets you listen...

It has a large screen, long-lasting battery, massive drive space and tons of features

We wish this MP4 player had a higher screen resolution

This product was made specifically with movie watching in mind.

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Amazon review summary for the Cowon X7

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 63 user reviews of the Cowon X7 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.0/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other products on Amazon.com.

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value for money, performance

49% of reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

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Great Sound cryptic menus

 

1st off this cowon x7 with some of its bass settings makes this one of the best mp3 players I have ever heard. I have a Iphone,Ipad,Zune creative mp3 players none of even get close to the clarity of sound on this device for that and the 160gb space and...

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Refurb Cowon X7

 

I purchased this unit to replace my classic ipod, I still wanted the same capacity, 160gb, I was interested in the Jet Audio system that cowon offered. Plenty of configuring for the equalizer, plenty of presets also. The sound quality is first rate...

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Not for Audiophiles": Budget Audiophile Review for COWON X7:

 

In a nutshell: This player does not have audiophile grade sound quality (IMO not even better than the ipod) and has a very poor quality touch screen. It does have great battery life, is easy to use/load music, gigantic capacity and plays FLAC. Being...

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I know it's tempting, but DON'T BUY IT! (Must read this device doesn't work)

 

9/13/2012 Well, like you I was fascinated by the great potential of this device. I owned a Zune, but those are getting phased out and I need something that wasn't an I-pod for my huge music collection (over 130 gb). The additional non-music features...

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Decent if you have time to put into it - User Interface Updated

 

I checked out iaudiophile forums and got community made user interfaces (lynx, leaf, sense). Once the contents of the sol folder was deleted the system works more or less bug free. the sound quality is amazing. the player is a little larger than I...

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If Sound is important to you, then look no further!

 

I have been using this wonderful piece of technology for exactly 1 year and it hasn't failed me yet. This in combination with my Shure 535 headphones have opened up a new world! I listen mainly to classical/romantic period music and the level of...

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HCGAMER--Music sources?

 

Hey hcgamer! Thanks for the great video review. I have avoided MP3 all these years because I can't take the poor sound quality (compared to CD). I chek every year or so to see if any new options for high quality audio in home and auto come up. So far...

Product Specifications

Configuration

Built-In Microphone: Yes
Built-In Radio: Yes
Digital Audio Broadcast (DAB): No
DIGITAL RADIO: No
Direct Radio Recording: Yes
Direct TV Recording: No

Connectivity

Bluetooth: Yes
Type of Memory Stick Interface : No
Type of SD Card Interface : No
W-LAN Connection: No
WiFi Connectivity: No

Display

Display Technology:TFT Display
Number of Display Colours:Unknown
Touchscreen:One-Point Touch

General Features

Operating System:Proprietary
Product Type:Audio/Video Player
Storage Medium:Hard Disc Drive
Type:Audio/Video Player

Playback / Recording

AAC Playback: No
AVI Playback: Yes
DivX Playback: Yes
H.264 Playback: No
MP3 Playback: Yes
MPEG 4 Playback: No
MPEG2 Playback:No / Yes
OGG Playback: Yes
WAV Playback: Yes
WMA Playback: Yes
WMV Playback:No / Yes

Power Supply

Battery Type:Li Polymer
Replaceable Battery: No
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