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yes. since you are asking for alternative... that is the popular alternative currently available. though there should be other cable makers out there as well.

just take note that there may be warranty issue. clear this up before advancing will be best. [ clear up at Jaben or SE salesperson]

er4p? pricing wise i don't know. just know that er4p produce real good vocals.

take note, Zen no SD card integration yet. No flac support.

Cowon gets my vote. the Zen had way too much bugs that Creative is reluctant to change. as for iem, kindly state your taste.

not many know it costs that much . they might think you are hard of hearing and not bother you.

haha, just thought to spice up that post with that emoticon . nothing close to celebration really. can't afford it here.

^ no-EU actually gets cheaper as that price up there include VAT. SGD is around 1500.

from ACS officially (goodies included) http://www.hearingprotection.co.uk/index.p...=124&Itemid=224 first seen here, additional stuff: http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f4/acs-t1-cu.../?highlight=ACS

you sure er4s (1st hand) sells between 200-300 SGD ? if so where?

^ speaking after experience with n82, with a 2.4" or a 2.5", web browsing is never optimised. moreover zen x-fi doesn't have qwerty ... its going to be a hell to surf. of course a very very brief usage of the net ( < 5 mins) is ok for small screen, yet, when the time lengthen, e.g. 30 mins on that small screen will be very very very fustrating ( the "back to previous page" and "scrolling down all the way") tough i tell you. tough.

nope... the website will be headphonehaven. name is in white, just highlight it and you will see the name.

People, the price for 4/8/16 GB will be as of S$ 249/349/499. 16GB will be released later than 4/8GB . Source: Zaobao Business 2007/08/30 Pg28 ( there is a picture with a cutie holding the player! ) p.s. sadly, from the last paragraph of the article, it seemed that THIS will be the flagship model for IFA Berlin. so according to my understanding of the paragraph, it means that there might not be any other more impressive players coming out tentatively ( i might be wrong, hopefully)

hey, just saw from another local website that FARLE (funan branch) sell "Cowon iAudio 7(8GB) @ $xxx Only" membership price only. if unsure (which can't be cause you are a member of it) ... contact me then. addition: that shop is also suppose to carry iriver products as well. cheers

iynaix: let me throw a spanner in the works by intoducing you to Creative ZEN player. yes. simply "zen" only. it is a new product from creative(likely just placed on its website these two days). you might be interested as there is ample colours (16.7 million), large storage(16 GB- likely flash-based like zen V plus, not stated on website), ample screen (2.5" TFT), expansion slot(SD), light (65g), long playback (stated to be 25hrs[audio], IMO more likely 22hrs[audio], 5hrs video playback[That's Evil!], customisable wallpaper as frills. link : http://sg.creative.com/products/product.as...uct=16999&nav=1 and to your question, unfortunately i am unable to help. Cheers.