Cowon iAudio S9 (MP3 & Media Players)

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Product Age Average review date: 16-05-2009

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Cowon S9

By chrisp666 (cnet.co.uk) Read the full review

I love it, the battery last forever and the sound is brilliant. The radio's not so great unless you're in a strong signal area. Despite what the reviewer says, you can play BBC iPlayer downloaded video, you just need to change the USB mode and synch it...

Sound quality, screen

User interface

Nov, 2010 2010-11-14   4

"Da bomb!"

By ks20isniceshit (asia.cnet.com) Read the full review

If you need to browse the web, and you don't already have or want an iPhone, than I guess the iPod touch would do. But for use purely as a personal media player (an optionally with Bluetooth stereo phones/speakers), it just doesn't get any better than...

OLED screen, elegant design, light weight

UI glitches, no support yet for h.264, Audible or AAC

Jan, 2009 2009-01-21   4

Da bomb!

By ks20isnices... (asia.cnet.com) Read the full review

If you need to browse the web, and you don't already have or want an iPhone, than I guess the iPod touch would do. But for use purely as a personal media player (an optionally with Bluetooth stereo phones/speakers), it just doesn't get any better than...

OLED screen, elegant design, light weight

UI glitches, no support yet for h.264, Audible or AAC

Jan, 2009 2009-01-21   4

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Cowon S9

In this video, Nate Lanxon takes a look at the the Cowon S9, which boasts a sensitive touchscreen, great features and excellent sound quality. Despite a lack of AAC support and an average user...

Jan, 2009

Manufacturer's Description

The Cowon S9's innovative design features a titanium/black face and a curved-back casing surrounding a 3.3-inch Active-Matrix Organic Light Emitting Diode (AMOLED) touch screen display. To complement its sleek form design, the S9 features an exclusive GUI system boasting capacitive touch screen operation, advanced video functionality supporting transcoding-free playback of most DVD-quality MPEG-4 videos and TV output, Bluetooth 2.0 support for stereo headphones, G-sensor accelerometer for...

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alaTest has collected and analysed 959 reviews from magazines and websites. People are impressed by the sound and design. Many are less positive about the memory and linux support. The reliability and connectivity get mixed ratings.

We analysed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other MP3 & Media Players the Cowon iAudio S9 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 89/100 = Very good quality.

May, 2012 2012-05-21 alaScore 90 4.5

Cowon iAudio 9 review

By Laldinfela Pachuau, (pcadvisor.co.uk)

The Cowon iAudio 9 is a sleek touchscreen mobile phone.

The Cowon iAudio 9 is slim, lightweight, and power-packed and offers respectable sound. Make sure you are comfortable with the touchpad first though.

Mar, 2010 2010-03-16   4

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Cowon iAudio 9 (16GB)

By Hugo Jobling (trustedreviews.com)

It's got everything we want from a good media player on paper; but is that enough?

The Cowon iAudio 9 is not a media player for everyone. While its user interface is intuitive for the most part, the sheer number of options means you'll be navigating a lot and at some point you may will end up lost in a sea of sub menus. Comprehensive...

Once configured though, it's a lovely sounding, capable player.

Dec, 2009 2009-12-10   4

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Cowon iAudio S9 8GB review

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Cowon's iAudio S9 bears an uncanny resemblance to Apple's iPod Touch. Both are portable audio and video players that are controlled using large touchscreens. Despite this, the S9 differs from the Touch in numerous ways.

Jun, 2009 2009-06-25   4

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Cowon S9 Curve portable media player

By Matthew Moore (computeractive.co.uk)

A well-designed personal media player that compares well to the iPod touch

Pros: High-quality screen; long battery life; wide format support; excellent audio and video quality Cons: No memory expansion; user interface needs improvement; no internet access Overall: One to consider if you're serious about audio and video quality

Mar, 2009 2009-03-03   4

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Cowon S9 review

By Nate Lanxon (cnet.co.uk)

The Cowon S9 is the company's best MP3 player to date. It boasts superb sound quality, a beautiful display and great features. Its main downside, however, is its average user interface, which isn't idiot-proof by any means

Superb sound quality ; Excellent screen quality ; File format support ; Responsive touchscreen ; Stereo Bluetooth

User interface isn't intuitive ; No AAC support

We don't believe it's as huge a threat to the iPod touch as Cowon would like, with the iPod touch offering a friendlier experience and an even more impressive collection of features. But, as the best portable FLAC player on the market, the S9 could...

Jan, 2009 2009-01-19   4.4

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Stuff magazine

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The S9 looks a bit like the iPod Touch, but this player is more than just a big screen

Possibly the best-sounding player available and a great buy – if you can handle the price and control quirks

Jan, 2009 2009-01-01   4

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Cowon iAudio S9

By Stuart Andrews (trustedreviews.com)

If Apple's limited codec support puts you off the iPod touch, the Cowon S9 could be just what you're looking for.

The interface isn't perfect, but the S9 is a truly great sounding player with a stylish design and a comprehensive feature set. Warmly recommended.

Dec, 2008 2008-12-28   4

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Cowon S9

By (whathifi.com)

Cowon?s moving in the right direction, but it still can?t quite match the class leaders

Excellent screen delivers sharp, vibrant pictures; very good format support; decent audio detail

Slightly lazy musical delivery; no iPlayer support; fiddly to operate

No rating -0.5

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Cowon iAudio 9

By (whathifi.com)

This Cowon doesn?t do too much wrong ? and wins plaudits for its new interface ? but we find it hard to recommend with the nano in mind

Smooth touchscreen interface; slim, small device; smart menus; FM radio recording

AV performance is bettered elsewhere; control buttons on sides are a little fussy; only accepts low-res video

No rating -0.5

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Cowon iAudio 9

By Laldinfela Pachuau (pcworld.in)

Sleek looking MP3 player from Cowon with touchpad controls. It has great set of features, excellent sound but quirky controls

Good set of features ; Sleek-look ; Excellent Sound ; Wide format support (FLAC,APE,XviD ) ; TV-out

Proprietary port ; Quirky touch controls ; A bit pricey

The Cowon is slim, lightweight, and power-packed and offers respectable sound. Make sure you are comfortable with the touchpad first though.

Mar, 2010 2010-03-15   3.9

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 1 user review of the Cowon iAudio S9 from cnet.co.uk. This user review was collected in 2010-11-14, with a rating of 80 out of 100.

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Cowon S9

I love it, the battery last forever and the sound is brilliant. The radio's not so great unless you're in a strong signal area. Despite what the revie

  1 Users positive

alaTest has collected and analysed 2 user reviews of the Cowon iAudio S9 from asia.cnet.com. The user reviews were collected from Jan, 2009 to Jan, 2009. The average user rating from asia.cnet.com is 80 out of 100.

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"Da bomb!"

If you need to browse the web, and you don't already have or want an iPhone, than I guess the iPod touch would do. But for use purely as a personal me

Da bomb!

If you need to browse the web, and you don't already have or want an iPhone, than I guess the iPod touch would do. But for use purely as a personal me

  2 Users positive

alaTest has collected and analysed 108 user reviews of the Cowon iAudio S9 from amazon.co.uk. The user reviews were collected from Oct, 2001 to May, 2011. The average user rating from amazon.co.uk is 85 out of 100.

  98 Users positive 10 Users negative

alaTest has collected and analyzed 1 user review of the Cowon iAudio S9 from pixmania.co.uk. This user review was collected in 2011-07-18, with a rating of 90 out of 100.

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COWON/IAUDIO TV Line-Out Cable

I have a number of videos and one or 2 films on my Cowon which previously I had to transfer to another device to watch on a bigger screen. Now I just

  1 Users positive

alaTest has collected and analyzed 1 user review of the Cowon iAudio S9 from play.com. This user review was collected in 2009-08-31, with a rating of 100 out of 100.

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no competition

when deciding to upgrade my sony a826 i naturally looked at the x series. However when watching reviews i was drawn to this gem. sony x series,apple i

  1 Users positive

alaTest has collected and analysed 93 user reviews of the Cowon iAudio S9 from cnet.com. The user reviews were collected from Jan, 2009 to Apr, 2011. The average user rating from cnet.com is 85 out of 100.

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Still one of the best devices around

What do you want from a mp3 player? Music & Video? or music, video, games, app, wifi, GPS, email, god knows what else! I choose top quality music and

Still one of the best devices around

What do you want from a mp3 player? Music & Video? or music, video, games, app, wifi, GPS, email, god knows what else! I choose top quality music and

Still Works Great

The last person complained about it breaking right after warranty. So far I haven't had any issues of anything breaking on it and I've had it for over

Abysmal service.

Why buy a player from a company that will not back it up? Don't buy any Cowon pruduct. Completely overshadowed by Cowon's horrible service My player

  84 Users positive 9 Users negative

alaTest has collected and analysed 3 user reviews of the Cowon iAudio S9 from cnet.com.au. The user reviews were collected from Feb, 2010 to May, 2010. The average user rating from cnet.com.au is 90 out of 100.

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Cowon S9

I've been using the COWON S9 player for some time. Found the sound really awesome thanks to the BBE+ sound. Video quality is really good.. LCD's come

Cowon S9

This is a great player, I've had it for about a week. Sound quality, display quality, flexible interface Touch screen took a little getting used to b

Cowon S9

I have had the Cowon S9 32gb for about a month now. I love it. It sounds incredible, and the screen is amazing. TO be honest, it feels just as solid a

  3 Users positive

alaTest has collected and analysed 2 user reviews of the Cowon iAudio S9 from jr.com. The user reviews were collected from Apr, 2010 to Jun, 2010. The average user rating from jr.com is 80 out of 100.

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Cowon S916GBTIBK COWON S9 16 GB Portable

JUST BOUGHT THIS FOR MY HUSBAND FOR FATHERS DAY SO WE HAVENT LISTENED TO IT A LOT, BUT THE SOUND IS AMAZING! It holds a lot of music, but havent downl

Sound Quality # 1

Excellent and highly customizable sound. Supports many different file format. Simple drag and drop to add files. No 3rd party software needed. Great s

  2 Users positive

alaTest has collected and analysed 39 user reviews of the Cowon iAudio S9 from newegg.com. The user reviews were collected from Jan, 2009 to Feb, 2010. The average user rating from newegg.com is 95 out of 100.

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Great mp3 player

I've owned two Cowons so far, and they were both very satisfactory. Though this supports a video play, if you are looking for a multi-media player I w

Simply amazing

I wanted an MP3 player with video capabilities, after having sold my previous MP3 player, and I was deciding between two other very similar devices (t

Okay MP3 player, minimal video and image/picture viewer

Overall, I don't recommend it if you really want to play videos or display images/pictures. If you just want an MP3 player, this will work, but then i

I want one too!

I gave a S9 to my girlfriend for x-mas, I now want one for myself really bad! As always Newegg rocks. Really good tuner, best I have ever used, picks

  38 Users positive 1 Users negative

alaTest has collected and analysed 379 user reviews of the Cowon iAudio S9 from amazon.com. The user reviews were collected from Oct, 2001 to Feb, 2012. The average user rating from amazon.com is 85 out of 100.

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Purchased for Daughter

i bought this for a replacement for a 16g ipod nano. i have always heard about the quality of the sound from the Cowon products, well hearing is belie

Best sound

This is the best sounding mp3 , my daugther has ipod 4g , i compared both i connected to my JBL professional speakers and Mackie mixer ,, wooooo Cowon

i wish i bought it sooner

i finally broke down and bought myself this player. i didnt think it was worth it as i already had the sony bean (which is an awful player, or at lea

it sucks

They sent me a totally malfunction unit that freeze every single time i tried use and won't play any song i stored in!!! be aware!!!

  338 Users positive 41 Users negative

Cowon iAudio S9

Cowon iAudio S9: product specifications

Battery
Rechargeable Battery
Rechargeable
Digital Audio
Supported Audio Formats
OGG / FLAC / MP3 / Ogg Vorbis / MPEG 2.5 Audio / MPEG 2 Audio / MPEG 1 Audio / WMA / WAV / APE (Monkey's Audio)
Digital Multimedia Devices
Autonomous Use
Built-in
Device Type
Digital AV player
Key Features
FM tuner / Digital video player / Digital photo viewer / Digital audio recorder / Voice recorder / Digital audio player
PC Interfaces
Bluetooth 2.0 EDR / Hi-Speed USB
TV Standards Supported
PAL / NTSC
Digital Storage
Capacity
16GB/8GB
Dimensions & Weight
Depth
1.3cm
Height
10.6cm
Weight
77g
Width
5.6cm
Display (Projector)
Diagonal Size
3.3in
Diagonal Size (metric)
8.4cm
Display Type (JK)
AMOLED
Output Type
Colour
Header
Manufacturer
Cowon Systems
Model
S9
Packaged Quantity
1
Product Line
Cowon
Miscellaneous
Colour
Titanium black
Motion Video
Video Playback Formats
AVI / WMV / DivX 4.0 / DivX 5.0 / XviD / ASF
Still Images
Supported Still Images Formats
JPEG

Manufacturer's Description


The Cowon S9's innovative design features a titanium/black face and a curved-back casing surrounding a 3.3-inch Active-Matrix Organic Light Emitting Diode (AMOLED) touch screen display. To complement its sleek form design, the S9 features an exclusive GUI system boasting capacitive touch screen operation, advanced video functionality supporting transcoding-free playback of most DVD-quality MPEG-4 videos and TV output, Bluetooth 2.0 support for stereo headphones, G-sensor accelerometer for auto-pivot display, and extended battery life of 11 hours for video and 55 hours for audio. The S9 is also the Cowon player to offer next-generation JetEffect 2.0 audio technology with improved EQ filter, stereo enhancement and BBE+, which includes upgraded BBE, Mach3Bass, 3D surround and MP enhance audio processing. The Cowon S9 is loaded with exclusive features including a 500MHz dual-core processor, widescreen AMOLED display capable of 16-million colors with 480 x 272 resolution, and capacitive touch-screen operation of Cowon's advanced GUI system with Zoom UI, video clip preview, auto pivot, and quick list functions. The PMP also supports "user created interface" to allow users to develop and share the S9's unique interface.

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