Panotaker

Hey Pete, I just checked my DP-X1 and it does have a zoom feature for the main music app. It is turned off by default, but you can go into settings and turn it on. I turned mine on to check. To zoom, you triple tap the screen and it zooms in. You can then pinch your fingers and zoom in even more. Hope that helps you out. Ralph

Sound wise, there is not much difference between all these new portable DAPs. They pretty much all sound fantastic. Some hard core guys are lucky enough to test them side by side, and they claim they can hear a difference. I'm not one of those guys, so I just went by the features I was looking for, which was lots of storage space, giant screen, what kind of files it plays, and the price. The Onkyo checked off all those boxes. After I got it, I found out about the balanced headphone output, which is a big plus, and I can't wait to try it. The QP1R is a nice player too. It also has dual card slots, but the screen is smaller, and I think it cost more. You really can't go wrong with either one. As soon as you get one, somebody else will come out with something better.

Technology is changing so fast, that by the time the battery finally dies, most people will be ready to upgrade, or have already upgraded. By that time, some third part will probably start a business in taking these glued devices apart and replacing the battery, so it's really not that big a deal.

I just got an Onkyo DP-X1 about 4 days ago. I got it with 2 of the 200 gig memory cards, so I have 432 gigs worth of storage. I have all my music on there in either FLAC format, or DSD format. I listen to it with some Etymotic ER4RS earbuds on the road, and some Sennheiser HD-650's at home. So far the player has played everything flawless. The music sounds fantastic, as all these new Hires DAP do. I mainly chose this player because it has 2 memory card slots, and because it has all the latest features. One feature it has is that it has two amps, and two DACs, so you can listen to balanced headphones. I'll probably be ordering a special cable for my HD-650's, so I can listen to it in balance mode, which is supposed to sound even better. The screen is 720P HD and it is gigantic, from top to bottom of the device. The battery last all day, but I keep wifi and bluetooth turned off. If you need to run it off of an AC outlet, you can use the USB cord plugged into a wall USB charger. I use the one that came with my iPad. The main reason I got it is because I just started ripping my SACD's, so I can now make my own DSD files and listen to those on the road. It's a great little player, and well worth the money. The only thing I don't like about it, and I think most of these portable DAPs have the same problem, is that you can't take it apart. They are glued together, so when the battery finally dies, you can't take them apart and put a new battery in it.

I just got an MR-1 yesterday. I haven't tried it yet but I probably will this weekend. Right now I use a Marantz PMD-671 which does an excellent job.