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The Colorfly C4 is also ideal as a main hi-fi source and sounds simply. Have been told a firmware update will be available soon so I can update my current C4. Harmony remote isn't being detected by the computer. Link One Smart Control Companion Touch Ultimate Ultimate Home Ultimate Hub Ultimate One 950 Pro 200/300/350.
The Colorfly C10 digital media player has been out for a while actually so this review is not about a new product launch. In fact, the whole process of this DAP ending up in my hands was more of a perchance situation when I visited the Guangzhou Audio Show back in early November 2017. I had my eye firmly on their new flagship DAP on display when I went over but the team at Colorfly got me to sit down and have a nice chat about this and that. At the end of it all the wood of the C10 proved too much to not ask about it and the net result was I walked away with one for a review.
I am a solid C4 PRO fan, one of the original high-end DAPs way back when AK was a concept on the iRiver board meeting table. It was the DAP that got me off an iPod and into audiophile digital media player madness. Lynda indesign cs6 essential training free download for pc. It sits beside me to this very day. Who can’t resist that retro wood and volume slider design? It is the same legacy now on the C10 albeit a bit slimmed down and it is equally full of old-school charm. What Is The Pitch?
Mid-Fi The C10 was launched in 2015 and is still selling today though the street price seems to vary a fair amount. When launched the price was much higher at over $500. However, today the SRP is $299 making this a decidedly mid-fi DAP that competes squarely with non-OS mid-fi players such as the FiiO X3 Mark III and the Shanling M3s.
This is 100% a music player and has no crossover appeal such as you would find with the Android DAPs. Unique Aesthetic What makes it ‘different’ apart from the internals is the legacy of the C4Pro and that very old school combination of wood and retro front design with the slider volume button. That was what turned my head with the C4 and the C10 is aiming squarely for that market also. Eda kartinki na anglijskom lyrics.
Never underestimate the wood fanatics, they are more hardcore the should shrugging aluminum crowd. Competitive Internals So the external pitch is really one of individual uniqueness, however, the internals is pretty good, even by today’s standards.
Inside there is the AK100 MK2’s DAC chip, the CS4398, you have the ability to decode DSD natively and a fairly light and breezy non-touch Linux OS that older Hifiman DAP users might be familiar with. Build Form Factor Old school is the best way to describe the C10 in 2017 yet I honestly think it has a charm unique in our ever growing faceless slabs of Android and Apple. The C10 is still fairly boxy by today’s lithe assembly standards but it is it much smaller than the C4 Pro measuring in at 67mm x 105mm x 19 mm compared to the C4’s portly 70mm x 125 mm x20mm.
Weight It is also quite light at just 170g. That is a good 70g lighter than the C4 Pro.
Just to put things into perspective, the HiBy Music R6 stainless steel version is 275g and the X7 Mark II is 210g. It is, however, a little heavier than some of its competitors with the Shanling M3s weighing 135g and the X3 Mark III coming in at just 126g. Much of that weight is from the wood housing to the rear. Materials Side by side you can see clearly the lineage in design thinking with a similar positioning for some key features. The front is a little more understated with its CNC machined aluminum gunmetal finish.
It is also much cleaner with a more organized control system to the left and the volume slider to the right. The rear is finished with a red sandalwood as opposed to the C4 Pro’s walnut finish. It is also contoured slightly on the sides for better grip much like the C4. Each unit’s wood will have a unique grain and yes, it is real wood. The engraving on the back is apparently hand carved which is impressive though I am sure stencils were used to keep each finish consistent.
Screen The C10 uses a non-touch control system with a 2.35″ TFT 360×400 screen on the front panel sitting fairly deep behind a plastic cover. It is a bit bigger and more legible than the older C4 Pro’s 1.8″ FTFT LCD Screen. Given the majority of the OS is lined based the additional screen estate is welcome for scrolling through media lists. That fairly deep inset though means angled viewing is not as good on the C10 and certainly not on the level of modern touch-based LCD screens.
Even FiiO’s smaller X3iii TFT 320×240 screen has a slightly superior viewing angle due to its close proximity to the glass guard. Mind you, head-on both screens have a similar performance level if you disregard the C10’s lack of theme changing capability. The black on white background screen aesthetic is just ok for me but I would love a black background with white font for a more relaxed visual. Memory Capacity It is tempting to say 32GB onboard memory is a bit frugal but scanning across today’s DAP releases I have to say its quite good actually. Considering the FiiO X3iii and the Shanling M3s have zero onboard memory and even the might R6 ships with just 32GB you have to say the C10’s quota of onboard is more than competitive. Like its competitors, it does offer an expandable microSD memory slot but it has no OTG capability for flash sticks and portable HDD’s. Officially it can hold up to 128GB cards though this information was first rolled out in 2015.
The Colorfly C4 is also ideal as a main hi-fi source and sounds simply. Have been told a firmware update will be available soon so I can update my current C4. Harmony remote isn't being detected by the computer. Link One Smart Control Companion Touch Ultimate Ultimate Home Ultimate Hub Ultimate One 950 Pro 200/300/350.
The Colorfly C10 digital media player has been out for a while actually so this review is not about a new product launch. In fact, the whole process of this DAP ending up in my hands was more of a perchance situation when I visited the Guangzhou Audio Show back in early November 2017. I had my eye firmly on their new flagship DAP on display when I went over but the team at Colorfly got me to sit down and have a nice chat about this and that. At the end of it all the wood of the C10 proved too much to not ask about it and the net result was I walked away with one for a review.
I am a solid C4 PRO fan, one of the original high-end DAPs way back when AK was a concept on the iRiver board meeting table. It was the DAP that got me off an iPod and into audiophile digital media player madness. Lynda indesign cs6 essential training free download for pc. It sits beside me to this very day. Who can’t resist that retro wood and volume slider design? It is the same legacy now on the C10 albeit a bit slimmed down and it is equally full of old-school charm. What Is The Pitch?
Mid-Fi The C10 was launched in 2015 and is still selling today though the street price seems to vary a fair amount. When launched the price was much higher at over $500. However, today the SRP is $299 making this a decidedly mid-fi DAP that competes squarely with non-OS mid-fi players such as the FiiO X3 Mark III and the Shanling M3s.
This is 100% a music player and has no crossover appeal such as you would find with the Android DAPs. Unique Aesthetic What makes it ‘different’ apart from the internals is the legacy of the C4Pro and that very old school combination of wood and retro front design with the slider volume button. That was what turned my head with the C4 and the C10 is aiming squarely for that market also. Eda kartinki na anglijskom lyrics.
Never underestimate the wood fanatics, they are more hardcore the should shrugging aluminum crowd. Competitive Internals So the external pitch is really one of individual uniqueness, however, the internals is pretty good, even by today’s standards.
Inside there is the AK100 MK2’s DAC chip, the CS4398, you have the ability to decode DSD natively and a fairly light and breezy non-touch Linux OS that older Hifiman DAP users might be familiar with. Build Form Factor Old school is the best way to describe the C10 in 2017 yet I honestly think it has a charm unique in our ever growing faceless slabs of Android and Apple. The C10 is still fairly boxy by today’s lithe assembly standards but it is it much smaller than the C4 Pro measuring in at 67mm x 105mm x 19 mm compared to the C4’s portly 70mm x 125 mm x20mm.
Weight It is also quite light at just 170g. That is a good 70g lighter than the C4 Pro.
Just to put things into perspective, the HiBy Music R6 stainless steel version is 275g and the X7 Mark II is 210g. It is, however, a little heavier than some of its competitors with the Shanling M3s weighing 135g and the X3 Mark III coming in at just 126g. Much of that weight is from the wood housing to the rear. Materials Side by side you can see clearly the lineage in design thinking with a similar positioning for some key features. The front is a little more understated with its CNC machined aluminum gunmetal finish.
It is also much cleaner with a more organized control system to the left and the volume slider to the right. The rear is finished with a red sandalwood as opposed to the C4 Pro’s walnut finish. It is also contoured slightly on the sides for better grip much like the C4. Each unit’s wood will have a unique grain and yes, it is real wood. The engraving on the back is apparently hand carved which is impressive though I am sure stencils were used to keep each finish consistent.
Screen The C10 uses a non-touch control system with a 2.35″ TFT 360×400 screen on the front panel sitting fairly deep behind a plastic cover. It is a bit bigger and more legible than the older C4 Pro’s 1.8″ FTFT LCD Screen. Given the majority of the OS is lined based the additional screen estate is welcome for scrolling through media lists. That fairly deep inset though means angled viewing is not as good on the C10 and certainly not on the level of modern touch-based LCD screens.
Even FiiO’s smaller X3iii TFT 320×240 screen has a slightly superior viewing angle due to its close proximity to the glass guard. Mind you, head-on both screens have a similar performance level if you disregard the C10’s lack of theme changing capability. The black on white background screen aesthetic is just ok for me but I would love a black background with white font for a more relaxed visual. Memory Capacity It is tempting to say 32GB onboard memory is a bit frugal but scanning across today’s DAP releases I have to say its quite good actually. Considering the FiiO X3iii and the Shanling M3s have zero onboard memory and even the might R6 ships with just 32GB you have to say the C10’s quota of onboard is more than competitive. Like its competitors, it does offer an expandable microSD memory slot but it has no OTG capability for flash sticks and portable HDD’s. Officially it can hold up to 128GB cards though this information was first rolled out in 2015.
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The Colorfly C10 digital media player has been out for a while actually so this review is not about a new product launch. In fact, the whole process of this DAP ending up in my hands was more of a perchance situation when I visited the Guangzhou Audio Show back in early November 2017. I had my eye firmly on their new flagship DAP on display when I went over but the team at Colorfly got me to sit down and have a nice chat about this and that. At the end of it all the wood of the C10 proved too much to not ask about it and the net result was I walked away with one for a review.
I am a solid C4 PRO fan, one of the original high-end DAPs way back when AK was a concept on the iRiver board meeting table. It was the DAP that got me off an iPod and into audiophile digital media player madness. Lynda indesign cs6 essential training free download for pc. It sits beside me to this very day. Who can’t resist that retro wood and volume slider design? It is the same legacy now on the C10 albeit a bit slimmed down and it is equally full of old-school charm. What Is The Pitch?
Mid-Fi The C10 was launched in 2015 and is still selling today though the street price seems to vary a fair amount. When launched the price was much higher at over $500. However, today the SRP is $299 making this a decidedly mid-fi DAP that competes squarely with non-OS mid-fi players such as the FiiO X3 Mark III and the Shanling M3s.
This is 100% a music player and has no crossover appeal such as you would find with the Android DAPs. Unique Aesthetic What makes it ‘different’ apart from the internals is the legacy of the C4Pro and that very old school combination of wood and retro front design with the slider volume button. That was what turned my head with the C4 and the C10 is aiming squarely for that market also. Eda kartinki na anglijskom lyrics.
Never underestimate the wood fanatics, they are more hardcore the should shrugging aluminum crowd. Competitive Internals So the external pitch is really one of individual uniqueness, however, the internals is pretty good, even by today’s standards.
Inside there is the AK100 MK2’s DAC chip, the CS4398, you have the ability to decode DSD natively and a fairly light and breezy non-touch Linux OS that older Hifiman DAP users might be familiar with. Build Form Factor Old school is the best way to describe the C10 in 2017 yet I honestly think it has a charm unique in our ever growing faceless slabs of Android and Apple. The C10 is still fairly boxy by today’s lithe assembly standards but it is it much smaller than the C4 Pro measuring in at 67mm x 105mm x 19 mm compared to the C4’s portly 70mm x 125 mm x20mm.
Weight It is also quite light at just 170g. That is a good 70g lighter than the C4 Pro.
Just to put things into perspective, the HiBy Music R6 stainless steel version is 275g and the X7 Mark II is 210g. It is, however, a little heavier than some of its competitors with the Shanling M3s weighing 135g and the X3 Mark III coming in at just 126g. Much of that weight is from the wood housing to the rear. Materials Side by side you can see clearly the lineage in design thinking with a similar positioning for some key features. The front is a little more understated with its CNC machined aluminum gunmetal finish.
It is also much cleaner with a more organized control system to the left and the volume slider to the right. The rear is finished with a red sandalwood as opposed to the C4 Pro’s walnut finish. It is also contoured slightly on the sides for better grip much like the C4. Each unit’s wood will have a unique grain and yes, it is real wood. The engraving on the back is apparently hand carved which is impressive though I am sure stencils were used to keep each finish consistent.
Screen The C10 uses a non-touch control system with a 2.35″ TFT 360×400 screen on the front panel sitting fairly deep behind a plastic cover. It is a bit bigger and more legible than the older C4 Pro’s 1.8″ FTFT LCD Screen. Given the majority of the OS is lined based the additional screen estate is welcome for scrolling through media lists. That fairly deep inset though means angled viewing is not as good on the C10 and certainly not on the level of modern touch-based LCD screens.
Even FiiO’s smaller X3iii TFT 320×240 screen has a slightly superior viewing angle due to its close proximity to the glass guard. Mind you, head-on both screens have a similar performance level if you disregard the C10’s lack of theme changing capability. The black on white background screen aesthetic is just ok for me but I would love a black background with white font for a more relaxed visual. Memory Capacity It is tempting to say 32GB onboard memory is a bit frugal but scanning across today’s DAP releases I have to say its quite good actually. Considering the FiiO X3iii and the Shanling M3s have zero onboard memory and even the might R6 ships with just 32GB you have to say the C10’s quota of onboard is more than competitive. Like its competitors, it does offer an expandable microSD memory slot but it has no OTG capability for flash sticks and portable HDD’s. Officially it can hold up to 128GB cards though this information was first rolled out in 2015.
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