On the eve of New Year holidays Korean brand Cowon, known for its popular mp3 players, continued its new line of Hi-Fi players, introducing to the American market a new portable Hi-Fi player – Cowon PLENUE D. This model is a kind of “golden mean” between the flagship PLENUE 1 and this year’s summer novelty – PLENUE M. The new Cowon PLENUE D player will appear on the shelves very soon and will cost approximately 22,990 Dollars.
New player Cowon PLENUE D
What is remarkable about this new device from Korean engineers?
– Built-in 24-bit/192 kHz stereo DAC for flawless, high-resolution sound.
– Mobility, impressive playback time of 100 hours, high performance.
– Chic design: black body with gold and silver aluminum trim.
– Wide 2.8” LCD touch screen
– Built-in JetEffect 5 EQ includes 48 presets and lets you adjust the frequency bands to your preference.
– Reasonable price in this segment.
Thanks to its good technical parameters and support of many formats, the Hi-Fi player Cowon PLENUE D will amaze even the most demanding customer with its depth and clarity of sound! The black case with gold and silver aluminum trim is a combination of luxury and simplicity. In addition, the player has a slot for SD memory cards and is equipped with a wide LCD touch screen. The device features an intuitive interface, all controls and volume buttons are located on the side of the device, which allows you to manage the player with one hand. The exception is the power button – it is in a special recess to prevent accidental pressing and has a light indicator.
Specifications:
| Built-in memory | 32GB |
| Additional memory | microSD card |
| Display | Touch LCD 2.8” 240 x 320 |
| control | Touch, Push-button: Power Lock, Play Pause, TIMP.+, GROMMK.-, Forward, Backward |
| Audio formats | FLAC/WAV/AIFF/ALAC/APE/MP3/WMA/OGG |
| Audio codecs | FLAC, WAV, AIFF, ALAC : ~24 bit/192 kHz MP3 : MPEG 1/2/2.5 Layer 3, ~320 kbps WMA : ~320 kbps, ~48 kHz APE : Fast, normal, and high 16bit/48kHz OGG : ~Q10, ~44.1kHz |
| JetEffect 7 | 66 settings including 16 custom settings 10-band equalizer BBE+ BBE, Mach3Bass, 3D Surround, MP Enhance Special effects: Reverb 9 modes |
| SNR | 123dB |
| THD+N | 0,004 % |
| Stereo transient attenuation | – 105 dB |
| Signal output | 1 Vrms |
| Output impedance | 0.5 ohm |
| Volume | 100 levels |
| Power | Lithium polymer rechargeable battery |
| Playback time | 100h MP3 51h 24 bit/96 kHz, FLAC |
| Charging Time | ~ 3,5 ch |
| Output | Headphone port 3.5mm |
| Size | 53.1 x 77.2 x 14.9 mm |
| Weight | 94 g |
| System requirements | CPU: Pentium lll 500 MHz or more OS: Windows 8 7 Vista XP 2000 ME full functionality MAC OS 10.x Linux v2.4 or higher file transfer support USB-port: 2.0 high speed recommended |
The Cowon PLENUE D is definitely the perfect gift for anyone who loves to listen to music in good quality enjoying every note!
Have you tried the new player PLENUE D by COWON? I’m curious to know if it lives up to its promise of captivating your ears. Can you share your thoughts on its sound quality and overall performance? Is it worth investing in for a superior audio experience?