Het lijkt erop dat het reviewen van de nieuwe Rio MP3 player een populaire bezigheid is, voor vandaag zijn er namelijk 3 reviews geschreven .
Tech-review is een van de sites die vandaag iets wist te schrijven over de Rio 500. Zij waren er heel erg tevreden over, alleen de prijs ($229-$249) en de headphones vonden ze niet zo goed:
As a result we ditched the Koss phones and plugged in our Sony digital reference headphones. The difference was simply incredible! We were engulfed in wave of awesome sound as the Rio provided more than enough power and superb sound quality. It is simply a shame that Diamond chose the particular Koss headphones to bundle with the Rio as they simply do not do the player any justice whatsoever. Instead, they make the Rio sound awful, which could easily turn a possible buyer away. This is a perfect example of the true quality of sound coming not mainly from the audio player, but from the speakers.[break]
The Techzone heeft ook een review in elkaar weten te draaien over de Rio 500 en ook zij trokken de conclusie dat de player prima was maar dat je die headphones niet wilt gebruiken:[/break]With an estimate street price of $229, the Diamond Rio 500 is priced on the high end of the MP3 player market. However, you do get more memory with this player and the ability to add more memory by SmartMedia is very welcome. It's software is not the best and it's earphones are the worst but if you're willing to get a quality set of headphones for it, then the Rio 500 is worth looking at.[break]
Als laatste heeft Electic Tech ook nog een review gemaakt over deze MP3 player en misschien had je het al verwacht, ook zij vonden de headphones bagger:[/break]The headphones that are included are wrap-around headphones. While much more convenient and less bulky than your standard headphones, these are very low quality sound machines. If there are times when you like to listen to your music, and only your music, not the world around you (as do I), then these are not the headphones for you. You have to turn up the volume to the max to get a good listening level, and this drains the battery more. High quality headphones are amazing with the player however, and are highly recommended for complete enjoyment of the player.