Samsung YP-K5JQB 2 GB Audio Player with Built-in Speakers (Black) | List Price: $249.99
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Brand: Samsung
Binding: Electronics
Release Date: 2006-09-24
Features: - 2 GB MP3 player stores up to 500 songs and 25,000 images
- Built-in, slide-out speaker features DNSe and virtual surround sound for outstanding acoustics
- Five preset equalizer modes allow you to customize the sound experience to fit the music
- Digital alarm clock will automatically switch on, even when the player is turned off
- Measures 1.87 x 3.86 x 0.7 (WxHxD) inches and weighs 3.74 ounces
A great player that could have been perfect. [Posted on 2007-07-28]
This is a nice little player with a lot of cool features but has a few flaws that if fixed would make this a nearly perfect player.
For only a 2GB capacity you can stuff hundreds of songs on this player (I use WMA at 192kbps) which makes for hours and hours of listening. And transferring music files to the player is fairly quick.
The FM radio feature is really nice too. Station presets let you zip through four favorites easily. The player also has a clock and alarm which allows you to program a favorite track to wake you up.
Battery life is far better than I expected. I can go two days sitting at work listening to my music and still have a bar left on the battery life indicator.
The user interface is intuitive - very easy to navigate through the menus.
Audio playback is of good quality when listening using a quality set of headphones or earbuds. The earbuds that come with the player are too heavy on the bass which makes the music muddy sounding.
The built-in speakers have a decent sound. They're probably as good as speakers you would find on a laptop PC although being set so close together there might just as well have been one.
What kept this player from being perfect? It's all in the details.
The OLED display lags behind the audio playback when viewing the bar graphics. And the alternative visualizations are not music reactive. They just march to the beat of their own drummer.
The external speakers could have been omitted or reduced to just one small speaker that would still have allowed for the alarm clock function. For the size of the unit I would have preferred more memory over the speakers.
While audio playback is of good quality this player exhibits a playback flaw that is just plain annoying. When listening to albums where the end of one track carries over to the begining of another there is a pause as the player reads the track end/start markers. A good example would be listening to Operation:Mindcrime from start to finish. What's worse is that once the next track starts the first half second of audio is cut out.
Charging the unit with the USB cable takes FOREVER and you can't use the player except for synchronizing! It would have been better if a wall adapter was included and charge times were faster.
I see no way to replace the battery pack (someone correct me if I'm wrong) which means that when the batteries start to lose their ability to keep a charge the unit itself becomes trash. That's just totally unacceptable.
What more to ask for? [Posted on 2007-07-31]
THIS NEXT-GEN DEVICE,THE BROTHER OF THE Samsung YP-K3JAB IS 10x BETTER.THE NEW VERSION HAS MORE SPACE,BETTER FEATURES,AND A COOL DESIGN.WHAT MORE TO ASK FOR :)?THE BEST UPGRADE IS THE BUILT IN SPEAKERS THAT THE SAMSUNG COMPANY HAS ADDED.SHARE THE MUSIC WITH ALL YOUR FRIENDS,GREAT FOR A PARTY(BEST WHEN VOLUME AT MAXIMUM).OVERALL THIS ITEM HAS REALLY SUITED ME,AND YOU WILL FIND IT IMPRESSIVE TOO......
A Great "Little" K5 [Posted on 2007-11-12]
I love the K5. I know "little" is a relative term and as far as other MP3 players go it may not be the slimmest or lightest but I think that if you can live without video, for what you do get and the versatility it is overall the best in this price range! Very easy, user-friendly interface, I am not a computer or gadget whiz but I had this machine up and running with music and pictures in less than 1/2 hour. The controls are so easy the user manual is almost not needed at all. The speakers are great for a player this small and they let you still enjoy the player without being "hooked up"; the sound through the headphones is very good too! And as far as I am concerned an FM radio is always necessary. A big added plus is the alarm, this thing is great to travel with. Picture quality is not the best but definately adequate and the only thing I could ask for is time display. However, for what you do get and great battery life, you cannot go wrong. Highly recommended.
The spakers are great [Posted on 2008-01-01]
I just received this MP3 player for Christmas and really like it. Being a little older, I am not engrossed with my music as when I was younger. I find myself not using the headphones that much. All of the functions work well and the preveous reviews cover these items very well. The headphones are the antenna for the FM radio so leaving these plugged in when listening to the speakers is not a big deal.
The sound with the headphones are great and the speakers are very acceptable knowing that they can not produce the sound (especially bass) of a boom box. I have used the speakers at work (on low), and at a party and working around the house. They work great for this and I enjoy them a lot. If you won't use the speakers, then there are other models with the same or more features for less money, but I really do like the speakers. My friends and co workers are impressed.
perfect for traveling [Posted on 2008-02-15]
I am a massage/physical therapist; I work with people in their homes.
I use music during the sessions and was tired of lugging around a boombox and cds.
I was looking to get an ipod and speaker dock/attachment but it turned out that to get the quality of sound I wanted, I would end up with a player that is the same size as a boombox.
While searching, I came across the K5 with built in speakers and decided to get it.
I am very pleased! Tiny & light, great sound, easy to use, good quality construction and the Samsung software is designed much better than itunes.
I got a fm trasmitter and use the K5 listen to books on my car stereo while driving. Again great sound and ease of use.
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