The MobiBLU RAZR err... US2

MobiBLU

By: Grahm Skee on June 26, 2006 8:16 PM

MobiBLU has announced a new player the US2 or Ultra Slim 2 (yeah ... I don’t know what happened to the Ultra Slim 1 either.) The player is packed with 512MB, 1GB, or 2GB of flash memory to compete with the rest of the slim “candy bar” MP3 players. The player is meant to be worn “lanyard style” and features dual headphone jacks for you and a friend.

The GUI looks similar to the DHH-200 that I reviewed a few months ago. Hopefully MobiBLU has improved the UI in the US2- it was a bit rough in the DHH-200. Now word on when the US2 is set to drop in the US.

[MobiBLU via dapreview]

Comments

Digimuzik on June 27, 2006 9:01 AM

Dual headphones are a really cool feature. I wonder why there aren't too many players with those. Is there any downside on sound quality when you have dual headphones?

mike on June 27, 2006 11:25 AM

Not if each headphone output has its own op amp, which is likely the case.

(If they're both on a single amp, you'll lose some output power, causing you to have to crank up the volume higher. As you approach top volume, most players show some harmonic distortion, which degrades the sound quality.)

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