Have Any Pono Backers Received The Email Their Player Has Shipped?

Was the software made by JRiver?

 

JRiver and PonoMusic World will let you drag and drop files or albums to the player. Just like iTunes. Dragging files or albums to the player would be the quick and dirty way to sync. Making use of playlists and smartlists would take a little bit of up front work, but will be more powerful allowing more options in how you manage what gets synced. Smartlists are even more powerful being able to sync based on rules you define. Like being able to sync all albums with a 4 star or 5 star rating, or all albums imported last month that haven't been played yet, etc.

 

I wasn't commenting on the DAC's size. It's the well regarded ESS Sabre 9018, with a custom filter designed by Charles Hansen.

 

Yes. The software is a stripped down version of JRiver Media Center along with some special features just for Pono added. They've got both Mac and Windows versions of PonoMusic World.

I haven't been able to play with the software yet. They send out a link to download the software once your player ships. And mine hasn't shipped yet. I'm very curious to find out what features PonoMusic World has compared to JRiver Media Center.

 

Thank you

 

So, it's the price stopping you from an A&K or a Chord Hugo,otherwise you'd skip the unproven and go for the 10k audio sound in a 2.5k body?

Just curious because you seem pretty knowledgable.

 

I don't remember seeing a link, but the download on this page unlocks when you log in. I guess they only unlock it when the player ships?

https://ponomusic.force.com/

 

Depends on the model I think. Not all iPods have the same DAC and some models with those by Wolfson are well sought and highly rated.

 

Optional Dylan finish available Spring '15.

 

The download link doesn't show up till you get your shipping notice. I'm in the late December shipping batch. I've got to wait a month.

 

Yeah, the price is keeping me away from those toys. I'm trying to keep my portable player in the under $500 category.
I'm not trying to get a portable rig that rivals a desktop headphone rig. All I want from a portable is good enough sound to keep me satisfied while listening to it.

 

Who knows, maybe, just maybe the Pono sounds great through head phones as well as when hooked up to a serious hifi system. Perhaps it turns out to perform very well for the money.

 

Maybe so, but can you eat a Pono?!

I rest my case!

 

So from the Pono site, do I understand that the only color offered to new customers is that "safety" yellow?

 

So many off topic posts on here. Some of you need a coke, a smile and some STFU.

 

Well this thread would be pretty boring with a ton of "No's" and a few "Yes's"

 

Well never know, because you can't hook up the Pono to anything with a digital streaming signal input or output. It's a self contained device. You can only transfer data via usb, not stream.

 

And why would you want to hook it up to a serious Hifi system anyway?

 

You can do a line out, even in balanced mode, if you want. Sure, it's an analog current and not a digital data stream, but you can let it be both your digital source and your DAC in a home system if you want. It's not sufficient to say, "We'll never know how it performs in a home system because it doesn't do digital out." Sure, it doesn't do digital out, but you can connect it to a home system.

 

So, you order a Pono player for four hundred bucks, get your card charged now, "expected" shipping date between Jan and March. This thing is nothing but vapor right now. Sorry, but this thing has had way too much press and hype.

 

And thus you can't hook it up to a hifi system? I'm referring to the analog output through the mini jacks. There's one analog output for head phones and one fixed output (bypassing the volume control) for connecting to a hifi amp. So the Pono's abilities as a stand alone DAC (by way of usb, yes) can and will eventually be judged.

 

Sorry, I'm lazy and didn't read your post before posting my own virtually identical post

 

Why not? What if it offers great sound? I'm not buying one (or any other digital device, I'm very happy with my turntable), but the Pono could sound fantastic.

 

It is reported that Rick Cohen is no longer listed as Chief Operating Officer on the Pono website. This is the 2nd COO departure in less than four months. Can't auger well.

 

Link or it didn´t happen...