T8HD Wolfson audio chip?

jvs60 · **Joined:** Tue Jun 10, 2008 10:16 pm **Posts:** 40

I just want to make sure that the T8HD has the wolfson audio chip before I order. I have a Meizu M6 with the wolfson chip and the audio quality on that is great.

The Warrior Poet · **Posted:** Mon Dec 28, 2009 12:23 am

I didn't think this player had a separate Wolfson audio chip, but the RK2806. Here's a review form iMP3: http://translate.google.com/translate?j ... h-CN&tl=en

Raz says on the video review it's Rockchip: http://mp4nation.net/catalog/index.php? ... cts_id=372

jvs60 · **Joined:** Tue Jun 10, 2008 10:16 pm **Posts:** 40

The review from imp3 makes no mention of the wolfson chip either. looks like i'm going to have to go with the T9HD, although the reason i originally decided against it was because of it's apparent bulkinesss. I prefer the size and UI of the T8HD. I might even go with the Chuwi P7 touch L, because of the size and use of the Wolfson chip.

jvs60 · **Joined:** Tue Jun 10, 2008 10:16 pm **Posts:** 40

Can any owners of the T8HD comment on the sound quality of this player?

maderin1 · **Joined:** Sun Sep 30, 2007 2:50 pm **Posts:** 20625

beware just because it has the wolfson does not mean it will sond the same as the M6, i have the T11RK with wolfson and it does not come close to the M6, its not just abou the hardware but how they use that hardware, meizu tweaked and gave extra options to make use of the chip, most other players dont - so in short ... not al wolfson players are the same

jvs60 · **Joined:** Tue Jun 10, 2008 10:16 pm **Posts:** 40

Thank you for that info. Is there a way for you to know for sure about the wolfson chip in the T8HD?

maderin1 · **Joined:** Sun Sep 30, 2007 2:50 pm **Posts:** 20625

not really untill we see official specs from ramos and as their web site is totally out of date nowadays we will never knbow or untill we see someone on the chinese blogs take the player apart - i would guess not because with the T12HD (updated version of the T12 which has wolfson) they apparebtly took out (or changed) the wolfson chip - so this may have been a move in all their newer players

jvs60 · **Joined:** Tue Jun 10, 2008 10:16 pm **Posts:** 40

So, the T9HD might not have the wolfson either?

maderin1 · **Joined:** Sun Sep 30, 2007 2:50 pm **Posts:** 20625

TBH ramos are playing the idiot card at the moment, i dont think even they know what the hell they are doing, the mumumusic web site is down and their official pages are never updated with their reent range - until it comes from the horses mouth (ramos themselves) dont believe anything and many just assume its wolfson or get mixed up with other players

chengdude · **Joined:** Sat Dec 08, 2007 6:24 pm **Posts:** 1064

As maderin wrote, a Wolfson (or Cirrus) codec doesn't guarantee better sound quality, especially if you're going to be comparing it to a player designed primarily for music. I think the reviews we've been seeing on the Chinese portals also reflect this: codec or not, you see very little written about audio quality on any of these video-centric players these days. Manufacturers also never missed the chance to trumpet this codec or that in their promotional material and we're really not seeing much of that anymore, either. The WM8988 is getting pretty long in the tooth as well; as with the design of the M6, you'd really need to take some care in laying out your circuits and such to optimize its performance.

Wolfson has some really interesting next-gen products out there right now; too bad Chinese manufacturers aren't taking advantage of them.

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