Cowon Plenue: The Synonymous with “Perfection”

Today we are going to talk about the Audiophile-Grade Personal DAPs By Cowon.

Such devices don’t have the characteristics of cheap and budget-niche oriented music players.

They surpass them at times, many times.

The prices are starting from a few hundred U.S. Dollars.

Let’s create a small jump, back to the past:

Cowon Plenue 1 / known as Hi-RES Model P1 – High Resolution ” World’s Finest DAC’ 128GB Music Player “

PIC. 1 Cowon Plenue 1 – P1 Black

Cowon Plenue 1 (P1) – Key Features:

Hi-Res Audio file support,
Audio Specifications:
- SNR – Signal to Noise Ratio: 120dB,
- THD – Total Harmonic Distortions: 0.0006%,
- Stereo Crosstalk: -134dB,
World Leading Burr-Brown PCM1792A DAC,
24bit/192kHz High-Resolution Sound,
JetEffect 7 – Professional Sound Control,
Memory: Up to 256GB
3D surround function:
- Powerful DSP engine Uses the latest DSP algorithms and techniques to get the immersive 3D Surrounding Sound into your high-grade headphones,
10 different bandpass Filters Equalizer – EQ,
Rich File Support:
- DSD, DXD, FLAC, AIFF, APE,
- WAV, MP3, WMA, OGG,
Complete metallic body,
Three Color Options: SILVER, GOLD, and BLACK.

PIC. 2 Cowon Plenue 1 – P1 – GOLD

Cowon Plenue 1 (P1) MP3 player, BLACK, S/N = 120dB, THD = 0.0006%, SCT=-134dB, USB 2.0, AMOLED

Following the chronology comes the order of the next Audiophile’s Member:

Cowon Plenue 2 (P2) High Resolution ‘World’s Finest DAC’ 128GB Music Player

The Audiophile AUdio System is using the latest World’s Premium DAC:

PIC. 3 COWON Plenue 2 (P2) – Front-Side View

PIC. 4 COWON Plenue 2 (P2) – Back -SideView

Cowon Plenue 2 (P2) – Key Features:

Last Generation AK4497EQ DAC,
Audio Specifications:
- SNR – Signal to Noise Ratio: 123 dB,
- THD + N – Total Harmonic Distortions + Noise: 0.0005%,
- Stereo Crosstalk: -139dB,
Biult-in High Speed 128GB eMMc Memory,
microSD Card Extention slot, Up to 128GB,
Built-in SoundPlus high-performance amplifier
Integrated lithium polymer 3,050 mAh,
Charge Time – Up to 4 hours,
Studio Quality Sound Reconstruction: min 9 hours per full charge,
Dual Controlling Wheels:
- Volume Wheel,
- Multi-Function Selecting Wheel,
Output: Stereo 2 Vrms,
Connectors:
- 2.5 mm – Balance Audio Output,
- 3.5 mm – Unbalanced Stereo Audio Output with integrated Optical Output,
DSD:
- Native TX DSD / DSD128 at 5.64 MHz,
Audio File Formats:
DXD & DSD: DFF, DSF,
FLAC, ALAC, AIFF, APE, WAV, MP3,
WMA, WV, TTA, OGG, DCF
Dimensions:
- 67.9mm x 116.7mm x 16.5mm,
Weight:
- 193 g,