Does the x7 sound EXACTLY the same as J3?

[plonter]

I am a very happy j3 owner. but i have a little spare money to spent and i want to get me an x7. i can't help myself :) i have got to have this monster. but i want to know if the sound is exactly the same as the j3...I know that the spec's and measurements and graphs are exactly (or almost exactly) the same but sometimes the graphs don't tell the whole truth about the real sound. so i want to know from people who listened to them both if the sound was exactly the same or was somehing different to your ears.

[reneetheproduca]

Yes, they sound the same.

[reneetheproduca]

The only reason I switched from the J3 to the X7 is because I ran out of space, even with the ability to download music to the mini SD card. But, I am glad I did. To answer your questions, I think they sound the same. They have the same sample rate and frequency response. So, it would follow that they would sound the same. However, the X7 has a few more equalizer options. [yes]

[Marvin the Martian]

The only reason I switched from the J3 to the X7 is because I ran out of space, even with the ability to download music to the mini SD card. But, I am glad I did. To answer your questions, I think they sound the same. They have the same sample rate and frequency response. So, it would follow that they would sound the same. However, the X7 has a few more equalizer options. [yes]
Really? What are they?

[Enzyme]

wouldnt mind knowing that also.

[reneetheproduca]

A correction: they both have the same number of presets (35) and customizable EQ settings (4) as well as a 5-band EQ
Cowon J3:


Sample rate 48 kHz,
44.1 kHz
Response bandwidth 20 - 20000 Hz
Signal-to-noise ratio 95 dB

Cowon X7:
Sample rate 48 kHz
Response bandwith 20 - 20000 Hz
Signal-to-noise ratio 95 dB