Unbelievably cool and well though out piece of equipment
594467
Unbelievably cool and well though out piece of equipment.  Consider getting Osprey's 2L hydration pack that integrates well. Comes in men's and women's anatomically correct versions.
1364234
There is no point in saying much about this CD player other than that it is totally fabulous. The sound is tremendous. I immediately discarded my prior Rotel player, which had given me trouble for years and never sounded nearly this good. This unit blew the Rotel out of the water. The build quality is superb, and the design is stylish and appealing in its simplicity. When you factor in the price, this is probably the best piece of audio equipment I have ever bought. The Stereophile review was right on. This is an unbelievable value. I love it so much, I am replacing my Adcom amp and preamp, and purchasing the companion Onkyo integrated amp, the A-9555. Buy this unit -- you will not regret it.
3611578
Dude this thing just transformed my turn of the century Mercedes C240 station wagon with just a cassette player into a fancy-ass handsfree luxury vehicle! I get in, turn the car on which starts the cassette spinning and turns it on, then it instantly connects and BAM I got dope ass music that sounds wayyyyyyyyy better than the 1/8 cabled cassette adaptor I bought from radio shack. What an unexpected merger of technologies, this is a unique decade-bending device that no one knew they needed.
121572
Aesthetically, this is a gorgeous piece of equipment. The sleek lines and modern design form an attractive piece--almost like artwork. When you turn it on the blue lights that surround it make it even more pleasant to look at. The large (over seventeen inches) screen is perfect for watching your favorite YouTube videos, movies, and makes gaming a truly remarkable experience. My son played a game on it and was blown away by the brilliance of the graphics. The HD on this is stunning, it really makes you feel like you are experiencing something special. We cranked up the volume while watching a video and were immersed in the surround sound--it sounded like we were in a movie theater. The speed is ultra-fast.
This arrived well packaged and with the battery fully charged. There are four USB ports, a mini HD port, and one HDMI port. It also has a microphone jack, headphone jack, and a combination microphone/headphone jack. This arrived with Windows 7. The 1 TB of memory is more than enough for all of my music, data, movies, and games. The only downside to this that I've found so far is that it is pretty heavy and isn't a laptop that you'd really want to be lugging all over the place.
**Edited to add--After using this for a while I can say that the graphics are intense! The computer loads very quickly and we haven't experienced any problems with it at all. You can also change the color around the outside of this so it doesn't have to only be blue. You can change it to anything you like and personalize it for your taste.
1928647
The K-Mix is really an incredible and innovative piece of gear. I was a bit skeptical at first  a mixer with no moving parts???  but my skepticism was soon abated after I put this thing to use. Without a computer, it functions much like a regular mixer, just with lighted faders rather than moveable ones. The advantage of this is that there are NO breakable parts. I wouldnt drive over the K-Mix with my care, but its pretty darn tough. The compressor, EQ, gate, and reverb are all very usable, meaning they are not outrageously crazy  the parameters are easy to set as well. Likewise you can save scenes, or presets, so that if you are set up for a podcast you can save the settings and move to another setting for your jazz combo. I really like that feature.

With the computer attached, this becomes a 8in-10out audio interface. Need I say more than this is ample room to record all you need as many interfaces are only 2in-4out. I like the option of having multiple ins for recording drums with several mics onto several different tracks.

Also, this can be used as  a midi interface to control your DAW. I haven't tested the waters with this aspect of the device very much, but what I have seen is very cool  hands on instead of mouse clicks.

All in all, this is an incredible piece of gear and I am happy to have it. For the price point, the features you get, its a true value.
1458454
To begin with, this Drone is amazing. I am absolutely blown away by the tech in this device. I am also blown away by the quality of the pictures and video. No, it is not 4k (2.7k camera, which is greater than 1080P) but it's still amazing. Have taken this out and flown it 5 times now and I can't believe how easy it is to fly. Let go of the sticks and it just hovers. Lose connection and it just returns to you.

I am also amazed at the gimbal, when looking at recorded video I would have sworn that the video had stopped it was so stable. And this was when it was over 100ft in the air with a breeze.

The elephant in the room of course is DJI service. Obviously I am new to this and have had no issues so far, but I am told that their service is not the best. That said, most people I talked to knew this going in and still got the DJI, it's that good a product.

Couple of minor gripes;
The holder for the phone is checp plastic. Mine broke within 5 minutes of opening the box. There are option on Amazon for under$20 that work much better so I highly recommend getting one of those when you get the drone. Also, the range with the controller is good, but can be made much better with a parabolic add on that can al,so be had on Amazon for under $20. Links to both below. You really need to get these two items wihen you purchase the drone IMO.

Finally, you REALLY need a faster phone/tablet for this. I tried using an old Ipad 2 and it just could not cut it. Works flawlessly on my Note5 however.

Phone holder
https://www.amazon.com/DJI-Phantom-Standard-Mobile-Transmitter/dp/B01D3WRP7W/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1472485694&sr=8-4&keywords=phantom+3+standard+holder

Antenna range extender
https://www.amazon.com/SKYREAT-Parabolic-Standard-Controller-Transmitter/dp/B01DC0ZCN4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1472485782&sr=8-1&keywords=phantom+3+range+extender
2506160
wow I have been missing out. This gadget is mind blowing. I am so excited
3757900
This thing is unreal.  I listen to some grimy trap music and the fidelity on the bass from this thing is outstanding.  I run audio out from my macbook through a gold-plated 3.5mm male-male cable to the "Biggermouth A1" and then use its 3.5mm audio out to output to my ATH-M150's.

This unit allows me to drop the output on my Macbook, reducing the strain on the soundcard (which is otherwise maxed and relatively close to overload, which lends more susceptibility to signal degradation).  The audio quality is superb and the bass is outstanding.

I also use this to re-route the audio out on my audio optical RCA converter to have an amplifier and volume control for my TV's optical audio out.  (My LG TV has no headphone jack, so I had to establish a workaround.)
227874
Wow yet another home run by Oppo. All they do is make quality products hailing back to there DVD and Blu-Ray players. This is one company that pays attention to quality and detail. As soon as you take this out of the box ( the box even exudes quality) it is a thing of art and ultra cool factor. From the aluminum quality made casing to the leather wrap around the unit, this just begs to sit next to your desktop,mobile phone, player etc....

This is one refined piece of equipment from the DAC to the amp and it is night and day difference from most sources laptop, phone, tablet DAC.
This thing cranks out enough to drive a wide range of headphones that aren't ultra sensitive. I am using with Sennheiser Momentum 2..0 wireless, Oppo PM-3, Fiio ex1, and Soundmage E80 and what a difference this makes. The controls are well laid out and easy to use turn the knob to power on and adjust output. It has bass boost, High and Low gain, selector for source type and 3000 mAh lithium polymer rechargeable battery which will charge other devices if need be. It comes with all the needed accessories to hook up to Android, Iphone, Laptop, 3.5mm jack player etc. Also there are 2 black rubber bands to mate this with another device.
Sound is just exceptional, using this is a must have for a portable set up and well worth the price paid.
727506
This is one of the best pieces of electronics I have ever purchased. Between the i7 chip, the SSD and abundance of RAM, this thing boots up lightning fast and is one of the most responsive computers I have ever used. It handles photoshop lightroom 6 with no issues. I do not know if this can handle intense video editing, but I would save that for my desktop.

I mainly purchased this to have a portable computer to use photoshop lightroom on. I chose this over a higher resolution ultrabook in the hopes that battery life would be better. I do not regret the lack of 4k screen, and overall the color, brightness & contrast on this are adequate for my amateur photography needs. Once calibrated, I cannot tell a difference between my desktop and the spectre's monitor. The battery life on this is excellent, I ran a battery report through windows & have averaged 6 hours on a full charge since I have purchased this. Range is 5-8.5 hours depending on what type of work I am doing. I almost always have the brightness at 80-100%.

HP has it's own program to check & install driver AND bios updates. it has made keeping this thing updated a piece of cake. No more going line by line in the device manager to check for driver updates when something isn't working right.

I am able to dual boot with linux as well. restarting & switching to the other OS takes about 20 seconds from restart to login. Currently running linux mint 18 & everything is working fine. Initially the sound didn't work, but after powering off and on & selecting the speaker output as default the sound kicked in.

I initially was worried about only getting the 250gb SSD version, but I have since purchased 2 X 128gb usb 3.0 flash drives that barely take up any room for media storage leaving the third usb port open for whatever else I would need to plug in. between the flash drives and cloud storage this suits my needs, but I mainly use this as a temporary travel workstation. there are tutorials out there on how to upgrade the SSD & install yourself which might be cheaper if you're comfortable with that type of work & don't want the higher price tag.

Cons:
-it does get kind of hot on the bottom, definitely could not do any naked gaming or photoshop work and gets kind of warm on the lap during hot summer days.
-using tablet mode is kind of awkward & I feel like I will damage the device unless I keep the neoprene cover on the bottom
970712
This thing is amazing! Upgraded our2007 x2 mastercraft to this unit, the sound alone is such a huge improvement l, the Bluetooth is such a great feature as well as the weather radio, it's great to be on the water and know if thunderstorms are coming
3337719
best piece of equipment I have ever purchased!!!
I love it and I use it ALL THE TIME!
130969
This thing is unreal! Its ready out of the box but you better be ready to learn if you want to really tweak it. There IS help out there, you just have to find it and the Wiki is very helpful!
2098399
I have tried alot of recording gear over the past few years! First of all, I own tons of recording gear TC Helicon, Focusrite, Lexicon surround processors, etc. and I can find a flaw in just about anything I own, but I must say, this unit really blew me away! I bought the unit at $250.00 and I couldn't believe the specs on this...You get a 31 band GEQ (Graphic EQ) which can be linked in stereo mode, a 10 band PEQ (Parametric EQ), 3 band per side DEQ (Dynamic EQ), a multi-stage compressor which includes a limiter and expander, RTA and digital VU meters which simulate an analog model (very slick!) I'm not going to waste alot of time discussing things that are already in the specs or the feature set which you can find in the online documentation. However, I must say, that this unit sounds exceptional...Super quiet that even with the levels boosted all the way up, I cannot hear any hiss on my recordings. I use it mainly for the agressive compression feature, which can make things sound so pristine and clear once passed through the compressor/limiter combo... The EQ section is phenomenal and once you get the hang of it which may take some trial and error to get it going, but once you figure out how to configure the bandwith ratio, you will find it easy to get some pretty twisted EQ curves going, such as bell curves and shelves of all sorts, boosting or cutting at your frequencies of choice! I used this on drums and twicked the EQ a bit, went to the compressor with the quick press of a button, chose the ratio of compression which adjusts the knee characteristic accordingly and bam! Sweetspot was found almost immediatelly! Saved the preset for use on drums in the future and pressed the bypass function to tell the difference between the original sound and the new processed sound! I was blown away by the difference! The compressor section alone in this thing should be worth at least $1K...It is superb! This is a must for any home recording artist/producer. I am working on my band's album and we do agressive style metal which requires multiple compressors for our instruments and especially for the vocals...This unit can handle both fine and will not color your sound or make it sound muddy...It is pristine and silky smooth! I am buying two more, just cause at $250.00 it is a steal...Thank you Behringer for putting out a great product and actually comitting to excellence when you made the DEQ2496! Hats off to you...
4383370
This is what I've come to consider a geek's toy.  The learning curve is sizeable but the fun you can have tweaking this thing is unlimited.  It would appear that some of the reviewers here just didn't dig deep enough to uncover certain features.  I could quibble with some of the menu logic, the main screen being too dim in daylight, the lack of a manual mute (!), and above all the tiny buttons, but once you've adjusted everything to your liking, it's quite impressive.  Sound is A+, phone operation flawless, HD radio reception (in DC) fantastic with virtually no dropouts, display colors matched my car's exactly, etc.  Now about teaching the other family members how to use it....
3855244
Great piece of equipment. Super versatile. I disagree with other reviews and am happy with the build quality. Fader is the only piece that feels cheap - the rest of it feels nice in my fingers. I think as long as you case it up and protect it in travel it should last. Super stoked on this thing!
2977704
This thing exceeded my expectations. It didn't look like much coming out of the box, but once it was put together and running, well, it turned out to be the highlight of the evening.

Back in the day, I paid good money (equivalent to the cost of this product) to see a Pink Floyd laser show. And that was outside with hundreds of other sweaty people.

We plan to use it at every party we have because it's that cool. We also plan to use it for relaxation and sitting around spouting off our profound thoughts as we listen to cool music.

You can plug your music source (phone, MP3, etc.) directly into the unit. While the speaker is okay, we prefer our own bluetooth speakers. The sound and laser show is incredibly compelling. We thought we'd watch it for a few minutes and then put it away, maybe give it away to one of the rellies, but we're keeping it. An hour or so went by, and neither of us wanted to turn it off.

The instructions are not decipherable, but you'll be able to figure it out. Just don't look at the laser itself.

Really an incredible experience!

NOTE: I received a sample in exchange for an unbiased review.