You guys heard about "Pono"?

[NewHTbuyer]

I just watched Neil Young on The Daily Show and he mentioned his new portable music player, think iPod, called the Pono, but it plays lossless tracks, not mp3. Seems cool.

I can't find many details, but it is interesting that he is focusing on high fidelity music. I still listen mostly to CDs and don't really play many digital files, but I know most people these days only listen to digital files. I wonder if this will gain an traction. Obviously, the cost will be a key factor. Plus, I wonder if you can load any loss track onto it or if you have to buy each track again.

 

[JerryLove]

I believe that Neil Young is focused on the wrong areas of improvement.

 

[96cobra10101]

I liked what this guy had to say about it.
neil-young-pono-pony/

 

[j_garcia]

http://forums.audioholics.com/forums/general-av-discussions/81928-neil-youngs-puretone-project.html

 

[jonnythan]

I just watched Neil Young on The Daily Show and he mentioned his new portable music player, think iPod, called the Pono, but it plays lossless tracks, not mp3. Seems cool.

I can't find many details, but it is interesting that he is focusing on high fidelity music. I still listen mostly to CDs and don't really play many digital files, but I know most people these days only listen to digital files. I wonder if this will gain an traction. Obviously, the cost will be a key factor. Plus, I wonder if you can load any loss track onto it or if you have to buy each track again.

The iPod and iPhone play lossless as well.