Product Comparison: Onkyo PD-S10 vs Onkyo DP-X1A

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Onkyo PD-S10 Digital Audio Player, Black

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Onkyo DP-X1A Hi-Res Digital Audio Player

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General Specifications

Brand

Onkyo

Model

PD-S10

DP-X1A

Origin

China

About the Product

The PD-S10 has 528 GB expandable memory, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and a touch GUI. Robust audiophile design supports balanced output via twin SABRE DACs and amps. It’s an incredibly compact and versatile player for hi-fi audio on the go.

High quality mobile audio should not be outrageously expensive or difficult to use. While there are now many DAPs around to choose from, the DP-X1A delivers the best balance of immersive high-fidelity reproduction and everyday practicality. Lightweight, compact, and ruggedly made, the DP-X1A brings joy to your life with an adaptable and future-focused feature set that makes routine daily activities something to look forward to.

Key Specs

Memory

16 GB

64 GB

Display

Yes

Integrated Speaker(s)

What customers say about "Key Specs"

Onkyo PD-S10 Digital Audio Player, Black

Glad i purchased this. Excellent sound quality. Improvement over my previous DAP and glad i purchased this.
Sound quality is very good. Buttons and volume wheel orientation are good.
Lots of storage space so you can store music videos or any kind of video for that matter as well as photos etc.
I absolutely LOVE this product! It has all the features I want. The sound quality is amazing!
The screen felt cheap and plastic-y. Not sure it was actually glass.

Onkyo DP-X1A Hi-Res Digital Audio Player

Good display - with functions for both touch screen and hardware buttons available.
Easy to bump the volume knob, which displays a volume curve over the album art.
64Gb of memory. I thought they were 32Gb, but mine was 64Gb. Nice surprise.
Plays music at a perfect balance, and having two memory card slots means I can fit all the music I want on it.
It could play from the internal memory or the SD1 or the SD2 but not more than one.

Size & Weight

Color

Black

Height

3.7 in.

5.1 in.

Width

2.5 in.

2.3 in.

Depth

0.6 in.

0.5 in.

Weight

4.76 oz.

7.2 oz.

What customers say about "Size & Weight"

Onkyo PD-S10 Digital Audio Player, Black

The Onkyo is a nice compact unit with a screen that is easy to see indoors, not so much outdoors on a sunny day.
Great sound, great battery life, compact, fits in pocket with phone.
Like it so far, does everything I wanted, nice and compact, adding songs is very easy.
This unit has some weight to it, it feels good in the hand while very easy to hold- not big nor small, it doesn't feel cheap like many others on the market.
Beautiful build quality, snappy UI, good weight, kinda small which makes me feel that I might drop it or lose it somewhere, but its ok, i am happy.

Onkyo DP-X1A Hi-Res Digital Audio Player

The unit is larger than my samsung phone, who is fine when using in the winter with large coat pockets, but may he an issue in the summer.
The volume is also quickly accessible when in your pocket but might be an issue for tight pockets that can brush against the wheel.
If I place it in my front pocket the sound immediately starts to break up.

Features

Supported Audio Formats

MQA, DSD, FLAC, WAV

AAC, MP3, HE-AAC, AIFF, WAV, H.264, mp4, mov, Linear PCM, JPEG, WMA, APE, Ogg Vorbis, FLAC, DSD, PCM, Lossy Files

Memory Card Slot

Yes

Input(s)

Micro-USB 2.0, Headphone Out

3.5mm Jack

Usability

2.4" LCD (320x240) touchscreen

4.7" LCD

Voice Recorder

Yes

Video Playback

Yes

Bluetooth Enabled

Yes

Extras

Wi-Fi, Twin SABRE® DACs and Amplifiers, Dedicated High-Precision Clocks, Isolated Audio Boards, One-Piece Aluminum Chassis

Android 5.1

What customers say about "Features"

Onkyo PD-S10 Digital Audio Player, Black

The sound is cristal clear, this is the only DAP - I know of - capable of streaming MQA Master music from Tidal.
The sound quality of MQA albums is so clear and detailed... it is worth exploring!
This device plays by flac files beautifully. It syncs perfectly with everything that I use.
It seems you can skip the confusing software & just drag & drop the items to the memory card.
The PD-S10B has such a tiny screen that it can hardly display the album name + author.... there is simply not enough screen room.

Onkyo DP-X1A Hi-Res Digital Audio Player

Plays all formats, can support a large library using the appropriate sized SD cards and most importantly it sounds phenomenal.
The biggest plus though is the ability to break the Pono 12GB storage limit. With 512 GB limit I don't have to swap out memory cards anymore.
Plays music at a perfect balance, and having two memory card slots means I can fit all the music I want on it.
Bluetooth support is awesome.
Setting an external memory card into the play-able music libraries a little fussy at first, but works well after that.

Accessories

Included With Unit

Micro USB to USB Type-A cable, 2x Additional Screen Protector

USB cable

Power

Battery Life

15 hours

16 hours

Battery Life

Onkyo PD-S10

Onkyo DP-X1A

What customers say about "Power"

Onkyo PD-S10 Digital Audio Player, Black

Battery life not that great but good enough for maybe 5 hour max plane flight.
The battery lasts a decent amount of time and you can place the unit in a standby mode when you are not listening.
Battery life is great and can be on standby for a very long time.
Battery life is a bit lacking, compared to other units.
This product was great for the first month but after the second month the battery life has dropped to half of it's stated length.

Onkyo DP-X1A Hi-Res Digital Audio Player

Battery life is good, even better on Battery Saver mode.
For the size and weight of the device the battery could last a bit longer, but 8 hours still not that bad.
Battery life is a bit lacking, compared to other units. I owe this to android, as well as the lack of a deep sleep (the Fiio X5 does this well, wish this was done here).
Oh BTW, battery life is pretty atrocious. You can probably get 5-6 hours if you are using WiFi and/or apps while you listen. Do not expect this to have battery performance like a cell phone or iPad-type device.
Love this great value. Battery life could be better but still a great product.

Warranty / Certifications

Manufacturer Warranty

1 year(s)

Certifications

Other Information

Manufacturer

Link

Manual

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