Are MP3 players even a thing these days?
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Are MP3 players even a thing these days? What are some good brands/models?
@dangoodin I'm still using my refurbished Sansa Clip from like 15 years ago and it's a champ. Not sure what features you're looking for but it works well as an offline music player. For streaming I use Subsonic app and my Nextcloud server.
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@dangoodin Fiio makes some pretty good ones. I just recently bought a Snowsky Disc, and after a firmware update, I love the thing. I also have an open source Tangara that's a bit less stable, but still has potential.
@zak @dangoodin Bought a Fiio "walkman" as a gift and the build quality seemed pretty good (thing was humongous compared to good walkmans (walkmen?) from back then though), I'd be willing to try out their mp3 players for sure.
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@dangoodin I'm still using my refurbished Sansa Clip from like 15 years ago and it's a champ. Not sure what features you're looking for but it works well as an offline music player. For streaming I use Subsonic app and my Nextcloud server.
If I could just have a Nano iPod I'd have everything I need. Yes, definitely offline music playing. No streaming, just play old fashioned mp3s. I'm not seeing anything carried by Best Buy et al.
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Are MP3 players even a thing these days? What are some good brands/models?
@dangoodin yes! there is a lively community here: https://www.reddit.com/r/DigitalAudioPlayer/
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If I could just have a Nano iPod I'd have everything I need. Yes, definitely offline music playing. No streaming, just play old fashioned mp3s. I'm not seeing anything carried by Best Buy et al.
@dangoodin This looks like the one I have. Not sure it's still on sale new anymore though: https://www.ebay.com/itm/287258714256
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Are MP3 players even a thing these days? What are some good brands/models?
@dangoodin They are, but they're more of a niche thing these days. The term to search for is "digital audio player" or "DAP".
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Are MP3 players even a thing these days? What are some good brands/models?
@dangoodin I got a FiiO JM21 recently, when my Sansa/SanDisk players all finally died. It cost a lot more but does a lot more and sounds a lot better.
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@dangoodin They are, but they're more of a niche thing these days. The term to search for is "digital audio player" or "DAP".
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@dangoodin If you're looking for specific brands, others have already mentioned FiiO, so I will mention South Korea's Astell&Kern, which was spun out from iRiver (a name you may remember from the golden age of MP3 players).
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Are MP3 players even a thing these days? What are some good brands/models?
@dangoodin
there's a shitton of used MP3 players on the ebay of various makes that can run rockbox. rockbox kicks ass -
Are MP3 players even a thing these days? What are some good brands/models?
@dangoodin https://www.crowdsupply.com/cool-tech-zone/tangara is cool but not sure if it'll "be for sale" after the campaign is fulfilled (many things on crowd supply do go that route)
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Are MP3 players even a thing these days? What are some good brands/models?
@dangoodin I just went through pains to copy some MP3s onto my old Essential PH1 phone (on which I recently replaced the battery), 128GB should be enough for everyone right? Now, if only this phone had a headphone jack…
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@dangoodin Fiio makes some pretty good ones. I just recently bought a Snowsky Disc, and after a firmware update, I love the thing. I also have an open source Tangara that's a bit less stable, but still has potential.
@zak Did the firmware update do something special? I like my Snowsky Echo Mini a lot, except it can't do scanning, and I wonder, if a firmware update would fix that, it'd be perfect
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Are MP3 players even a thing these days? What are some good brands/models?
the ipod community is still alive and thriving
r/ipod old reddit link | redlib link
dankpods covers ipods and mp3 players as well
dankpods youtube | unofficial archive.org dankpods archive
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Are MP3 players even a thing these days? What are some good brands/models?
@dangoodin probably depends what you want it for but I want something 🤏 teeny so I love my sandisk clip jam. I have the wired one but they also have bluetooth
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Are MP3 players even a thing these days? What are some good brands/models?
@dangoodin there's a few like this that i've been tempted by https://www.amazon.co.uk/MECHEN-Lossless-Resolution-Portable-Player%EF%BC%8CSupport-Gray/dp/B0B4NCSPNX
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@zak Did the firmware update do something special? I like my Snowsky Echo Mini a lot, except it can't do scanning, and I wonder, if a firmware update would fix that, it'd be perfect
@almonds It did add a bunch of stuff (like new Artist > Album sorting views) as well as massively improve the stability of the device, which was a major complaint when it came out. There have been a ton of updates for it in the last few weeks, so I just went from an old version to the latest one and got all of it. They've been great about releasing updates.
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Are MP3 players even a thing these days? What are some good brands/models?
@dangoodin Everything I'm aware of is basically just an Android phone without a SIM card -
@dangoodin They are, but they're more of a niche thing these days. The term to search for is "digital audio player" or "DAP".
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@dangoodin They are, but they're more of a niche thing these days. The term to search for is "digital audio player" or "DAP".
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@jalefkowit Serious question: Are these just Android phones without the phone?
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@jalefkowit Serious question: Are these just Android phones without the phone?
@BalooUriza @dangoodin It's not uncommon for companies to use Android as the OS for non-phone devices. Lots of handheld game players run Android, for instance. It's just a convenient OS optimized for mobile devices that you can pick up and use without a lot of licensing hassle
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