I have a large music library that I don’t have much storage left for on my phone. There are of course other ways of solving this problem, but are there any good dedicated music players like iPods still around?
Ideally I’d like it to have Bluetooth functionality for wireless headphones, at least 512GB of storage, and an SD card slot. Possibly physical buttons as well.
I still have a FiiO X1 (not sold anymore) it has very robust navigation for a device without a keyboard, and does gapless playback.
The newer budget offerings kinda feel like a downgrade.
Sounds ideal!
To be honest I’ve been half-looking at audio players for 2-3 years but never pulls the trigger as all I had to go on was Amazon and Reddit reviews of how things sounded, which is so subjective as to be almost useless.
I saw the Echo Mini in the Guardian for an article about DAPs and trusted that a little more and finally bit the bullet.
Apparently someone from FIIO in the forums said the Echo Mini wasn’t capable of gapless, which feels unlikely when iPods from about 2006 could.
Your device definitely sounds like it addresses my biggest “wants” for mine.
It doesn’t solve the album art issue, which also really annoys me. I spent a lot of time adding art back in the days of using that thing…
It probably also feels less premium than the newer offerings. It’s pretty old, irc I bought it in 2014 or thereabouts.