Hello, if you are still using them, which one do you use ?
I have 300 GB of music. I am looking for one that is privacy respectful and able to read flac. Any recommandation ?
i use an old cellphone with the radios disabled. throw a big old microsd card in and youre good to go.
I would also do that but sadly I do not have any spare phone and my phone has no sd card slot
Some of the old LG phones (the V series) were known and sold for the quality of their audio. If you can find one of those on eBay it should be pretty cheap.
The OG Galaxy S had a dope Wolfson WM8449 DAC in it. I used the Voodoo sound app to get proper drivers on it and it became the best sounding phone I ever had. It drove my 250 ohm Beyerdynamic headphones with ease.
If you’re in the USA, best buy might have a returned low end phone, Moto’s often have SD slots.
Sadly, Android does not have a good folder player tgat does FLAC, so VLC is it.
I am not in the US. I don’t like to buy second hand smartphone in my country. It is either overpriced or straight up junk, be it in the local equivalent of craiglist or in specialized store. However, It is the solution I would prefer if I can get a spare phone from someone I know (given or bought). But I have not been lucky yet. Most people I know use their phone untill they stop working or there is no sd card.
android has a neat little “folder player” ☞ https://f-droid.org/packages/souch.smp/
I tried that some time ago, one early version renamed my files so that I had to rebuild my SD in order to sync directories.
Up to that point I liked it a lott and used it. VLC, despite the UI, has not wrecked my files.
renamed your files 🤔
how? it doesn’t even have the option to rename
You should look into Rockbox. It’s an open source alternative firmware for a variety of portable media players that adds features such as support for more file formats (and it runs Doom). As for which supported players I’d recommend then maybe a flash modded iPod or an AIGO Eros Q or K (also sold as the HIFI WALKER H2, Surfans F20, or AGPTek H3).
I backed this: https://www.crowdsupply.com/cool-tech-zone/tangara
Its not yet released and is in the manufacturing process but I think it’s worth considering
I like the idea. As it is already funded, i will wait for review to order it
I use a Sony NW-A55 walkman. It is one of the latest models of digital audio players that doesn’t use Android. It has a microsd slot, supports flac, bluetooth, and no internet connectivity. The japanese models are still available new on ebay, you just have to change the language on the player to english.
I love it.
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Thanks ! I will check all that :)
Ipod Classic, Silver, but without mods it can’t read FLAC I believe.
Sadly ipod cannot read flac. It is possible to convert to apple lossless file format
Rockbox can be installed to mitigate that. And the hard drive can be swapped for bigger flash storage, which also has the positive effect of leaving more room for extra battery.
LG V20 and Neutron player app. Best sounding combination ever!
I am currently rocking a Shanling M2X which I bought secondhand for €75,- from the local classified ad websites.
Officially supports up the 512Gb but according some reviews it can do up to 2Tb microSD cards ( https://headfonics.com/shanling-m2x-review/ ). I currently have a music collection of about the same size. The Shanling M2X can drive all the IEMs I throw at it, has enough file system support to read just about anything and has WiFi and Bluetooth. Although the WiFi can only be used to wirelessly sync files (which can be a pro but also a con, depending on how you look at it).
However if you don’t feel like going secondhand, Shanling offers a whole bunch of devices meant for offline playback of local files.
Either dig up an old iPod (flash-modding would be a good idea, as 300+GB iPods are rarer) and put Rockbox on it for FLAC support, or dig up an old phone or something and get a decent USB-C adapter/DAC.
I have a FiiO M3 Pro.
It’s a great player, over 120DB SNR! and DSD if you think you need it.
Codec wise it supports most everything except Opus but is now discontinued (FiiO only sells players for the uber-rich now - entry level is US$499.99 for the M11S)
If you can get one used, they’re a great player.
I’ve heard good things about the HiBy Digital M300 - but i’ve never tried one.
I use the Kickstarter version of the Mixxtape. My wife uses the newer version, which offers some improvements.
It’s fantastically retro, but you will need to use a micro-SD.
Hahaha, this is hilarious and actually pretty cheap
