They're called DAPs which stands for Digital Audio Players. People in this market that buy these players don't listen to mp3 files because of their low resolution. flac, DSD, WAV, MQA and the like are what they listen to; CD quality and above only. Phones also can't drive the headphones that they like to use (save for LG's quad DAC equipped phones that had decent amplifiers as well). If you knew, sorry to bore you. If you didn't, check it out. You'll understand why there's a market for this stuff.
Look up the Surfans F20, I’ve had mine for 2 years and still love it. It has a spinning wheel and physical buttons that are very satisfying to use. One thing to note is that it only supports up 15,000 songs no matter how large the as card. I only have a couple thousand and half of them I never listen to but I’ve heard some people say that’s not enough.
I never stopped listening to music through MP3 players. Streaming is limited by your internet connection, phone storage is taken up by other media and apps and I like owning my music.
The biggest reason for most music players still existing will be enhanced sound quality, tho probably the cheaper ones aren’t as much of a jump. Also a lot of people just want to not be bothered by 5 billion notifications on their phones while listening to music, or just are tired of modern smartphone world. Tho this player running android 13 is smashing that idea a bit
Same here. I posted a video not too long ago and it’s surprisingly usable in 2023. Only thing I’d change today is the cable port, but I love the little bugger 😊
@@orangeyellow-me1pz I’m not a demanding person 😂 to expand on my comment, if I could have a single update to the iPod, it would be the cable port change to USB-C. All the changes you suggest are good, no two ways about it
I've been using a cheap but pretty good MP3 player when I do my workouts. It allows me to focus more on my workouts by getting rid of potential distractions. I only have 1 hour for my workouts every day, so I need to make the best of it.
Honestly, if you’re willing to give up Bluetooth audio and streaming, a PSP still makes a great audio player! It’s easy to expand the storage these days, sounds great, and is super easy to fit in a pocket
I Repurposed my S10 Plus 1TB + 512GB MicroSD as my personal Jukebox. Because I basically only listened upto 1 hour, this setup is PERFECT as I also have just replaced it's Battery
As a privacy conscious person, MP3 players need to make a comeback because our phones leak so much data about us. With an mp3 player, especially the new ones, I can enjoy the luxuries of listening to music and podcasts without sacrificing my privacy. I can keep my phone in a faraday bag and just listen to my mp3 player whenever I don’t need my phone
Bought a cheap android dap that can be used with a DAC and 128gb sd card. All my flacs are safely stored without me taking the sd card out for file transfers because it has usb-c. Best purchase for decluttering my phone and pc storage so far.
I like the idea of single-purpose devices like these on an ideological level. Phones have melted our brains. It does everything, and has every feature, but does it poorly.
I don’t use streaming. I like owning all of my music. I don’t want 5000 songs on my phone clogging up the drive. I need that space for videos and pics.
Plus you own your music. Phone have taken so much hdd space unless your willing to pay for the 1tb phone which will be way over priced They would make you use a streaming service to then pay another monthly bill and even then you don't get the music you want.. sadly this is needed.
Bro if you don't want to spend 200 dollars for something that shouldn’t be this much. Get a prepaid phone, they work perfectly fine and you don't have to have the worry of the $200 mp3 player running too slow. Prepaid phones go for like 30-70 bucks.
I listen to music with my LG FA162 which is a micro HiFi system I stopped using Spotify because I just don't like it and also I like physical media like CDs so..
Too much money. In today’s world, I can’t justify spending $200 for something that I can do on my phone. Yes, they’re nice, but when you have a phone with plenty of memory;,I can’t justify spending that much. Maybe $100. That would probably help me make up my mind.
You can't be serious. No, the phone can't do what that thing can. It's far too weak. Not enough power at all. Then there's the noise. There's a reason why that thing is so thick. If I were to plug my planars into my phone, oh, wait, most phones don't even have a headphone jack. Maybe a dongle, wait, still not powerful enough. You can't justify it because of budget constraints, cool but no, your phone is sh!t in comparison. You should go back and listen to a CD player and realize how garbage your phone is.
@@orangeyellow-me1pzI don't get it. What do you mean by powerful? I thought it was just an android device just to play music. Most mid tier smartphones have 3.5 jacks and micro SD slots. What makes it special? Edit: My Poco M3 was able to handle FLAC, WAV and had a jack and micro SD tray and that was a cheap-ish phone.
@DKNI Can it play videos on a monitor via any of its ports? I travel for business alot and I've been looking for a device, other than a phone, that will play video/music on a monitor. Any help is appreciated! Thnx everyone
How about you just buy a decent used phone or even a new budget one with a headphone jack and sd card slot that'll still be able to do all the normal things a phone can? There's plenty of that in the market
If you like thin sound, Bluetooth, compressed audio, know nothing of tonality, timbre, don't know what is meant by 32 bit audio, don't know what planar magnetics are, then sure, it's pointless. Continue enjoying bad audio. Your wallet will thank you.
@@TacosCanned 32-bit audio is far, far above the volume range limits of your hearing, and that's if you turn it up so loud that the max volume destroys your hearing. At a sane listening level, you don't need more than 16-bit or 24-bit as that already gets very close or just about surpasses your hearing limits. 32-bit is only useful for producing music where you want to maintain the best resolution for adding filters and effects, otherwise you're wasting storage space and money. It's kinda a self-own bringing that up.
I like to see a video of modern mp3 players
They're called DAPs which stands for Digital Audio Players. People in this market that buy these players don't listen to mp3 files because of their low resolution. flac, DSD, WAV, MQA and the like are what they listen to; CD quality and above only. Phones also can't drive the headphones that they like to use (save for LG's quad DAC equipped phones that had decent amplifiers as well). If you knew, sorry to bore you. If you didn't, check it out. You'll understand why there's a market for this stuff.
@@orangeyellow-me1pz yep. Mostly audiophile-grade stuff.
I agree
you can check out the brand fiio.
Call me old-fashioned, but I'd rather have something with an iPod style click wheel
Look up the Surfans F20, I’ve had mine for 2 years and still love it. It has a spinning wheel and physical buttons that are very satisfying to use. One thing to note is that it only supports up 15,000 songs no matter how large the as card. I only have a couple thousand and half of them I never listen to but I’ve heard some people say that’s not enough.
FiiO made something like that in the past but it's just so outdated now, especially if you have a very large library.
Best interface!
The Fiio X1 is the best option right now
You're not old-fashioned, but Classic.
Please make a video about newer mp3 players!
I never stopped listening to music through MP3 players. Streaming is limited by your internet connection, phone storage is taken up by other media and apps and I like owning my music.
Exactly!
amen.
The biggest reason for most music players still existing will be enhanced sound quality, tho probably the cheaper ones aren’t as much of a jump. Also a lot of people just want to not be bothered by 5 billion notifications on their phones while listening to music, or just are tired of modern smartphone world. Tho this player running android 13 is smashing that idea a bit
I just use my iPod Nano 3rd generation from 2007 now that thing is a masterpiece
Same here. I posted a video not too long ago and it’s surprisingly usable in 2023. Only thing I’d change today is the cable port, but I love the little bugger 😊
@@guaiqueritech I've seen your channel before you deserve more subscribers
@@guaiqueritechyou wouldn't want more power? Removable storage? Support for better audio codecs?
@@Drayton226 wow, this comment meant my day. Thanks!!
@@orangeyellow-me1pz I’m not a demanding person 😂 to expand on my comment, if I could have a single update to the iPod, it would be the cable port change to USB-C. All the changes you suggest are good, no two ways about it
I've been using a cheap but pretty good MP3 player when I do my workouts. It allows me to focus more on my workouts by getting rid of potential distractions. I only have 1 hour for my workouts every day, so I need to make the best of it.
This guy is one of my favorite people in the history of CZcams.
Huge respect for putting in Suisei's NCP lol
Honestly, if you’re willing to give up Bluetooth audio and streaming, a PSP still makes a great audio player! It’s easy to expand the storage these days, sounds great, and is super easy to fit in a pocket
Not related but i love your tshirt collection man
I Repurposed my S10 Plus 1TB + 512GB MicroSD as my personal Jukebox. Because I basically only listened upto 1 hour, this setup is PERFECT as I also have just replaced it's Battery
Oh man I want that 😭, but it's expensive
That's a very nice DAP (Digital Audio Player) ngl.
The sony entry one starts at $300, mid tier $1,300 and top tier at $3,300.
As a privacy conscious person, MP3 players need to make a comeback because our phones leak so much data about us. With an mp3 player, especially the new ones, I can enjoy the luxuries of listening to music and podcasts without sacrificing my privacy. I can keep my phone in a faraday bag and just listen to my mp3 player whenever I don’t need my phone
Is the audio output quality good? Thats what matters to me
Bought a cheap android dap that can be used with a DAC and 128gb sd card. All my flacs are safely stored without me taking the sd card out for file transfers because it has usb-c. Best purchase for decluttering my phone and pc storage so far.
super highend of these made my eyes pop out
Nowdays im more into listening on speaker, not wireless headphone. Dunno why
So does this need to be continuously updated??? I want something that does NOT need updating like ever!??? Suggestions please? 👍
Yea these are sick, I think some even have built in DACs to use ya know, real headphones
These devices should have generic os for better longevity and not feel outdated
Miles needs you bruh
I picked up a sony walkman Zx707.
If honestly like seeing a full video on this like the Sony one from a while back
I like the idea of single-purpose devices like these on an ideological level. Phones have melted our brains. It does everything, and has every feature, but does it poorly.
you can't deceive us Alvin Leung
I use my old phone from 2013 as my mp3 player
A genuen question: why would someone use an mp3 player like this, that basicly has most of the features of a phone, instead of an actual phone?
No notifications interrupting sound, no hogging your phone's memory with gigs of music, better battery life, headphones jack
I don’t use streaming. I like owning all of my music. I don’t want 5000 songs on my phone clogging up the drive. I need that space for videos and pics.
I used my Nokia Xpress 5130 for music 🥲 though I have an iPod 7th generation
I love Suisei
Ayo the top left at the cd part
As someone who gets in trouble at work for pulling out my phone just to skip through music, physical buttons are sorely missed.
Not mentioning the supported formats is superlame
Bro got a 12 year old music taste😂😂😂😂😂
I’d love a music player I could use with my Ifi go bar.
Got a download for that old Miku playlist?
yeah, try MD Players :)
Plus you own your music.
Phone have taken so much hdd space unless your willing to pay for the 1tb phone which will be way over priced
They would make you use a streaming service to then pay another monthly bill and even then you don't get the music you want.. sadly this is needed.
Or you just get a budget phone and pirate the music?🤷🏽♂️
Just curious is better than iPod 5.5 just for sound quality? What is your thought?
Can we get a head to head comparison with the Walkman player?
Nah thats badass
A Hatsune Miku fan? Hell yes.
Im looking into getting a cassette player and a recording deck
train drivers. they can’t hold a mobile phone, but can use something that’s not connected like this music player
Bro if you don't want to spend 200 dollars for something that shouldn’t be this much. Get a prepaid phone, they work perfectly fine and you don't have to have the worry of the $200 mp3 player running too slow. Prepaid phones go for like 30-70 bucks.
i use a galaxy s10e as media player and i can use as a portable streaming box with dex amazing and small
i use an old galaxy s8+ for that kind of task
W music taste
Just bought a ebay refurbished Google Pixel 6 Pro for the same price.
Im looking for an mp3 player that is really just an mp3 player. Want to keep the distractions away. I guess ill keep looking.
Why does bro look like he’s holding in a burp
i still use my zume lol
Where can I get the modded ipod classic?
Me with my Sony wm1zm2 and ak2k 🙂
Hatsune miku spotted
$200 for the dap is enough to give me the hiby jeebies 😅 (but yeah would consider looking into it 👀)
I'm thinking of making my current phone my dedicated music player after I upgrade.
So your self a favor, get a dedicated DAP like what denki is doing. Phones can't touch those things. They're thick for a reason.
Just better to buy a used lg v60 and it will even out perform mid range phones of today for media consumption with quad dac
Looks Expensive
Try the btr7 ok filo m15
Now you gotta a make a video about this
Expensive as hell
I want!!!
I listen to music with my LG FA162 which is a micro HiFi system
I stopped using Spotify because I just don't like it and also I like physical media like CDs so..
*or I could just get an old flagship for that same price*
You should get a cassette tape player
Low resolution
How's the amp
Too much money. In today’s world, I can’t justify spending $200 for something that I can do on my phone. Yes, they’re nice, but when you have a phone with plenty of memory;,I can’t justify spending that much. Maybe $100. That would probably help me make up my mind.
You can't be serious. No, the phone can't do what that thing can. It's far too weak. Not enough power at all. Then there's the noise. There's a reason why that thing is so thick. If I were to plug my planars into my phone, oh, wait, most phones don't even have a headphone jack. Maybe a dongle, wait, still not powerful enough. You can't justify it because of budget constraints, cool but no, your phone is sh!t in comparison. You should go back and listen to a CD player and realize how garbage your phone is.
@@orangeyellow-me1pzI don't get it. What do you mean by powerful? I thought it was just an android device just to play music. Most mid tier smartphones have 3.5 jacks and micro SD slots. What makes it special?
Edit: My Poco M3 was able to handle FLAC, WAV and had a jack and micro SD tray and that was a cheap-ish phone.
@@ReinBelmontDAPs often have amp chips that can drive high impedance headphones and IEMs, also some comes with better DACs too.
@@orangeyellow-me1pzThere are many dongles nowadays that can drive large headphones. Thx Onyx being the best one.
@@wyw201 I remember trying a dongle with my Pixel. It freaked out! And those dongles just don't compete well with a good dedicated player.
Suisei Mention !!!!!!
@DKNI Can it play videos on a monitor via any of its ports? I travel for business alot and I've been looking for a device, other than a phone, that will play video/music on a monitor. Any help is appreciated! Thnx everyone
So a laptop?
Buy a Samasung s10e. Trust me, you won't be disappointed.
Me using a $60 budget handset as my audio device: Yes.
You're missing out.
On what exactly?@@orangeyellow-me1pz
Does it operate facebook and messenger then because it runs on android 13?
Well, more like a Flac player.
For $200 you’re better off just getting a budget android phone for that price.
I heard the MP3 or better said, the media player seen in Europe is pretty solid and the units are better now than ever. 😮
high buy
How about you just buy a decent used phone or even a new budget one with a headphone jack and sd card slot that'll still be able to do all the normal things a phone can?
There's plenty of that in the market
Cheap reasonable mp3 player?
Why not just make it a phone?
It looks like phone😂
Pretty sure it’s “HI BYE” like hifi 😂😂
Can’t you get a iPhone at the same price
I swear if I see another blue haired woman on one of those devices I'm going to flip
Buy a trampoline because if he gets into this genre there will be MANY anime girls.
sui
plz, it's an entry-level garbage lol
THE WAY i GASPED WHEN I SAW ADO🤭
Audiophiles need to be certified cos a lot of them are just showing off.
Cool, but pointless imo 🤷♂️
If you like thin sound, Bluetooth, compressed audio, know nothing of tonality, timbre, don't know what is meant by 32 bit audio, don't know what planar magnetics are, then sure, it's pointless. Continue enjoying bad audio. Your wallet will thank you.
@@orangeyellow-me1pzNgl couldn’t tell if this was supposed to be a comeback or not
@@TacosCanned 32-bit audio is far, far above the volume range limits of your hearing, and that's if you turn it up so loud that the max volume destroys your hearing. At a sane listening level, you don't need more than 16-bit or 24-bit as that already gets very close or just about surpasses your hearing limits. 32-bit is only useful for producing music where you want to maintain the best resolution for adding filters and effects, otherwise you're wasting storage space and money.
It's kinda a self-own bringing that up.
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