I have an old iPod shuffle. No screen, works as a USB stick, just plug it in, put some songs on, and it works.
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It's been a while, but I was deep into SanDisk Sansa mp3 players. The Fuse was my favorite. uSD, FM radio, up to 8gb.
We really have gone backwards.
I have a Rio Volt SP-250. A CD-MP3 player I've had since 2001. The in-line remote died somehow but the unit itself works flawlessly and is in excellent condition. It runs on AA batteries; originally they were rechargeable but they were Ni-MH cells. I don't know where its charger went, but I can run the thing on Alkaline batteries or charge Eneloops in a separate charger.
It long outlasted the iPod it replaced and is still serviceable to this day.
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Damn I forgot about that album. It's so awesome. Thanks.
I was trying to move to Finland back when that came out and just got an overflow of memories.
You can still get things like this, for example my running setup is the Shanling M0 mp3 player (which is barely larger than that Zen Stone) and pair of Moondrop Chuu II IEMs, total cost about £120
I had one of these. Used it for running until it stopped holding charge. Perfect size and weight, and you could drag and drop mp3s without any hassle.
Still have a sandisk clip sport. When it dies I'm gonna search for something alike..... Sooooo much better than a phone and a app
Honestly why the fuck is simplicity avoided now? Every product wants to be the most complicated shit ever, and therefore fails constantly. This device illustrates that simplicity means less failure. Awesome post.
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I am finally this weekend sending my old Creative Zen Vision:M to the recyclers as it will no longer charge. It was one of the last players to have a mini-hard-disc before solid state became the norm. It carried me through many a bike ride, that thing. They made cool gear.
I've just done a quick search and you can get a new battery for those for about £12.
And there's a 6 minute tutorial on yt showing how to replace the batteries. I've had a quick watch of it and it looks very easy, it's only the battery that is very lightly glued in. The rest is just screws and clips. It looks like you just need a small screwdriver and a thin plastic prying thing.
I wish you hadn't told me that, because I'm sorely tempted. I've rarely used in in the last few years, though, so it'd merely be for nostalgia purposes, and that's not enough reason.
It’s not a perfect solution/alternative, but if you’re on apple hardware you might want to take a look at MiniMoon music player.
I’ve been using it for a good while now on my phone and while it has some quirks, the dev is responsive and its updated regularly. Full version is a one time fee and it supports FLAC audio. Getting your music synced and sorted might take a bit of time but I’m glad I got off subscription-based music services.
If it's not cross platform I'm barfin
Gen 1 iPod Shuffles are like that too. I have one that still works fine and you don't need crappy iTunes to manage music, it mounts like a regular USB drive.
I like music players with an interface and I hate using my phone. I've had a fiio Ive used since 2015 or something. Love everything about it.
I hate that apps like Spotify show album art. I don't care for album art or little animations. The fact that this is not customizable at all reeks of incompetence.
Don't get me started on playlists or how "liking" stuff works. I'm shocked there really isn't anything else out there that's toppling Spotify over like the garbage can of a service it is.
I had one of those. Maybe it's still in the basement somewhere.
reformatting that thing is a massive pain without windows