I see very little reason to use these over a regular smartphone 🤔 but the same is true for watches and people still rock those as well, so you do you! It does look like a nifty gadget.

[+] bbbhltz@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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[–] man_zonder_poespas@feddit.nl 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Those are all fair points! I guess my priorities are just different, in the sense that I care about the convenience of having to carry just one device in my pocket.

On the topic of audiophiles, does quality really have such a big effect on the enjoyability of a song? Personally I'm perfectly fine with listening to 320kbps or even 256kbps through Bluetooth headphones.

[–] omglongitude@waveform.social 2 points 2 years ago

I'm so happy they still exist. Like many in this community it seems, I enjoy a building a digital music collection and having a player is essential. I use a Cowon Plenue R every day. Plays all file types, great folder management, microSD external storage. It has no features beyond what a music player should do. One of my favorite things. Thanks for this thread

[–] jay2@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

I have the surfans F20 as well. Good sound quality for sure. It is the best in it's class for that.

[–] jbcrawford@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

I still miss my old iRiver with Rockbox... definitely been thinking about getting a proper PMP again.

[–] zaktmt@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

I was always curious in these. I would follow sites like anythingbutipod back in the day. Cowon was usually the big one that I always wanted to try. But I could never justify the pricing to play lossless audio and also invest in quality headphones to take advantage.

[–] bbbhltz@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

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[–] coldredlight@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

I have a Hiby R6, in some ways it's like having a phone that can't make calls but also it's great having a dedicated device for audio.