I want to get less reliant on my phone and go out more without it. One of the big use cases for my phone is music.
I have a lot of local music files and I would like to transfer them to a mp3 player. I would prefer something offline that I can drag files too. Also Bluetooth would be a plus so I can continue to use my earbuds.
Something easy to navigate would be ideal too. Basically like what iPods were like with a small screen where you can navigate easily and see album artwork.
You must log in or register to comment.
You could most definitely buy some old thing. You could legit buy an iPod, actually, in the 2nd hand market.
Why go modern, when the old stuff is good enough?
Especially when you can update them with stuff like Rockbox.
I’ve been meaning to replace the battery on my 1st generation iPod, getting a firewire card, and putting Rockbox on it.
tbh I didn’t like rockbox. I used a random program called FooBar2000 with some 3rd party plugin found on a dead forum to let me drag and drop .mp3-s on it.
I don’t have the exact link but this guide seems pretty similar https://www.howtogeek.com/24473/how-to-use-your-ipod-with-foobar2000/
rockbox seems like a dope project, it just wasn’t for me.
How dare you enjoy something different than my suggestion! /s
FooBar2000 is a classic program, wild it’s been around for over 20 years and is still being developed!
It’s still the best Windows music app. It is one of the only things I miss from Windows.
Loved Rockbox, installed it on my Sansa Clip+ back in the day and was able to scrobble through it
I second this. Get an iPod Classic on eBay or local marketplace. Go heavy on the storage. It works perfectly!
Heck, my teenie tiny iPod Shuffle 3rd gen still works and I have no idea how!
Just get an old phone that doesn’t have a SIM in it, uninstall any apps you don’t want want that could be used locally, forget your wifi networks, load it up with music via usb, connect it to your Bluetooth headphones and go.
And if you use the Universal debloater, you can kill almost anything.
Get the Universal Android Debloat Utility, it’s pretty good at letting you know what can be disabled.
How about a Tangara?
SanDisk Clip Sport Go! 32GB memory, very small and great for training because of the clip. It has a microSD slot if you need more memory.
I loved my sansa clip+ before it stopped working.
I don’t want to think about how long ago that was.
I mean, if money is no issue…
But they also have cheaper options, including a wearable player if you want absolute minimalism.
Apparently called “Digital Audio Players” nowadays:
They’ve always been called DAPs by technical people and audiophiles. PMPs have gone the way of the dodo too thanks to the modern smartphone. They were basically DAPs with a larger screen for consuming video content.
I think the full circle comeback to these dedicated devices has to do with the removal of the headphone jack, and the poor DACs in the USB-C dongles. That and slow pushback against the subscription model and a return to simpler times where you controlled your media. I for one have very fond memories of my PMP.
Personal music player?
Personal Media Player
I don’t know how much you’re willing to spend but elite obsolete has refurbished pods with increased battery life and storage or with microSD cards. Along with selling parts and tools to upgrade them yourself if you have an old one sitting around.
I haven’t bought from them myself but it’s worth giving them a look.
Get an iPod…or your phone and just don’t use it for anything other than music…
I have a Hiby R3 and have enjoyed it. https://store.hiby.com/products/hiby-r3-ii-2025
It’s smaller than a phone, but the screen is still large enough to scroll through your collection with. Also, it’s not running Android, which I like. (For some reason I’m just irked by the fact that everything around me is running Android these days.) So there aren’t any apps – it’s just a music player, which I also like.
I used to appreciate the slightly nicer dac I’m my lg v20. They are very old at this point. I used to pair it with mdr-v6 headphones.
I had one and I also really loved the way it sounded.
FiiO make a pretty nice line of digital audio players.
Yeah, FiiO players are great.
You can just use a program on your phone that lets you play local audio files.
Foobar2000 is available for Android.
Please, don’t go out without a phone. You never know when you will need it to call the police or an ambulance for example
(Ignore the example if in the US)
You can’t be serious. You don’t need a phone to go outside.
Having a device able to call emergency services sounds like a pretty important thing to me
I managed without a phone when I was 8, I can manage now. I often go out without it.
I rather have the pocket phone + video recorder multitool because I might need to record evidence if I’m being targeted for a hate crime. If I’m gonna die, the world needs to know who killed me.
(I’m non-white in a white majority country)
(I’m non-white in a white majority country)
Statistically you’re more likely to kill a white person than one of them kill you btw.
I agree with the rest though - why wouldn’t you just carry your phone? It has a bunch of useful features that you never know when you’ll need. One of them is even to play music like OP wants!
People managed without seatbelts for a lot of time, this doesn’t mean that they aren’t necessary
