What MP3 Player do you use? Any with high storage?

Smellyman · May 2017

Spiritual_Chaos said:

dmbkc said:

MayDay10 said:

I use my cell phone. Samsung S7 Edge

I think it is 32 GB and I have a 200 GB SD card in it.

I am not techy so may be a stupid question. How do you get your music on there? I use iTnes. Do you use like Windows Media Player or just a folder on your hard drive of Artists / Albums?

For every Android-phone I've had, I just dragged and dropped them from my HDD to the the music folder. Quick and easy.

I'm now stuck with a lousy iphone with the itunes bullshit. i don't even know how I got something on there with the syncing and whatever... so I all I have is the Jazz fest show from 2016.

Should buy and android instead. But hard finding one thats not a million inches big. 4 inches is all I want.

Bought an iPod once. Will never make the mistake of Apple again.

Zod · May 2017

Has anyone encountered an Android phone that has a high quality DAC in it? The problem with iPhones, Ipods, and Android phones is they all have mediocre DAC's in them. It would be incredibly awesome if there was a phone out there that used a high quality DAC and a microSD slot so you could add a craptonne of extra memory. Last year LG put the G5 out, that was modular and was supposed to come with the ability to upgrade the DAC, but they never released that upgrade in North America and the idea of a modular phone kind of fizzled out.

I don't really like carrying two devices on me, but smartphones/iphones aren't really focused on the audio. I love the poweramp app for Android. I like being able to plug in my phone like it's a USB flash drive and simply copy over the files. All I need is an Android phone with a high quality DAC

Then I wouldn't need to use my x3 anymore.

lexicondevil · May 2017

I really like my Zune 120gb, but they are not in production anymore. I'd like to get a second cheaper MP3 player, but every time I think I've found one at a decent price, I read more reviews and get to the real truth about them. That's one good thing about Amazon, once you get through the BS reviews you can actually kinda make an informed purchase. Still researching.

on2legs · May 2017

lexicondevil said:

I really like my Zune 120gb, but they are not in production anymore. I'd like to get a second cheaper MP3 player, but every time I think I've found one at a decent price, I read more reviews and get to the real truth about them. That's one good thing about Amazon, once you get through the BS reviews you can actually kinda make an informed purchase. Still researching.

I order a ton of stuff of Amazon but sometimes I go crazy reading the reviews. It's annoying when someone rates a product one star because it didn't include batteries or some other dumb accessory that it was never advertised to include. But I do find that I can get most of my questions about an item answered if I read enough reviews.

PJ_Soul · May 2017

mrk2 said:

iPhone with Spotify and Apple Music. No need to store or move files anymore. Don't miss those days at all. Unlimited data is pretty much de-facto over here in all mobile subscriptions.

I understand this mindset, but the thing about streaming services is that that library is NOT yours. I also use and love Spotify, but I have no real control of any of my library in it. Spotify could go away someday, someone could hack it, artists could withdraw their music from it, who knows, and you're left with nothing. So, while I still use the paid service, and it's awesome, I am also much more comfortable with ALSO maintaining my own music library, where I actually control the files and they are mine forever. Of course, doing this is somewhat more time consuming, so I suppose someone has to feel kind of invested in their digital music to do both.

Mike D88 · May 2017

Android phone with a gigantic microSD is the way to go.

And Poweramp is a great music app. Folder browsing (if you like), gapless playback, OGG, FLAC, etc. I find with a hojillion bootlegs, library browsing becomes messy quick.

tbergs · May 2017

Zod said:

Has anyone encountered an Android phone that has a high quality DAC in it? The problem with iPhones, Ipods, and Android phones is they all have mediocre DAC's in them. It would be incredibly awesome if there was a phone out there that used a high quality DAC and a microSD slot so you could add a craptonne of extra memory. Last year LG put the G5 out, that was modular and was supposed to come with the ability to upgrade the DAC, but they never released that upgrade in North America and the idea of a modular phone kind of fizzled out.

I don't really like carrying two devices on me, but smartphones/iphones aren't really focused on the audio. I love the poweramp app for Android. I like being able to plug in my phone like it's a USB flash drive and simply copy over the files. All I need is an Android phone with a high quality DAC Then I wouldn't need to use my x3 anymore.

I don't own one yet, but I'm looking in to the LG V20. It has a 32 bit quad DAC built in. Seems to get good reviews. A minor downside is that the DAC only kicks in with headphones, so if you're using AUX cables or bluetooth you won't get the full quality.

Brisk. · May 2017

Can really post anything in the porch.

Fiio are the most accessible and affordable DACs at the moment. I've had a few and currently run Fiio X3 ii. You can put a 256gb Micro SD card in there or the Fiio X5 has slots for 2x micro sd cards.

PJ_Soul · May 2017

tbergs said:

Zod said:

Has anyone encountered an Android phone that has a high quality DAC in it? The problem with iPhones, Ipods, and Android phones is they all have mediocre DAC's in them. It would be incredibly awesome if there was a phone out there that used a high quality DAC and a microSD slot so you could add a craptonne of extra memory. Last year LG put the G5 out, that was modular and was supposed to come with the ability to upgrade the DAC, but they never released that upgrade in North America and the idea of a modular phone kind of fizzled out.

I don't really like carrying two devices on me, but smartphones/iphones aren't really focused on the audio. I love the poweramp app for Android. I like being able to plug in my phone like it's a USB flash drive and simply copy over the files. All I need is an Android phone with a high quality DAC Then I wouldn't need to use my x3 anymore.

I don't own one yet, but I'm looking in to the LG V20. It has a 32 bit quad DAC built in. Seems to get good reviews. A minor downside is that the DAC only kicks in with headphones, so if you're using AUX cables or bluetooth you won't get the full quality.

I've read that HTC has pretty good DACs compared to other Android brands.

on2legs · May 2017

Brisk. said:

Can really post anything in the porch.

Fiio are the most accessible and affordable DACs at the moment. I've had a few and currently run Fiio X3 ii. You can put a 256gb Micro SD card in there or the Fiio X5 has slots for 2x micro sd cards.

Thanks for the info... very helpful.

Zod · May 2017

tbergs said:

Zod said:

Has anyone encountered an Android phone that has a high quality DAC in it? The problem with iPhones, Ipods, and Android phones is they all have mediocre DAC's in them. It would be incredibly awesome if there was a phone out there that used a high quality DAC and a microSD slot so you could add a craptonne of extra memory. Last year LG put the G5 out, that was modular and was supposed to come with the ability to upgrade the DAC, but they never released that upgrade in North America and the idea of a modular phone kind of fizzled out.

I don't really like carrying two devices on me, but smartphones/iphones aren't really focused on the audio. I love the poweramp app for Android. I like being able to plug in my phone like it's a USB flash drive and simply copy over the files. All I need is an Android phone with a high quality DAC Then I wouldn't need to use my x3 anymore.

I don't own one yet, but I'm looking in to the LG V20. It has a 32 bit quad DAC built in. Seems to get good reviews. A minor downside is that the DAC only kicks in with headphones, so if you're using AUX cables or bluetooth you won't get the full quality.

That would work quite well for me. I really only use IEM's when I listed to a portable player. My truck stereo has it's own usb port, home stereo is connected to the network through a set top media box. I have a small bluetooth speaker I use occasionally but it's not good enough to warrant an awesome DAC.

I'll have to check that phone out. Unfortunately my s5 keeps going strong :(

darthvedder · May 2017

PJ_Soul said:

mrk2 said:

iPhone with Spotify and Apple Music. No need to store or move files anymore. Don't miss those days at all. Unlimited data is pretty much de-facto over here in all mobile subscriptions.

I understand this mindset, but the thing about streaming services is that that library is NOT yours. I also use and love Spotify, but I have no real control of any of my library in it. Spotify could go away someday, someone could hack it, artists could withdraw their music from it, who knows, and you're left with nothing. So, while I still use the paid service, and it's awesome, I am also much more comfortable with ALSO maintaining my own music library, where I actually control the files and they are mine forever. Of course, doing this is somewhat more time consuming, so I suppose someone has to feel kind of invested in their digital music to do both.

Streaming's not going away anytime soon. It's the answer to record company concerns about piracy, for the exact reasons you list.

mrk2 · May 2017

I've had iTunes Match for quite some time and I think the feature is now built-in to Apple Music itself. I have uploaded dozens of bootlegs and live shows and they are now accessible to me wherever I am. I also keep "my" library on the side, but the ease of discovering new things via streaming is so appealing.

Spiritual_Chaos · May 2017

Hows the audio quality with the Sony Z5 compact?

High Fidelity 2000 · May 2017

I have an ipod classic that's 120GB and it's getting closer to full. I don't usually put on the huge file size stuff. I use it in the car connected through a cassette adaptor into my factory tape player. I'm old school.

ComeToTX · May 2017

my 160gb ipod died and i switched to apple music. i thought i'd hate it but i've had no issues. i can try music without buying (or stealing) it and i love that it kept all my playlists.

PJ_Soul · May 2017

darthvedder said:

PJ_Soul said:

mrk2 said:

iPhone with Spotify and Apple Music. No need to store or move files anymore. Don't miss those days at all. Unlimited data is pretty much de-facto over here in all mobile subscriptions.

I understand this mindset, but the thing about streaming services is that that library is NOT yours. I also use and love Spotify, but I have no real control of any of my library in it. Spotify could go away someday, someone could hack it, artists could withdraw their music from it, who knows, and you're left with nothing. So, while I still use the paid service, and it's awesome, I am also much more comfortable with ALSO maintaining my own music library, where I actually control the files and they are mine forever. Of course, doing this is somewhat more time consuming, so I suppose someone has to feel kind of invested in their digital music to do both.

Streaming's not going away anytime soon. It's the answer to record company concerns about piracy, for the exact reasons you list.

I don't think streaming is going away. I said Spotify in particular could (or not), or any other specific service could. Who knows. In any case, the lack of ownership doesn't sit particularly well with me, which is why I double up. And I don't think the music industry has a specific desire to prevent people from buying music directly. On the contrary. Vinyl is becoming their second biggest money maker, because streaming services don't earn them enough.

Zod · May 2017

My biggest complaints about streaming is the audio quality and fee's.

I spent the last 10 years ripping my cd collection to flac which means for zero cost I have a fairly extensive digital archive of all the music I like at CD quality. I don't really need to pay a monthly fee to a streaming service or to satellite radio. Give how small storage devices have gotten and how much space they have, it's really easy to have several hundred albums in FLAC at your fingertips.

I fully realize I'm in the minority though. I imagine the majority of people are perfectly happy with streaming. Just like the majority is pretty happy with netflix (and I still buy bluray's). The same masses who don't really care about mp3 vs. flac

PJ_Soul · May 2017

Zod said:

My biggest complaints about streaming is the audio quality and fee's.

I spent the last 10 years ripping my cd collection to flac which means for zero cost I have a fairly extensive digital archive of all the music I like at CD quality. I don't really need to pay a monthly fee to a streaming service or to satellite radio. Give how small storage devices have gotten and how much space they have, it's really easy to have several hundred albums in FLAC at your fingertips.

I fully realize I'm in the minority though. I imagine the majority of people are perfectly happy with streaming. Just like the majority is pretty happy with netflix (and I still buy bluray's). The same masses who don't really care about mp3 vs. flac

For me, Spotify isn't about just having a music library though. It provides me with a FAR superior way to DISCOVER music, and to share it. That is what I pay $10 a month for. Not the song library itself.

on2legs · May 2017

PJ_Soul said:

Zod said:

My biggest complaints about streaming is the audio quality and fee's.

I spent the last 10 years ripping my cd collection to flac which means for zero cost I have a fairly extensive digital archive of all the music I like at CD quality. I don't really need to pay a monthly fee to a streaming service or to satellite radio. Give how small storage devices have gotten and how much space they have, it's really easy to have several hundred albums in FLAC at your fingertips.

I fully realize I'm in the minority though. I imagine the majority of people are perfectly happy with streaming. Just like the majority is pretty happy with netflix (and I still buy bluray's). The same masses who don't really care about mp3 vs. flac

For me, Spotify isn't about just having a music library though. It provides me with a FAR superior way to DISCOVER music, and to share it. That is what I pay $10 a month for. Not the song library itself.

That's probably my favorite feature of Spotify... the music playlist they put together for you based on your listening habits. found tons of good stuff by listening to that.

What MP3 Player do you use? Any with high storage?

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