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Who's making good portable digital music players nowadays? In particular, looking for a replacement for the iPod classic.

kyyd 9y ago
fiio
- simlevesque 9y ago
  fiios are OK. They don't support large sized micro sd and the ui sucks.
  - vinaysshenoy 9y ago
    People who buy Fiio don't buy them for the UI. The audio quality that comes out of a Fiio player is phenomenal.
    - simlevesque 9y ago
      Yeah that's true, but it does not cut it for me. If I have over 300 artists, a good UI is a necessity IMO. I'd like to have it all, Fiios with a good UI.
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freehunter 9y ago
The market is pretty much locked up between the Sandisk Clip and the Sony Walkman. Some of their models offer micro SD slots too.
- coredog64 9y ago
  Many of the Sandisk models can have their firmware replaced by Rockbox if that's your thing.
rlonstein 9y ago
> Who's making good portable digital music players nowadays? Flash-based? Sandisk's Sansa (Fuze, E and C-series, Clip, Clip sport, et.al.) line has been around for a while and is good. I have a Fuze that is approaching eight years old and has been battered until the paint flaked off but it still works. They are supported by the Rockbox (https://www.rockbox.org/ https://www.rockbox.org/) firmware. That said, I don't use it much any more as I usually have my phone with me.
- fenwick67 9y ago
  I can also vouch for the sandisk clip line, they are simple and work perfectly, and support lossless formats out of the box.
panglott 9y ago
Had to replace my iPod classic a while back; I just went on eBay.
- oneeyedpigeon 9y ago
  They've been crazy prices when I've looked before, but I might resort to that when my current classic gives up the ghost.
snowcrshd 9y ago
Like kyyd mentioned, fiio [1] is one of the best (if not the best) manufacturer of portable players. I've heard really good things about a Korean brand called Cowon [2] too. Have my eyes on their Plenue line ATM. Pricey, but it's what I'd expect from high-end audio devices. [1] http://fiio.net/en/ http://fiio.net/en/ [2] http://www.cowonglobal.com http://www.cowonglobal.com
- monksy 9y ago
  I used to like them a lot with the iAudio X5. That was a great device. However, I had issues with their flash line i7 so I gave up on them.
simlevesque 9y ago
I love my Sony NW-A20. It has 64gb internal + 200gb microsd.

kyyd 9y ago

fiio

simlevesque 9y ago
fiios are OK. They don't support large sized micro sd and the ui sucks.
- vinaysshenoy 9y ago
  People who buy Fiio don't buy them for the UI. The audio quality that comes out of a Fiio player is phenomenal.
  - simlevesque 9y ago
    Yeah that's true, but it does not cut it for me. If I have over 300 artists, a good UI is a necessity IMO. I'd like to have it all, Fiios with a good UI.
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freehunter 9y ago

The market is pretty much locked up between the Sandisk Clip and the Sony Walkman. Some of their models offer micro SD slots too.

coredog64 9y ago
Many of the Sandisk models can have their firmware replaced by Rockbox if that's your thing.

rlonstein 9y ago

> Who's making good portable digital music players nowadays? Flash-based? Sandisk's Sansa (Fuze, E and C-series, Clip, Clip sport, et.al.) line has been around for a while and is good. I have a Fuze that is approaching eight years old and has been battered until the paint flaked off but it still works. They are supported by the Rockbox (https://www.rockbox.org/ https://www.rockbox.org/) firmware. That said, I don't use it much any more as I usually have my phone with me.

fenwick67 9y ago
I can also vouch for the sandisk clip line, they are simple and work perfectly, and support lossless formats out of the box.

panglott 9y ago

Had to replace my iPod classic a while back; I just went on eBay.

oneeyedpigeon 9y ago
They've been crazy prices when I've looked before, but I might resort to that when my current classic gives up the ghost.

snowcrshd 9y ago

Like kyyd mentioned, fiio [1] is one of the best (if not the best) manufacturer of portable players. I've heard really good things about a Korean brand called Cowon [2] too. Have my eyes on their Plenue line ATM. Pricey, but it's what I'd expect from high-end audio devices. [1] http://fiio.net/en/ http://fiio.net/en/ [2] http://www.cowonglobal.com http://www.cowonglobal.com

monksy 9y ago
I used to like them a lot with the iAudio X5. That was a great device. However, I had issues with their flash line i7 so I gave up on them.

simlevesque 9y ago

I love my Sony NW-A20. It has 64gb internal + 200gb microsd.