> But admittedly, what I'd pay for those things is low Thanks for you opinion :-) That may be it... was the same for me for a long time, but I also admit that

> But admittedly, what I'd pay for those things is low Thanks for you opinion :-) That may be it... was the same for me for a long time, but I also admit that my mind changed a bit. I already thought about paying a whole lot of money for a device that either exactly fitted my needs or even may pay someone to CUSTOM BUILD it for me (fiveerr, etc.). The only thing that is blocking my is my absolutely limited amount of time. Although I already put a lot of effort in this topic, I'd bet developing my own device would take all my free time and more - and also huge amounts of money. That is a risk I can't take, even if people would be willing to pay for such a device. Furthermore I'm an open source enthusiast. It's not my style to develop something and try to earn money with it :-) I understand that a portable audio player is a niche product and everyone I talk to has a bit different requirements and wishes for it. I think the combination of the niche aspect together with the "there is no general purpose product for everyone" aspect will make it impossible. I think I'll stick with my iPod as long as possible and hope for the best, that in a few years Lilygo, raspberry and friends are far enough to put my effort into the software, not the hardware :-)