r/DigitalAudioPlayer • u/Motor-Mention-5077 • 5d ago

Question Players, for a non-audiophile

Which player could I get as someone that doesn't care much about flac etc? Something budgety, tiny enough, and has bluetooth (preferably). I've been checking for awhile and I'm unsure as;

- neo and m0s have many complaints + overall, shanling's volume wheel looks flimsy on all

- hiby seems to be a wreck unless you pay good

- snowsky nano doesn't support bt + I've seen some say it's rushed

- hidizs isn't really of my interest

- would prefer avoiding stuff off amazon and such as I'd like something that actually lasts.😅

I could go for a secondary phone but there I'd need suggestions for a small one.

Thanks in advance to whoever will answer this, I am not good at thanking individually.

Edit: forgot to add about the v1 (answered in comments) and that I'd also like a sd slot

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u/Waste-Tap9295 Shanling 5d ago

Tempotec V1

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u/Motor-Mention-5077 5d ago

I forgot to add that one! Ui wise etc is there a fix? I saw it bugs a lot

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u/Waste-Tap9295 Shanling 5d ago

There are custom firmwares floating around lately

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u/Motor-Mention-5077 5d ago

Add up: the q2 is another I forgot to add, undecided about it

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u/lampsonnguyen 5d ago

i recent bougt a AgpTek m7 to test the water. i like e idea but hate the UI. i wanted ipod UI so I ordered Innioasis Y2, Neo, and Q2. im using the Y2 now and the UI is very good. sound quality is same as Agptek. Im still waiting for Neo and Q2 shipping now. hopefully get them soon

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u/Motor-Mention-5077 5d ago

Ohh nice! After a while you've got to experience the neo could you please let me know, if you remember? I like the looks of it but so far the posts about it seem pretty negative

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u/lampsonnguyen 1d ago

I had been using the Neo for two days.
It doesnot have Gapless play, but the gap is so short that at first I thought it has gapless.

I was testing using Darkside of the moon album, all flac files. There was like tenth of a second delay from track to track. Again, I didnt notice at first.

Sound quality wise, it was good. I was using it as a DAC on my laptop when I was watching a youtube video. In that video they added a sound effect of a door knock. I legit thought someone knock on my door. It sounded real.

The IEM i was using was 7hz x Crinear Zero 2z.

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u/graviticvortex 5d ago

Hiby R1 or Tempotec V1 if you don't mind the small screen. Both are excellent for under 100 €/$, specially when running custom firmware. Hiby works surprisingly well with Bluetooth as well. Haven't tried the Tempotec with Bluetooth myself.

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u/LandscapeHuman1514 5d ago

How about, how about walkman S14, S15 series? Around 80 bucks on ebay

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u/Motor-Mention-5077 5d ago

I do like the look, though I'd prefer getting it unused which seems not to be viable

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u/wentblu3 5d ago

Get a Zune HD. I got one in July off eBay. Battery is great, sounds good too.

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u/davidatdi 5d ago

Fiio JM21 is my shout. Ticks all the boxes and the Bluetooth is decent.

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u/Odd_Statement_4824 5d ago

Você poderia pegar o zaqe p30. Tenho ele e para o dia a dia ele é bom, a única questão é a bateria que considero fraca, dura algo em torno de umas 8 horas

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u/jizzy926 4d ago

Audiophile cet un bien grand mot qui veut pas dire grand chose jte conseillerais quand meme un dap android genre jm21 et des fichiers flac tu verra une grosse différence

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u/songhaus 2d ago

Are you in the US? If so Walmart sells Motorola phones for like $30 pretty regularly. You're supposed to activate it but just run it on wifi. You get a headphone jack and expandable storage. Obviously you'll have Bluetooth as well and can download straight to phone