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Looking for a decent portable music player (slrpnk.net)

submitted 5 months ago by countrypunk@slrpnk.net to c/budgetaudiophile@lemmy.world

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I'm currently eyeing either an iPod classic 5th gen or a Surfans F20, but definitely want input and suggestions on getting a decent portable music player.

Basically, I'm trying to find something that has good audio quality, is not touch screen, reasonably durable, repairable, upgradable, etc. Big storage capacity is a plus. I don't wanna stream from it or have Bluetooth, mainly just wanna play audio files I load onto there and listen with my ear monitors. Totally fine altering hardware and software in order to get it to the point that meets what I'm looking for.

Any recommendations for this? Many thanks.

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[–] erebion@news.erebion.eu 1 points 1 day ago

I got an iPod and installed Rockbox, this way I can simply drop music via USB. Batteries are easily replaced for an iPod Classic. The last model is not as easy to open as the others, but its metal case makes it very robust. I will probably keep it for many years.