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When people say MP3 players are dead, and even I, Apple despiser extraordinaire, still think the iPod 3rd Gen is peak technology:
What are you talking about?
(To this day, I still regret selling the two of mine that my dad left--but they went to hopefully better homes, and I needed the money. GOSH do I still love this dingus look aaaaa)
Slight tangent, but I saw someone earlier who, for some reason, felt the need to validate that they/their friend was "still" using an MP3 player.
To them, I subpost with: why? Dedicated portable music players are fucking awesome.
No lie, this LG V20 is one of my favorite hand-me-down nuggets out of everything I own.
It has all of my music locally stored on bleeding edge micro SD card technology, no SIM card and no need for stinking WiFi, has a Hires DAC, and pumps out volume for all my headphones.
I legit never leave the house without this.
Not to mention, as a VGM enthusiast, streaming just doesn't cut it for like, 75% of the things I have in my collection.
BTW by the way for those who are interested:
you can not only get a V20 locally for like sub-one-hundge (<$100), you can still get parts for these things AND REPAIR IT.
It's like the last piece of mobile tech with no glued down components, it's just easily accessible screws and a removable back/battery. Even the headphone jack and USB C ports are modular.
If a dedicated PMP isn't up your alley for price/maintainability, get a V20 for music. Seriously, it's a fucking audiofile unicorn bargain.
*oh and it has an easily unlockable bootloader and a fairly active aftermarket custom firmware community.
yes the hires DAC works in those too, I just use stock because I like the second display thingy.
THAT SAID, if the Tangara comes through and I can either get a good deal on that or DIY it semi-easily, that's gonna be a good contender for second place.
But a used V20 is still like the deal of the century if you wanna sink your teeth into a good quality dedicated thingy for moosic.
@a1ba That is the one niggle with this and the hidden cost--yeah, it do be beeg.
But a removable battery and expandable storage is enough to make it up for me.