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I need guidance as to my mind the current state of affairs is ridiculous.
I need a decent MP3 player, to be used with in ear headphones. I have always used Samsung, which have been fine, and they last around 2 to 3 years in general with my useage of roughly 10 hours per week.
However, if you look online today, the only options are crappy Sandisk or Kubik jobbies which don't have the volume or sound quality I am after. Samsung seemed to have stopped making them and in fact there is no choice at all. I don't want to use my phone, I want decent quality, loud music in a small device that I can tale anywhere with me.
What should I be looking for?
I am also fed up of continually having to transfer all my music from format to format every few years. First it was cassette, then CD, then MP3 and now it is looking like it's all going to MP4. I have too much stuff and not enough time to be going through the process of updating it all.
I need a decent MP3 player, to be used with in ear headphones. I have always used Samsung, which have been fine, and they last around 2 to 3 years in general with my useage of roughly 10 hours per week.
However, if you look online today, the only options are crappy Sandisk or Kubik jobbies which don't have the volume or sound quality I am after. Samsung seemed to have stopped making them and in fact there is no choice at all. I don't want to use my phone, I want decent quality, loud music in a small device that I can tale anywhere with me.
What should I be looking for?
I am also fed up of continually having to transfer all my music from format to format every few years. First it was cassette, then CD, then MP3 and now it is looking like it's all going to MP4. I have too much stuff and not enough time to be going through the process of updating it all.
Why not just use your phone like everyone else? Apple are slowly killing iPods for this reason but if you are quick you can get an iPod shuffle for about £50.
http://www.very.co.uk/apple-ipod-shuffle-2gb-space...
Rip all your music to FLAC or ALAC then you can convert it to any other format you like.
http://www.very.co.uk/apple-ipod-shuffle-2gb-space...
Rip all your music to FLAC or ALAC then you can convert it to any other format you like.
Dizeee said:
No decent FM radio function on phone
No enough volume on phone
More difficult to transfer podcasts and songs onto and off phone which I do almost daily
Phone too bulky if I am out doing exercise
Phone sound quality mediocre
Don't want to play music via my phone
Fair enough/ For IEMs I recommend these, hard to beat for the price: https://rockjawaudio.com/products/brand-new-alfa-g...No enough volume on phone
More difficult to transfer podcasts and songs onto and off phone which I do almost daily
Phone too bulky if I am out doing exercise
Phone sound quality mediocre
Don't want to play music via my phone
A general rule of thumb with buying headphones is; buy headphones made by a headphone manufacturer. Not Apple / Beats, Logitech or even (as you say) Bose. Unless the listener absolutely needs active cancellation. After that, I can only say actually try them. Peoples' ears differ in shape quite a lot, as does their sound perception.
It sounds like you might benefit from an external portable headphone amplifier if you need the drive level. Very few mobile devices are capable of driving headphones well (not necessarily loudly) and inevitably lose detail and gain noise in the process.
It sounds like you might benefit from an external portable headphone amplifier if you need the drive level. Very few mobile devices are capable of driving headphones well (not necessarily loudly) and inevitably lose detail and gain noise in the process.
Sorry to hijack this thread, but I'm in a similar position too ... I usually listen to YouTube and Soundcloud on my phone, but ideally, I'd like to have a music collection available to me offline. I'm currently looking at the;
Filo X3 - c.£160 - http://www.fiio.net/en/products/39
Filo X3iii - c.£180 - http://www.fiio.net/en/products/72
Filo X5 3rd Gen - £325 - http://www.fiio.net/en/products/65
The X3iii looks to be smaller, thinner and marginally better in terms of specifications when compared to the X3. However it seems strange that the X3 is still available to purchase and marketed on their website. Surely the X3iii would supersede it, unless I'm missing something? Alternatively, I guess I could upgrade to an iPhone 6/6S with decent internal storage and use that instead ...
I'll be listening to EDM mainly, via some over-the-ear Sennheiser HD590 (160ohms) headphones. Would the X3/X3iii suffice? Anything better?
Filo X3 - c.£160 - http://www.fiio.net/en/products/39
Filo X3iii - c.£180 - http://www.fiio.net/en/products/72
Filo X5 3rd Gen - £325 - http://www.fiio.net/en/products/65
The X3iii looks to be smaller, thinner and marginally better in terms of specifications when compared to the X3. However it seems strange that the X3 is still available to purchase and marketed on their website. Surely the X3iii would supersede it, unless I'm missing something? Alternatively, I guess I could upgrade to an iPhone 6/6S with decent internal storage and use that instead ...
I'll be listening to EDM mainly, via some over-the-ear Sennheiser HD590 (160ohms) headphones. Would the X3/X3iii suffice? Anything better?
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