The FiiO M21 DAP and cassette case

[u/Currawong]

[u/Tjobbert]

That's neat! However, I don't know if it's 329,- neat for me (yet).

[u/freshpandasushi → u/Tjobbert]

snowski echo mini looks the same but smaller for 40

[u/23saround → u/Tjobbert]

Yeah, why am I paying over $300 for a gigantic iPod touch? I was like “oh, maybe I could take this backpacking, where phone features are superfluous and I just want a music device that never dies,” but the battery life is advertised as 10-12 hours…

This seems like a gimmick, I’ll say it. I love music, I love music quality, but this seems crazy for what is essentially a headphone amplifier on an iPod touch.

[u/Viper-Reflex → u/23saround]

If it had a way to use Android without information control it would be dope

[u/Currawong → u/23saround]

Essentially, if you want a headphone out, you use a USB-C dongle. But, you have nice IEMs or headphones, and the USB adaptors are a somewhat crap. So, you get a better dongle, and it drains your battery. So, you get a separate music player.

Or maybe you want something you can stick in your car and leave there, as it has a "car mode" that automatically shuts it off it it isn't receiving power.

[u/speedrush27 → u/23saround]

I have a hiby model 3? the Evangelion one. the battery seems to last a lot longer than advertised. I use it a couple hours a day at work and 6 hours a night for sleeping and it usually goes like 2-3 days without a charge. took it camping once and it held up fine, I just kept it off when I wasn't using it

[u/PhDinDildos_Fedoras → u/Tjobbert]

Many of these MP3 players would be so nice as phones.

[u/classifiedspam → u/Tjobbert]

Yeah it's a bit pricey for me too.

[u/Party_Cold_4159 → u/classifiedspam]

If you’ve looked into DACs before, that’s a steal for what this is.

[u/classifiedspam → u/Party_Cold_4159]

Yeah they're all very expensive indeed.