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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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[–] tvik@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I've been eyeing recently the Fiio Snowsky Echo Mini. I am searching for a budget non Android device that has no touch screen ideally.

The only issue with it that I have is that apparently it's very cheap feeling. I'd happily pay double the price for a higher quality device. Ideally if the battery was also easily replaceable but I know that you can't have it all haha

I should build one myself