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Re:The Presence of One’s Own Smartphone Reduces Available Co... by AndrewUnmuted on Friday September 18, 2020 @06:20PM (#24522432)
Believe it or not, there are still MP3 players (or, more commonly known these days as Digital Audio Players) out there that kick ass.

This Sony device [0] even offers Tidal integration. Not sure if Spotify is among the list of supported services.

[0] https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1538890-REG/sony_nwzx...

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Re:The Presence of One’s Own Smartphone Reduces Available Co... by ttamslam on Friday September 18, 2020 @07:02PM (#24522695)
The price on this absolutely blows me away. It would be far more cost effective to buy a cheap android, download spotify/tidal/etc. via wifi, and sync all playlists offline.
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Re:The Presence of One’s Own Smartphone Reduces Available Co... by sneak on Saturday September 19, 2020 @01:47AM (#24525446)
Yes, but audiophiles who don’t know what an ABX is wouldn’t be able to pretend they can hear the difference in the sound of the DAC.
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Re:The Presence of One’s Own Smartphone Reduces Available Co... by smichel17 on Friday September 18, 2020 @11:17PM (#24524677)
I remember seeing someone link a $40 player recently-ish in a HN thread (I don't feel like searching but I think the context was hiking if you want to try and find it). Agreed that price is outrageous but they're not all like that.
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