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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Re: Relatively recent devices worth hunting for today, and are high-end audiophile players worth using rockbox on.Re: Relatively recent devices worth hunting for today, and are high-end audiophile players worth using rockbox on.
From: David Mehler via rockbox <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se>
Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2018 07:08:20 -0400 Hello, I just got an Xduoo X3 and it does work with rockbox. Hth Dave. On 7/22/18, Mat Mirabella via rockbox <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se> wrote: > Hi all. > > Sorry this might be a perennial question for users, and maybe it is getting > harder to answer every year. I use a mp3 device with rockbox every day, and > every few years I need a new one and find it more difficult each time. I > started with an IRiver H340 and have now moved to sandisk sansa clip zips. > > I am now again looking for a new mp3 player to replace my now broken sansa > clip zip. I would prefer devices with real buttons rather than being totally > controlled by touch like the sansa fuze+ is. I use rockbox because it talks, > but also because it is better than the stock firmware's in many ways. > > I realise most or all of the supported devices are not new anymore and I may > need to hunt something down on ebay. What I don't know is which of the > supported devices other than the sansas are worth looking for these days. I > would prefer something recent rather than very old, realising that they are > all a bit old now. The higher capacity and the better battery life is > usually found on more recent-ish devices. > > Am I right in assuming that other than the sansas, the Sony NWZ-E370/380 is > the most recent of the devices that still may be found new or refurbished? > If not, then any ideas for others I might look for? It is hard to tell which > ones are good and colour and still possible to find. There is not much out > there on how good some of these really sound either since they are old. > > Finally, does anyone have any views on using rockbox on the so-called audio > file higher end players like the HiFi E.T MA8/9 or the HiFiMAN HM-801. I > have read online that these are meant to be higher end, but at the moment > they have unstable rockbox ports. Would they be worth their price if using > rockbox on them? Are any of the other devices in the unstable list still > worth a look for these days? > > Thanks all for help and advice. > > Mat. > ------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: http://cool.haxx.se/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/rockbox FAQ: http://www.rockbox.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/GeneralFAQ Etiquette: http://www.rockbox.org/mail/etiquette.html Received on 2018-07-22 Page template was last modified "Tue Sep 7 00:00:02 2021" The Rockbox Crew -- Privacy Policy |