The past few years, I've been doing most of my music listening off my phone. I use soulseek and just download right to my music folder, but with that comes obsessively hunting for obscure bands and filling up memory fast.
I don't use headphones and just let my phone speakers play it pointed at my head out of my breast pocket. I started seeing that some companies make phone sized mp3 players with built in speakers for less than 50. Excuse the Amazon link, but it's just intended to show what im actually looking at.
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=mp3+player+with+speaker+built+in&crid=20S689G6SAIXJ&sprefix=mp3+player+with+speaker%2Caps%2C108&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-doa-p_2_23
So yeah, anyone use these? Do you like the one you have? Is it louder than your phone?
IIMO, those kinds of devices are for audio nerds with expensive headphones who (incorrectly) think they are getting better sound quality from a dedicated device versus a $10 dongle. For what you want, I would recommend getting a portable Bluetooth speaker instead. They will cost less and sound better. The better sound will include a wider frequency range, which will mean you can listen at lower volumes and therefore protect your hearing. If you get one that is USB C rechargeable you can (usually) even leave it plugged in while using it like a non-portable speaker.
Tronsmart makes nice little bluetooth speakers on the cheap. They have several nice options. If I just wanted something portable, I would get the tronsmart trip that can be had on AliExpress for $13 if you hunt around. The groove 2 ($20 on Aliexpress, significant upgrade in sound) or t2 mini ($30, only a little nicer than the groove 2) are also nice.
There are also options from soundcore and mono-price that people seem to like but I haven't used them.
Thanks! Will check that out! My immediate question is if they make ones that might be pocket sized like these little things
I think you could fit the trip in a big pocket. Also it's basically a copy of a JBL mini speaker (Go 3 or Go 4) that is even smaller, though 3-4X the price.
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I use a Fiio player and an aux cable connected to a portable speaker. It gets very loud. If the mp3 player dies I'm in trouble, though, because it looks like they don't make affordable options anymore.
how big are your pockets?
https://www.aliexpress.us/item/4001034946259.html?gatewayAdapt=glo2usa for one example
https://mifoshop.com/index.php?route=product/product&manufacturer_id=1&product_id=17&sort=p.price&order=ASC
there are options, smaller you go the worse the sound quality will be but if it's vs phone speakers almost anything should beat that no problem. A lot of this mifa brand support microSD
also re: microsd capacity
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also if you really want a screen and nice interface to navigate music, since these bt speakers aren't gonna have basically any browsing capability, old ipods and ipod accessories might be the other way to go. 2nd gen and up ipod touch is closest to what you describe, or something crazy like this lol, plus an older proper ipod https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/509091-REG/iMainGo_IMAINGO_iPod_Portable_Speaker_Case.html
the old hard drive based ones have a pretty sick scene of people replacing the drives with SSDs or micro SDs
I think that's going to be a bit of a tall order to get a really good quality small form-factor speaker with a good quality mp3 player as an all-in-one unit.
Am I recalling correctly that you do fieldwork? If so then you might be interested in some of the ruggedized Ulefone offerings – aside from being designed for construction sites etc. and often being waterproof with a larger battery, they tend to boast a much more substantial speaker than any other phone I've come across. But they come at a premium as they are a mobile phone so maybe it's something to put on the horizon as a purchase down the track.
Otherwise my ideal setup would be a Hiby R2 or R3 or a Shanling M0 + a small bluetooth speaker, maybe a small Soundcore or Tribit unit.
If one part of that setup dies then you can replace it, plus there's more options available because independent bluetooth speakers will work with anything.
Also it depends on what size pockets we're talking here. All of this is going to be way above the budget in your post tho.
Word, I'll keep it in mind but im looking for like a sub-$50 thing
well the one m8 is a 10 year old phone, it can be sub 50 on ebay
but personally i think that would probably be really fiddly
