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[–] BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Why not just use your mobile phone ? (I'm not very knowledgeable about audio stuff)

[–] shifty@leminal.space 2 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Most flagship phones have removed the 3.5mm headphone jack, leaving you with poor options for audio quality.

USB-C is good for charging but bad for wired headphones: any little movement of the USB-C plug can cause the headphones and sound to disconnect. Bluetooth is also a lot poorer music quality compared to wired connections.

Why not just use your mobile phone ? (I’m not very knowledgeable about audio stuff)

I would if manufacturers stopped removing the 3.5mm jack from flagship phones.

Or if UBC-C wasn't such a poor experience for wired headphones.

[–] BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 2 points 20 hours ago
[–] codexarcanum@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Zune and iPod at Tangara.

Walkman, when the Napster fell!

Steve Jobs, his turtle neck raised high.

(Looks pretty neat, been thinking about getting a dedicated music player again!)

[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 11 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I bought one. Unfortunately, it still doesn’t work well with large music libraries. The database building step takes several hours, with no progress indicator, and once it’s done, the scroll wheel does not accelerate, meaning that scrolling through a long list of artists/albums will take a long time. Hopefully these will be remedied in a future firmware.

[–] shifty@leminal.space 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Good to know, thank you for sharing your experience! I may go with a different device and install Rockbox instead.

[–] lgsp@feddit.it 2 points 2 days ago

Any new device that supports it?

[–] MrNobody@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 days ago

Given its open source couldn't you have a peek and maybe fix those issues?

[–] napkin2020@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Okay but seriously, the person in the promotional video, unless there's medical condition behind it, should really do something about their posture.

[–] Sabre363@sh.itjust.works 9 points 3 days ago (3 children)

I love how we are starting to go backwards with tech like this, the future needs more analog

[–] shifty@leminal.space 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I discovered Digital-to-Analog converters and vacuum tubes during the pandemic, replaced my whole setup for headphones and speakers after discovering Schiit Audio.

[–] Sabre363@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago

Why would you share that link you monster, I have no money lol

[–] Jake_Farm@sopuli.xyz 5 points 3 days ago

Pendulum swings. We went too far too fast.

[–] AltheaHunter@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I highly doubt this thing is analog in any way.

[–] shifty@leminal.space 2 points 2 days ago

This is analog in the sense that it has a Digital to Analog "Cirrus Logic WM8523 DAC"converter and a 3.5mm headphone jack, so does indeed enable analog if you use a wired headphone, and it is absolutely a step in the right direction over shitty bluetooth quality audio.

[–] Sabre363@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 days ago

but it is a step in the right direction

[–] Jake_Farm@sopuli.xyz 1 points 3 days ago

Is this a DAP?