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I'm sick of spending hundreds every four or five years on new ones when mine and the wife's old ones fuck up. Does anybody know of a good alternative? Preferably something that is easy to transfer music files to as I have about 8000 tunes on iTunes that either all need to be transferred enmass to our new players or sorted through into his/hers/discarded piles.

Any advice gratefully received.

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Why not your use your phone and stream it ?

Also if you use Apple Music you can transfer your music from iTunes as well. 

I know years ago you could probably get a Microsoft zune or creative zen but I didn’t know MP3 players were still being produced 

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10 hours ago, Rudy’s Message said:

Why not your use your phone and stream it ?

Also if you use Apple Music you can transfer your music from iTunes as well. 

I know years ago you could probably get a Microsoft zune or creative zen but I didn’t know MP3 players were still being produced 

 

1 hour ago, Not in Crawley said:

Your phone. Then buy a record player for the albums you really like.

MP3 players are definitely still made, the iPod being one of many.

I don't really want to fill up my phone's memory with music due to capacity issues, also my Huawei (like many recent phones) has no headphone jack which is a bit of a complication.

I already stream using Spotify and also have Amazon Prime but don't use it as it isn't as good as Spotty.

Im really looking for recommendations for a large capacity MP3 player that is reliable and easy to get large amounts of music on in as short a time as possible, preferably using/syncing to the iTunes app as all my music is already on that platform.

I'm hoping that somebody may have experienced the same issue and be able to offer advice.

Love the record player advice but I've never found anywhere to plug one in on an aeroplane. 🙂

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2 hours ago, tkonion said:

 

MP3 players are definitely still made, the iPod being one of many.

I don't really want to fill up my phone's memory with music due to capacity issues, also my Huawei (like many recent phones) has no headphone jack which is a bit of a complication.

I already stream using Spotify and also have Amazon Prime but don't use it as it isn't as good as Spotty.

Im really looking for recommendations for a large capacity MP3 player that is reliable and easy to get large amounts of music on in as short a time as possible, preferably using/syncing to the iTunes app as all my music is already on that platform.

I'm hoping that somebody may have experienced the same issue and be able to offer advice.

Love the record player advice but I've never found anywhere to plug one in on an aeroplane. 🙂

when ipods break its usually the motherboard going funny, theres an ifixit video about it. 

need to be a genius to unscrew it all. 

You could buy an old ish android phones (with a memory card slot) and use them solely as an mp3 player. 

The lack of headphone sockets on newer phones can be corrected via various adapter leads which change the usb socket to a 3.5mm headphone jack .. one might come with the phone. Looking on ebay , various after market ones have doubler/splitter ports so you can still charge from the mains while using the headphone jack, if that is an issue.. 

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3 hours ago, tkonion said:

 

MP3 players are definitely still made, the iPod being one of many.

I don't really want to fill up my phone's memory with music due to capacity issues, also my Huawei (like many recent phones) has no headphone jack which is a bit of a complication.

I already stream using Spotify and also have Amazon Prime but don't use it as it isn't as good as Spotty.

Im really looking for recommendations for a large capacity MP3 player that is reliable and easy to get large amounts of music on in as short a time as possible, preferably using/syncing to the iTunes app as all my music is already on that platform.

I'm hoping that somebody may have experienced the same issue and be able to offer advice.

Love the record player advice but I've never found anywhere to plug one in on an aeroplane. 🙂

I'd buy a portable back up drive and stick all your files on that, there if you ever need them but frees up space

Then just use Spotify moving forward

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E2e4 has the right idea.

Buy a cheap android phone and stick a big memory card in it.

You can download as much as you need from Spotify (Mirror your collection) and you’re good to go as you can listen without needing WiFi or 4g.

Alternatively, just hum.

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8 minutes ago, Casino said:

You can only have 3k spotify songs on a device, i think

How many do you need? Given its an instant streaming app

Fair enough you may want to download for times when you're offline, but you shouldn't be feeling restricted by a 3k song limit 

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I bought an iRiver about 17 or 18 years ago.  It has about 7500 tracks on it now.  It looks clunky and is the size of a 20 fag packet but has never given me a minute of trouble.

It's a piss take how quick apple stuff breaks. The fit bit watch I had lasted just over a year

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1 hour ago, e2e4 said:

when ipods break its usually the motherboard going funny, theres an ifixit video about it. 

need to be a genius to unscrew it all. 

You could buy an old ish android phones (with a memory card slot) and use them solely as an mp3 player. 

The lack of headphone sockets on newer phones can be corrected via various adapter leads which change the usb socket to a 3.5mm headphone jack .. one might come with the phone. Looking on ebay , various after market ones have doubler/splitter ports so you can still charge from the mains while using the headphone jack, if that is an issue.. 

I did get an adaptor with the phone it's just one more thing to have to remember (and lose) as I mainly use the player on holiday. And the diagnosis using an online advice site is indeed the board. 

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1 hour ago, Casino said:

No headphone slot...Bluetooth headphones

Dont want to fill up your phone...Does it not have space for a memory card

 

Ive got a 120 gig classic gathering dust if you want it

No memory card slot on the P20 Pro unfortunately.

Thanks very much for the offer of your classic but I've ordered an iPod touch this afternoon to collect tomorrow as I'm going to Mexico on Saturday morning and can't stomach the idea of long flights both ways without music.

Thanks again for the generous offer.

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38 minutes ago, Duck Egg said:

I bought an iRiver about 17 or 18 years ago.  It has about 7500 tracks on it now.  It looks clunky and is the size of a 20 fag packet but has never given me a minute of trouble.

It's a piss take how quick apple stuff breaks. The fit bit watch I had lasted just over a year

I've fallen once again into the apple trap as I need something for going on holiday on Saturday and don't really have time to mess about. iTunes is a huge plus for Apple as it's just so easy to plug a new device into the laptop and sync with it.

I'll definitely be sussing out alternatives for the future as between me and the wife we've now had four different iPods fail in the last decade and I'm determined to break the cycle.

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46 minutes ago, tkonion said:

No memory card slot on the P20 Pro unfortunately. 

buy a dual ended usb-c thumbdrive, summat like this

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01M59PHE4/

although the write speed on that one seems low, it might work for what youre after.. 

maybe even a usb-a to usb-c adapter with a normal thumbdrive might work

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01COOQIKU/

or this if you dont want the flex

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B074P2VPB6/

 

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Thanks to all for the replies. I was hoping to find an alternative player that uses the iTunes app but it appears that there isn't one.

So I've gone for simplicity and ordered a 128g iPod touch as I'm short of time and I need it to be up and running for Saturday morning when we go on holiday. It's now just a simple matter of plugging the new player into the laptop and it will sync with iTunes and load all the music quickly and without any fuss. 👍

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2 hours ago, e2e4 said:

buy a dual ended usb-c thumbdrive, summat like this

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01M59PHE4/

although the write speed on that one seems low, it might work for what youre after.. 

maybe even a usb-a to usb-c adapter with a normal thumbdrive might work

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01COOQIKU/

or this if you dont want the flex

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B074P2VPB6/

 

 

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2 hours ago, L/H White said:

Spotify, phone, ear phones 

Doesn't everyone just do that now? 

I actually use Spotify already,  mainly connected to Bluetooth in the van for work. No streaming when flying or lying on the beach abroad though so that's when a stand alone player comes into its own. 

Seems I'm not the only one still using an MP3 player as Apple have just brought out the iPod touch 7 and there are loads of other manufacturers still producing them.

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