Did you have an MP3 Player?

[jiyuuboyetsvi]

I bought a Sony Walkman MP3 player like 5 years ago collecting dust. Part of why is it requiring priority software to put music on it and I left windows behind awhile ago and don't think Sony even really updated their software for it. Thinking about getting a new one recently that I can copy and paste music onto for playing in the car. I currently use my phone and play what I have in amazon music or bandcamp with nothing downloaded so when I travel through amish country I sometimes completely lose my connection and music. Granted I would be looking into one with blue tooth/wifi built in or speakers since my main use case for one would be while driving. Maybe also while mowing the grass like what I used my old Sony Walkman for.

how old is it...? the one i posted (nw-a45) is from 2017, so like 8 years old. i can drag and drop songs onto that just fine via micro SD

 

[SpikeSlania]

how old is it...? the one i posted (nw-a45) is from 2017, so like 8 years old. i can drag and drop songs onto that just fine via micro SD

Think I have a whole other issue with my old Walkman. It's only 16gbs :p

 

[Ikagura]

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Think I have a whole other issue with my old Walkman. It's only 16gbs :p

16 GBs are still nice for MP3s.

On the other hand is this really necessary to have .ogg or .wav for earbuds?

 

[daughter of janus]

Serious: In the 90s, as a kid with limited means, I had one of these cheap junk players. It did what it needed to do, and honestly, for what it was, it was sufficient. It was around $15-20, and of course, the knockoff Apple earbuds sounded like listening to music through an empty soda can... barely recognizable, but it was mine.

Malkavian (Insane): Oh, I endured the tin can symphony for three miserable months before upgrading. Like waiting for the perfect moment to toss that junk into the fire. But hey, at least it gave me a taste of true sound... distorted, broken, and useless. Cheers to survival and better headphones.

 

[jiyuuboyetsvi]

16 GBs are still nice for MP3s.

On the other hand is this really necessary to have .ogg or .wav for earbuds?

idk why ur comparing .OGG to .WAV
.OGG (Vorbis) is a lossy file and .WAV is lossless

comparing OGG to MP3 is a much better example
.OGG is way better than MP3 in terms of quality to size comparison when compressed. the only reason MP3 is still widely used now is because everything is compatible with it.

the difference in file size between OGG and WAV is INSANE, we're talking like 40mb on OGG to 400mb on WAV

also yes it is necessary. if you have good earbuds (IEM/In Ear Monitors) and good ears (like me), MP3 files do NOT cut it. the higher the quality and clarity of the audio, the nicer it looks and feels to me

 

[YULEcannon]

I loved my Sansa e260. I downloaded Rockbox because it allowed you to play Doom and some other games, but wound up enjoying the EQ options and themes the most out of that firmware.

 

[PhrawzT]

I know it's popular nowadays to spit on Apple (rightfully) but we can still agree that the original iPods were quite class.

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And I miss that glossiness they got back then.

PS: To stay relevant on the subject it belonged to my father but I could use a bit of it.

I did have the white iPad nano, but I gave it to my wife many years ago when I got fed up with iTunes.

 

[dani.]

Yes, I have a Philips Go Gear 4GB

 

[Fray Guillermo]

I remember going to school as an 11-12yo with one of those mp3s that looked like a usb stick. could only contain like 50 or 60 songs but I remember it being more than enough for what I listened to back then

 

[daughter of janus]

@Fray Guillermo
Serious:
Even just fifty songs feel sufficient nowadays. I don't think I could even name twenty-five songs I truly love anymore. My tastes have shifted, or perhaps my connection to music has changed over time. Sometimes less is more when it comes to what really matters.

 

[Fray Guillermo]

@Fray Guillermo
Serious:
Even just fifty songs feel sufficient nowadays. I don't think I could even name twenty-five songs I truly love anymore. My tastes have shifted, or perhaps my connection to music has changed over time. Sometimes less is more when it comes to what really matters.

I mean, I get your point, and decades ago people in an entire lifetime probably couldn't listen to even 1/10th of the music we can easily access since internet became commonplace. But then again, I'd probably ended up getting so burned if I only listened to the same songs forever, although there's still some stuff from my teenage years that I never grow tired of

 

[zacharinolongpants]

Yeah I had a few of them and it was awesome. All these pictures make me think about how this stuff was less standardized and more companies were making these products. It's fun too see all their strange shapes and UIs with some unknown brand name on the front from God knows where lol.

 

[Fray Guillermo]

Yeah I had a few of them and it was awesome. All these pictures make me think about how this stuff was less standardized and more companies were making these products. It's fun too see all their strange shapes and UIs with some unknown brand name on the front from God knows where lol.

It's kinda fun that this also used to happen with point and shoot cameras back then. Any random company was releasing them, and also as marketing gifts and such

 

[Amakuchi]

Growing up I had these two, I never joined the iPod bandwagon back in the day.