r/DigitalAudioPlayer • u/Ok-Objective6610 • 2d ago

Question Looking for a flac player

Hello 👋
I need a music player that can play flac files.
I do not need:
- bluetooth
- Wifi
- Android
- a lot of features
- streaming apps etc.

I need:
- very good audio quality (if the best audio quality available costs more than 100 dollars (or € for me) then I’m okay with not having the best quality but it still has to be really good for the price. Because there’s a reason why I listen to flac and not mp3 files)
- a player that can play flac files obviously
- a lot of storage or extendable storage (ideally sd / micro sd card) where I can put the flac files that I have on my pc

I’m willing top spend about 70 € / $

If anyone knows of any, I would also like to hear about websites or youtubers who review these audio players and whose reviews I can be sure aren’t sponsored.

Thanks in advance

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u/starkyrulez 1d ago

Zaqe p30 - great value at 79usd. Only issue is the screen size - issue for eyes over 45. However much customization possible due to android and symphonium playing from plex server was a difficult combination (apart from local playback) that this player pulled off.

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u/811545b2-4ff7-4041 1d ago

Hiby R1 ($69.99) / Tempotec V1 ($89.99)

Both do have wifi/bluetooth/some streaming apps - but it's entirely optional if you use them. Support up to 2 TB microSD cards and definitely FLAC.

> Because there’s a reason why I listen to flac and not mp3 files)

You've bought into the hype.. there's no audible difference between a 320kbps mp3 file and FLAC and the main reason to use them, is the future desire to transcode them. https://www.academia.edu/441306/Subjective_Evaluation_of_MP3_Compression_for_Different_Musical_Genres

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u/Ambitious_Cranberry1 1d ago

there's always people like you... 😒

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u/811545b2-4ff7-4041 19h ago

I'm just practical. I've got a music library to listen to it.. not to create an archive for all mankind. If I can't tell the difference; why use more storage?

Although on a side note, I wonder if we'll see an 'upgrade' to mp3 like we've just seen with JPEG -> JPEG XL .. you can transcode lossy images, to another lossy format, without loss of quality, but still a reduction in file size.

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u/ChilledDowntempo 1d ago

Take a look at the Fosi Audio DAP Neo - just ordered mine, and I'm thinking this fits your ask nicely, if $10 over budget. https://fosiaudio.com/products/dap-neo-mp3-player

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u/Soundingborde 18h ago

What is the max sd storage size?

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u/IronChefPhilly 1d ago

Here ya go boss. The XDuoo X2S is what you want https://a.co/d/09lBbsuS

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u/Future_Pomegranate24 1d ago

There’s a WMZX1 on EBay

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u/Master-Hunt9760 20h ago

SNOWSKY Echo Nano
https://a.co/d/00pQQGBp

Expansion is up to 256Gb, can play flac (have one). The DAP is OK for its price, can't say it has firm FIIO neutral output but it has only 3.5mm, and, perhaps, UI/UX experience can be messy, but DAP reminds me of DAPs from 2006-2010s

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u/AttachedHeartTheory 2d ago

Shanling mos