The resurgence of the iPod/MP3 player

[Trainerbrow]

Given today's reliance on streaming services like Spotify etc, does anyone prefer to keep their own music in a library/still use mp3 players? We know streaming services can randomly remove stuff, or put it behind a paywall.

I have a huge 240 disc CD folder at home with loads of old CDs on and a stack of MP3s backed up on hard drives/USBs etc. I tended to still use CDs in the car (and still do in my BM), but the Xtrons unit in my focus is purely bluetooth or USB. I don't subscribe to any streaming for music at all.

I ended up down a youtube rabbit hole last night about modded iPods and these look great





USB-C charging a data transfer, SSD storage, better batteries/screens etc. I had an iPod classic many years back and it was infuriating having to upload stuff to quicktime to then transfer it over, and one of the reasons I'm an android fanboy. Drag and drop is how music transfer should be.

Doubt I will make one, because I can just lob a UBS into the car and listen from there, but they also have bluetooth capability, so that could means a massive library of music to move around on the fly.

 

[botfch]

I always think they look quite cool but the thought of downloading music again seems like a hassle.

 

[Oggy997]

Some form of sonarr/radarr/plex type thing would be good.
Would be great to rid the world of Spotify

 

[CrippsCorner]

I had almost 1,000 albums on my NAS which I would stream to my phone, but it got full up, had connection issues so I stopped using it a while back. I will fire it up again one day... but, meanwhile I don't subscribe to any music streaming platforms. I just listen to the radio or Tube PiP (can play YouTube music whilst the phone is locked, for free)

 

[Adamm.]

I just use my phone and download music to it. Don't really use Spotify etc just use Deezer bot with telegram to download everything and sort my own playlists out on my phone. Don't have to worry about adverts or anything like that at least and I can keep track of everything easier I find.

 

[massiveCoRbyn]

Like @Adamm., I just have a load of music saved onto my phone, a lot of which is from old CDs, some of which is downloaded. Don't use Spotify or anything like that. Obviously means I don't have more recent stuff though, judging by what I hear when I have the radio on, I don't feel like I'm missing out.

That said, I don't spend a lot of time listening aside from when I'm in the car, and I don't do many miles currently. Once I've listened to Smith and Sniff's two podcasts, my week is pretty much covered