SanDisk Clip Sport has to be the best value. Still around and is the new clip+ and as Musicday said, Rockbox is good on these.

Astrogoth · Aug 5, 2015 at 12:25 AM

With the demise of the Sansa Clip Zip and the Sansa Sport and Jazz not being Rockboxable I wonder what's the best sounding player for the least money right now?

Thanks folks.

musicday · Aug 5, 2015 at 8:13 AM

Clip+ as Rockbox is stable.

Astrogoth · Aug 5, 2015 at 11:37 AM

The Clip+ is also discontinued. It's used prices are rising and it is a couple generations behind the times.

goodvibes · Aug 5, 2015 at 12:53 PM

SanDisk Clip Sport has to be the best value. Still around and is the new clip+ and as Musicday said, Rockbox is good on these.

fredhubbard2 · Aug 5, 2015 at 6:04 PM

astrogoth said:
The Clip+ is also discontinued. It's used prices are rising and it is a couple generations behind the times.

Debatable; a seller on eBay UK has just sold around 1500 new clip + at £25 ea which is the cheapest I've seen a new clip + for a long time .

getclikinagas · Aug 5, 2015 at 11:42 PM

If Rockbox is a priority then the Sansa Clip Zip is very difficult to replace. Almost impossible at that price.
If Rockbox isn't a priority and you can do with a simple UI that works, the xDuoo X2 is a worthy contender at ~50$. Solid build, very powerful and can drive a broader range of gear than the Clip.

Take a look at the dedicated thread for more info and impressions

Astrogoth · Aug 6, 2015 at 6:57 PM

getclikinagas said:
If Rockbox is a priority then the Sansa Clip Zip is very difficult to replace. Almost impossible at that price.
If Rockbox isn't a priority and you can do with a simple UI that works, the xDuoo X2 is a worthy contender at ~50$. Solid build, very powerful and can drive a broader range of gear than the Clip.

Take a look at the dedicated thread for more info and impressions

Thanks, I will.

kfarndog · Aug 7, 2015 at 1:11 PM

Another vote for the Xduoo X2. It could be a fantastic player if they update the software to allow better shuffling and to fix the weird locking issue.

Another player with a lot of sound value is the Colorfly C3. It has the same lousy firmware problems as the Xduoo, but has a beautiful organic sound to it.

Ruben123 · Aug 8, 2015 at 12:50 PM

Look at Ruizu or Onn DAPs - both do lossless .

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SanDisk Clip Sport has to be the best value. Still around and is the new clip+ and as Musicday said, Rockbox is good on these.

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