[Lebowsky]

Hi! New member here, read various reviews on portable gear but having difficulties finding something simple.

I am looking for new portable source gear. Requirements are: something small and lightweight that you can hold in your palm or so (think Sansa Clip+ or Philips GoGear Mix), with FM receiver and a sleep function, around 8GB capacity, and decent battery life.

Doesn't need to be rockboxable as long as the stock firmware is decent and you can copy/paste mp3 files on it.

It is for a gift which is why I need something new. The person currently has a GoGear Mix, but the stock firmware is a bit catastrophic, constantly says it's full when it is not, etc...

Thank you!

 

[Nejakabo]

For new music, I advise not using MP3. It is a bad audio format. Consider adding balanced audio (differential signaling) to the sought feature list.

 

[voxie]

Hi! New member here, read various reviews on portable gear but having difficulties finding something simple.

I am looking for new portable source gear. Requirements are: something small and lightweight that you can hold in your palm or so (think Sansa Clip+ or Philips GoGear Mix), with FM receiver and a sleep function, around 8GB capacity, and decent battery life.

Doesn't need to be rockboxable as long as the stock firmware is decent and you can copy/paste mp3 files on it.

It is for a gift which is why I need something new. The person currently has a GoGear Mix, but the stock firmware is a bit catastrophic, constantly says it's full when it is not, etc...

Thank you!

The first name that springs to mind would be Fiio. They sell different players at various price points.

 

[Grimbles]

Whats your budget?

 

[Lebowsky]

Budget would be up to around 200$ I suppose. The problem with the Fiio ones is that the ones I looked at didn't have an FM receiver, which is a requirement... a dab receiver would be ok as well I suppose, but I am not even that they exist?

Regarding the file format, as long as it also plays mp3, the more supported formats the better of course

 

[Grimbles]

Does it have to be dab, or would internet radio do?. If the latter, the hidizs ap200 is able to connect to wifi and install android apps?

 

[Grimbles]

I think youll struggle with fm as its being phased out...

 

[voxie]

As @Grimbles said.. it would be a struggle with FM installed. Maybe one has to compromise?

 

[Lebowsky]

DAB instead of FM is fine actually, and even better (but not internet radio). In terms of features, something like that would be fine: https://www.majorityradios.co.uk/product/majority-parkside-portable-dabdab-digital-fm-radio/
(no clue about the quality/reputation of that particular brand though) - but what would be great would be if was half its size (no need for such a big display)

I hope something comes to mind to any of you

 

[Lebowsky]

Actually, after a couple of days of research, I think the easiest would simply be to go with a Clip Sport Plus