Hi,
i´m searching for a small (smallest) player wich supports Apple Music. Any hints are welcome.
Kind Regards, Markus
i´m searching for a small (smallest) player wich supports Apple Music. Any hints are welcome.
Kind Regards, Markus
Small Player with Android/Apple Music
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InvisibleInk
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Don't have it yet, but the Shanling M3 Ultra is supposedly the smallest Android player. Check its thread for Apple Music compatibility.
hansenhans99
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I think, smallest player is Sony NW-A306/A307. It has Android 12 and runs Apple Music.
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My Sony A307 is about smallest size you could comfortably work with Android so I wouldn't go smaller if one exists.
Apple Music & Spotify work fine, Amazon Music app plays once going but a bit sluggish in operation.
M3 Ultra looks to be much bigger but does have Balanced output & more power if you need that.
Be aware Sony DAP's in EU/UK/US are volume capped so may not have enough max volume, reason I always import Sony DAP's from Japan. In case of A306/A307 the non-capped volume ones can be about 20-25 volume steps lower than you would need on an EU one for same volume output.
My most demanding IEM's are Sony IER-Z1R where I listen around 80-85 in Walkman App (would need 85-90 in Spotify) where with EU one you would need 100-105 out of maximum of 120.
If wanting to drive reasonably demanding headphones A306/A307 maybe not enough power, especially EU/US/UK versions. Japanese version drove my Sen HD660S fine which I think are 150 ohm, but I don't use headphones any more now, just IEM's.
The Sony's 3.5mm sound quality is excellent and I don't really miss balanced output even though I do still use 4.4mm balanced with my Fiio BTR7.
Apple Music & Spotify work fine, Amazon Music app plays once going but a bit sluggish in operation.
M3 Ultra looks to be much bigger but does have Balanced output & more power if you need that.
Be aware Sony DAP's in EU/UK/US are volume capped so may not have enough max volume, reason I always import Sony DAP's from Japan. In case of A306/A307 the non-capped volume ones can be about 20-25 volume steps lower than you would need on an EU one for same volume output.
My most demanding IEM's are Sony IER-Z1R where I listen around 80-85 in Walkman App (would need 85-90 in Spotify) where with EU one you would need 100-105 out of maximum of 120.
If wanting to drive reasonably demanding headphones A306/A307 maybe not enough power, especially EU/US/UK versions. Japanese version drove my Sen HD660S fine which I think are 150 ohm, but I don't use headphones any more now, just IEM's.
The Sony's 3.5mm sound quality is excellent and I don't really miss balanced output even though I do still use 4.4mm balanced with my Fiio BTR7.
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+1 for A306/A307, a tiny player with the full power of Android 12 and excellent build quality from Sony, everything is "just in the right way"
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