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I'd like to start a discussion here regarding the usefulness of Portable Audio Players in these days. Smartphones had pretty much replaced our portable audio devices, no more fm radios(back in the nineties I'd go nuts for a digital fm radio which sold for around a 100 bucks and sounded like $hit), or portable audio players like ipod etc. A smartphone is quite good at all of these, playing audio(even flac), fm, or streaming via internet.
Portable audio players have something which no smartphone can compete with, dedicated dac and amps which sound a lot better, but you have to use a quality headphone to even tell the difference, also they lack in some areas as well. Specially the fact they lack internet connectivity or fm radios, also most of them won't serve as a video player or a lousy one at best.
So how useful are portable audio players these days? Would you use one? There are the hassles of carrying an extra device as well.
Discuss freely and respond to the poll.
I'd like to start a discussion here regarding the usefulness of Portable Audio Players in these days. Smartphones had pretty much replaced our portable audio devices, no more fm radios(back in the nineties I'd go nuts for a digital fm radio which sold for around a 100 bucks and sounded like $hit), or portable audio players like ipod etc. A smartphone is quite good at all of these, playing audio(even flac), fm, or streaming via internet.
Portable audio players have something which no smartphone can compete with, dedicated dac and amps which sound a lot better, but you have to use a quality headphone to even tell the difference, also they lack in some areas as well. Specially the fact they lack internet connectivity or fm radios, also most of them won't serve as a video player or a lousy one at best.
So how useful are portable audio players these days? Would you use one? There are the hassles of carrying an extra device as well.
Discuss freely and respond to the poll.