Do you still use Ipods/MP3 player/Walkman etc

PTH2009 · 15-04-2021 10:58PM #1

Do you still use an Ipod/MP3 Player/Walkman etc or with the arrival of easy to access streaming services/mobile data do you exclusively use your phone ?

Nowadays i would use my phone to listen to music 90% of the time (Spotify mostly with a few mp3's) but still keep my Ipod touch updated and bring it along when i'm on trips to save battery on my phone/on planes etc

Wireless bluetooth buds are also a life saver, had 2 pairs of galaxy bubs and have an older sport ones (bubs with a short chain/magnet)

Mrs OBumble · 15-04-2021 11:09PM

Tell us more about things you used in the olden days, grandad.

Tork · 15-04-2021 11:11PM

Not for years. I took my iPod out of a drawer a while ago and charged it up for old time's sake. The iPod click wheel was a really nice navigation system in its time but I've been spoiled by phone touchscreens. My phone has far more spare space on it than the iPod ever did but I have never bothered to put much music onto it. Mostly I use Spotify. If I'm going to be out an about for the day and plan to use my phone heavily, I bring a power bank with me.

Montage of Feck · 15-04-2021 11:12PM

My old classic ipod, battered and bruised as it is, is connected to the car stereo and gets used daily. Will stay that way until I get a car with wireless android auto.
The prices for ipod's is extortionate on ebay at the moment so still most be plenty of demand.

paddydriver · 15-04-2021 11:15PM

Just remember if we'd spent the same amount of money on Apple shares at the time we'd be rich.. But yes, have a few iPod's etc sitting around that have not seen light of day in long time.

PsychoPete · 15-04-2021 11:17PM

Still carry a boom box on the shoulder

AllForIt · 15-04-2021 11:20PM

My phone has a high end audio chip thus is way better than any mp3 player I previouly owned. So no, but I still have a few mp3 players that still work, 5 or so. I'm loath to bin them. Actually the odd time I'll take the mp3 player when out jogging, say if my phone is low on power. I still have a Sansa Clip that works, it's an inch in length. iPods were my least favourie mp3 player incidentally. I didn't like that circle navigation thing at all. Cowen's had the best sound quality followed by Sony, imo.

McGinniesta · 15-04-2021 11:22PM

I recently bought a turntable and a cassette converter.
My vinyl has been stored away for too long

paddydriver · 15-04-2021 11:25PM

McGinniesta wrote: »

I recently bought a turntable and a cassette converter.
My vinyl has been stored away for too long

2 x SL1210's still in situ.. give them a spin every now and then. A fairly large vinyl collection of 1990's club music. Can't beat vinyl for true authenticity

For Forks Sake · 15-04-2021 11:27PM

iPod? Pah.

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Wibbs · 15-04-2021 11:30PM

Me. Earlier.

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andekwarhola · 15-04-2021 11:38PM

I can absolutely see why people prefer the ceremony and sound of physical music like vinyl or CD but using MP3 players over streaming seems almost wilfully retro.

Each to their own obviously.

Lewis_Benson · 15-04-2021 11:48PM

Use my phone for streaming audio, and my turntable when listening at home.

Nigel Fairservice · 15-04-2021 11:53PM

I remember saving for what seemed like ages in the mid 2000s from my college job to save for an iPod Nano. I spent ages ripping all my cds. I loved the click wheel on it. Before that I had been using a portable cd player that ate batteries before upgrading to a mini disc.

I still have my mp3 collection from 15 odd years ago (and all my cds, haven't touched them in years) but these days I just use Spotify.

Pamsteer · 16-04-2021 12:06AM

I use my phone exclusively. I tend to stream podcasts but when I get some time I plan to download a lot of them so that I don't have to listen to ads or have to listen to a particular sequence, especially when driving.

Church on Tuesday · 16-04-2021 12:12AM

I still use a CD player. Sounds better to me, I turn everything off and just sit back and listen. I need to have the art lyrics/thanks booklet.

Recently got a record player for the first time. It's great and I love how you are more or less forced to listen to a record from start to finish just a great experience and not disposable like listening to music on a phone. CDs are dirt cheap though so most of the time I'll get the CD but if I really like an album and I don't already have it, I'll get the Vinyl.

Use Youtube to listen to music if I'm curious about new music or if I'm just browsing online.

Best MP3 I had hands down was a Phillips GoGear.

BalcombeSt4 · 16-04-2021 12:35AM

Still listen to Mp3's but just use a USB to transport them, Ipods & Iplayers were a nightmare, made sorting out music feel like a chore which it shouldn't & they only played a certain format which didn't work on other media players. Wav files had the best sound of any digital format but they were also about x5 times bigger than a mp3,wma acc etc..

Strumms · 16-04-2021 01:24AM

Spotify on my phone does me..it never misses a beat on WiFi or 4G... all you can eat data with 3 thankfully ...

When I was living and working abroad I had a decent Sony CD Walkman, I had an hour to travel to and from work and it had me relaxed, just made best of mix cds so I’d have about an hours worth of music.

After that a really brilliant bit of kit, a creative Zen, anybody remember these ? Tiny but some sound.

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Thargor · 16-04-2021 01:45AM

andekwarhola wrote: »

I can absolutely see why people prefer the ceremony and sound of physical music like vinyl or CD but using MP3 players over streaming seems almost wilfully retro.

Each to their own obviously.

The music from streaming sites is butchered with compression, once you hear the difference its hard to go back, I'd rather just listen to Radio Nova or 4fm than try to ignore that tinny weak Spotify sound.

I use a Sansa Clip Zip on the go, replaced all my mp3s and cds with FLAC versions for lossless audio a while back, it's the size of a postage stamp but takes a 128gb sd card and is known for its amazing sound, I don't know what I'll do when it dies, I'll be lost without it. At home I still output Winamp to a massive Sony hifi that's nearly 20 years old now.

AllForIt · 16-04-2021 02:29AM

Strumms wrote: »

Spotify on my phone does me..it never misses a beat on WiFi or 4G... all you can eat data with 3 thankfully ...

When I was living and working abroad I had a decent Sony CD Walkman, I had an hour to travel to and from work and it had me relaxed, just made best of mix cds so I’d have about an hours worth of music.

After that a really brilliant bit of kit, a creative Zen, anybody remember these ? Tiny but some sound.

I remember that one, never owned it though. I had quite a few Creative mp3 players, the Zen Micro being my favourite. It had a whopping 4gb of hard drive memory which I swapped out for a 16GB compact flash card, which was quite the upgrade at the time.

Strumms · 16-04-2021 03:01AM

Anything I’ve had manufactured by creative was very good, their outlier headphones are on right now, superb..

Graces7 · 16-04-2021 05:14AM

Not even heard of most of those things. And I don't have TV or radio just a simply pay as you go phone and youtube. .

Silence, and the ocean wind, my music.

muppetkiller · 16-04-2021 10:17AM

I've got a Astell & Kern AK70II which was a pretty high end DAP a few years ago. I can't listen to streaming music for some reason. Maybe its psychological but I don't feel anything when I hear it. Can beat the feeling of listening to your favorite CD's and Vinyl on a Hifi

16-04-2021 10:50AM

Use an ipod touch as i listen to a lot of podcasts and have big playlists on spotify which eats into a lot of the memory

theteal · 16-04-2021 10:53AM

Not since the Sony Ericsson K750/W800 phones were released. I've been copying that ever growing music folder between phones for quite a while now.

biko · 16-04-2021 10:55AM

I just hum.

theteal · 16-04-2021 10:57AM

andekwarhola wrote: »

I can absolutely see why people prefer the ceremony and sound of physical music like vinyl or CD but using MP3 players over streaming seems almost wilfully retro.

Each to their own obviously.

CD is digital, same files as the MP3 player just in more awkward form. As for streaming, not much use when a good 1/3 of my rail commute has no signal, I'll have my local media, thanks.

16-04-2021 11:00AM

Yes, mostly for travel though. Cheap mp3 clips on and if it breaks / gets lost it's not a big deal.

16-04-2021 11:02AM

andekwarhola wrote: »

I can absolutely see why people prefer the ceremony and sound of physical music like vinyl or CD but using MP3 players over streaming seems almost wilfully retro.

Each to their own obviously.

And when you are 30000 feet in the air? Or going through a tunnel? Or outside Europe?

Lots of occasions where there's **** all signal

RayCon · 16-04-2021 11:15AM

Still use my iPod Touch 3rd Gen as there are albums I have on it that aren't available on Spotify (eg. XTC - Apple Venus)

o1s1n · 16-04-2021 11:32AM

biko wrote: »

I just hum.

What's your favourite humming noise?

Do you still use Ipods/MP3 player/Walkman etc

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