My 6 year old iPod shuffle is dying. Need to replace it. I hate running with my phone, and though Garmin Vivoactive music does the job, the battery life sucks and the UI is not easy to use when running or cycling.
Don’t need it to be capable of use during the swim.
Here’s what I want in the mp3 player:
small form factor
water/sweat proof
must have bluetooth
good sound quality - not necessarily hifi but can’t be clipped/brickwalled to hell
reasonably good UI
clip would be nice
not too expensive, but this is not the deciding factors.
playlist and shuffle capable.
nice to have - have an iTunes like capability of adjusting sound volume for each song
Problem is that Garmin only offers Spotify and Amazon music as the sources. I have a 200GB collection of mp3/flac files - and I’d prefer to be able to load it since a lot of what I like to listen is not even on Spotify.
Problem is that Garmin only offers Spotify and Amazon music as the sources. I have a 200GB collection of mp3/flac files - and I’d prefer to be able to load it since a lot of what I like to listen is not even on Spotify.
Problem is that Garmin only offers Spotify and Amazon music as the sources. I have a 200GB collection of mp3/flac files - and I’d prefer to be able to load it since a lot of what I like to listen is not even on Spotify.
You can upload 16GB on the Fenix 5x and 32GB on the Fenix 6 pro.
Yeah I just realized that based on the other posts.
How’s the battery life with both GPS and music over the bluetooth? On vivoactive I get maybe 3.5 hours per charge.
My Ipod Nano is still (knock on wood) going strong, but after dropping it a couple of weeks ago the power button sometimes sticks. This is the MP3 I will probably get to replace it when that sad day comes: Sandisk Clip Sport
I run with my Fenix 4x a week and stream music to my bluetooth buds every time. I generally have a 2 hour long run, a 45 min shorter run, and two hour-long runs… So 5 hours? I also use the watch for all my swimming and I charge it every 8 or so days. Just about once a week.
Yes, I did NOT realize that. Disappointing. But I did see that Amazon Prime and Amazon Music Unlimited are now supported. I like to listen to Audible audiobooks and I don’t see that it is supported either.
I generally use the Mighty Vibe. It’s limited to Spotify or Amazon music, so there’s no way to use your own personal MP3s. I have a few playlists set up and the Vibe syncs every night. The hardware is decent (but very slow, ~30s to power on fully), but the iOS app is clunky at best.
Since I also have a large collection of MP3s (including over 50 structured workouts), I also use one of the generic, Asian clones from Amazon. This one in particular, though there are others on the site. Quality is about what you’d expect for the price, but it’s actually been pretty decent. Not waterproof or even sweat proof, but you can stick it in a small ziplock bag if you have pockets. Having a screen is pretty helpful when selecting a specific workout.
The answer here is always SanDisk Sansa Clip of some sort. If you need BT, then the Clip Sport Plus. I don’t have one (I use other Sansa Clips that are wired, not BT). The Sport Plus is 16 Gb and is reported to have BT connectivity issues. The red one has been on clearance at Best Buy with availability on and off, but pretty inexpensive ($35?).
Why not get another Shuffle? They are still available on ebay and/or Amazon. The water proof versions are available also. EDIT: never mind I just saw you must have bluetooth.