Mp3 Flac portable player

MrBlobby · 22 Oct 2019 at 22:48

Can you recommend a portable music player and headphones. My Dad's had a stroke and is hospital apparently listening to music is benefical. The headpphone must be the big ones as my Dad has hearing aids. He has a Samsung Galaxy S3 but not sure he'd be able to mess about with apps and the like. I just want to put some music on for him for an hour or so.

SexyGreyFox · 22 Oct 2019 at 22:50

Cowon Plenue D - the quality is amazing and the battery lasts ages.

MrBlobby · 22 Oct 2019 at 22:57

SexyGreyFox said:
Cowon Plenue D - the quality is amazing and the battery lasts ages.

Thanks I'm not sure he can hear that well but I may as well. I'm not sure if I've found the right one is it about £200 ?

ethan · 22 Oct 2019 at 22:58

SexyGreyFox said:
Cowon Plenue D - the quality is amazing and the battery lasts ages.

Can confirm this. Beautiful player. Easily as good as my Astell & Kern. The bass is amazing. I have both though the latter has wireless capability.

hyperseven · 22 Oct 2019 at 23:01

Is the Sony nw-a45 any good?

SexyGreyFox · 22 Oct 2019 at 23:04

hyperseven said:
Is the Sony nw-a45 any good?

Just buy the Cowon.

Back in 2016 I had operations on my ears to give me my hearing back (Stapedectomy) and the first thing I bought was a Cowon Plenue D and some Fidue A83 triple driver in-ears.
The first hour of playing music I was crying my eyes out, I was so emotional because I'd only heard music and never experienced it like that before.

SexyGreyFox · 22 Oct 2019 at 23:11

MrBlobby said:
Thanks I'm not sure he can hear that well but I may as well. I'm not sure if I've found the right one is it about £200 ?

How old is he?
The reason I ask is that the screen might be a little small to navigate.

Malevolence · 22 Oct 2019 at 23:17

hyperseven said:
Is the Sony nw-a45 any good?

Player is OK, but it comes with a proprietary cable rather than USB - USB.

FoxEye · 22 Oct 2019 at 23:21

Malevolence said:
Player is OK, but it comes with a proprietary cable rather than USB - USB.

I have a really old Sony nw (fairly cheap unit). Sony are somewhat notorious, are they not, for using proprietary software and cables and stuff. There was no drag and drop on my nw, you had to use the (downright awful) SonicStage software to get music onto it.

hyperseven · 22 Oct 2019 at 23:43

Malevolence said:
Player is OK, but it comes with a proprietary cable rather than USB - USB.

Oh OK, only asking as its usually going cheap on the Sony Outlet for a refurb unit.

SexyGreyFox · 23 Oct 2019 at 07:38

I can confirm putting music on the Cowon is like using a USB drive

MrBlobby · 23 Oct 2019 at 07:48

SexyGreyFox said:
How old is he?
The reason I ask is that the screen might be a little small to navigate.

He's 80

Zatoichi.uK · 23 Oct 2019 at 15:14

Fiio m3k £60
Sennheiser HD 579 £150

Nice combination. Screen may be quite small however.

dan958 · 23 Oct 2019 at 16:06

I've always got on well with my Fiio X5 II, even has headphone out and line out.

Martynt74 · 23 Oct 2019 at 16:22

Would he really struggle with a music app any more than he would with an mp3 player? It's pretty easy to just open a music app and press shuffle songs.

I'm sure with Android you could probably even script something easy enough.

SexyGreyFox · 23 Oct 2019 at 17:47

MrBlobby said:
He's 80

I wouldn't advise it then