How do you listen to portable music?

[kyphysics]

What method do you use nowadays to listen to music while on the move?

Are MP3 players even used anymore?

 

[jedishrfu]

You can still buy them for around $30 depending on the storage limit.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00VXMY62W/?tag=pfamazon01-20

most folks prefer the cellphone integrated MP3 player though.

 

[FactChecker]

One nice thing about the dedicated mp3 players is that a battery charge lasts FOREVER. (well maybe just a week)

 

[jedishrfu]

Some work environments allow MP3 players without wireless capabilities but not cellphones for security reasons.

Also some MP3 players come with FM radio which is not activated on cellphones.

 

[DaveC426913]

I've never owned an MP3 player. The last portable player I had played CDs (with the fanciest 4x skip buffering!).

Then again, I don't walk anywhere. So my mobile music is Sirius XM on my car radio.

 

[Wrichik Basu]

What method do you use nowadays to listen to music while on the move?

When I walk long distances in the sultry weather in the afternoon, my phone is the source of music. I use YouTube Vanced, so ads are not a problem. (Now that the Vanced project has been shut down, I am still searching for an alternative.)

When I drive, I do not listen to music as it distracts me.

 

[Mondayman]

I have Bose noise canceling headphones that I got for free when I switched from Roger's to Telus seven years ago. They snapped, so I duct taped coat hangar wire to them so they retain their form and stay on my head.

I reluctantly use Spotify and pay for it. I used to be able to play all my CD/iTunes downloaded music for free on Google Play Music, but someone somewhere isn't profiting off of me, so they got rid of that.

I downloaded a free EQ/volume booster app that vastly improves sound quality. I believe it is just called Bass Booster. I can't believe the difference it makes. I'd recommend everyone give it try, because some headphones lack bass, some lack treble, some are just plain garbage.

 

[DaveE]

These are slightly odd answers from the view of a Silicon Valley native. The answer here is your own MP3s downloaded to your smartphone, or a service like Spotify (however you connect to it). Also Sirius/XM in your car (mostly for news, in my case). If I want music in my car I play my MP3s.

Or this, if you are were an audiophile.

 

[pinball1970]

What method do you use nowadays to listen to music while on the move?

Are MP3 players even used anymore?

Hudl from Tesco. It has my videos, the Net so YouTube, music, debates, where's Webb and pf.

 

[jtbell]

I have a large collection of CDs dating from ancient times, so I rip them, load them onto my iPhone, and play them through my Bluetooth-capable hearing aids. You can think of them as very expensive AirPods. I think of them as the greatest thing since sliced bread.

Before that, I used an iPod with lightweight headphones that worked with the telecoils in my hearing aids (electromagnetic pickup circuits intended for use with telephones). Before that, I used a portable CD player with those headphones. I had to fuss with positioning the headphones properly. OK for driving, not so much for walking.

 

[jedishrfu]

Me too Phonak Audeo Marvels 2k to 6k for a pair depending on advanced features.