{"id":20055,"date":"2025-09-12T09:37:18","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T07:37:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/12\/mp3-players-are-making-a-comeback-i-tested-15-to-find-the-best\/"},"modified":"2025-09-12T09:37:18","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T07:37:18","slug":"mp3-players-are-making-a-comeback-i-tested-15-to-find-the-best","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/12\/mp3-players-are-making-a-comeback-i-tested-15-to-find-the-best\/","title":{"rendered":"MP3 players are making a comeback \u2013 I tested 15 to find the best"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ditch the subscriptions and algorithms of the music streamers with our pick of the best modern digital audio players<\/p>\n

\u2022 DJ Paulette, Carl Craig and more on the best DJ headphones<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

An MP3 player? In 2025? Am I going to be covering Betamax and MiniDisc players next?<\/p>\n

No, this isn\u2019t a retro piece from the Filter. You may be reading this at least three years after Apple decided the iPod business was too niche to be worth bothering with<\/a>, but MP3 players \u2013 or digital audio players, as they should more accurately be called \u2013 are seeing a small resurgence, despite the domination of Spotify, Apple Music and the like.<\/p>\n

Best MP3 player overall:<\/strong>
\n Activo P1<\/p>\n

Best budget MP3 player:<\/strong>
\n Snowsky Echo Mini<\/p>\n

Continue reading…<\/a>
\nDitch the subscriptions and algorithms of the music streamers with our pick of the best modern digital audio players
\n\u2022 DJ Paulette, Carl Craig and more on the best DJ headphones
\nAn MP3 player? In 2025? Am I going to be covering Betamax and MiniDisc players next?
\nNo, this isn\u2019t a retro piece from the Filter. You may be reading this at least three years after Apple decided the iPod business was too niche to be worth bothering with, but MP3 players \u2013 or digital audio players, as they should more accurately be called \u2013 are seeing a small resurgence, despite the domination of Spotify, Apple Music and the like.
\nBest MP3 player overall:
\n Activo P1
\nBest budget MP3 player:
\n Snowsky Echo Mini Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ditch the subscriptions and algorithms of the music streamers with our pick of the best modern digital audio players \u2022 DJ Paulette, Carl Craig and more on the best DJ headphones An MP3 player? In 2025? Am I going to be covering Betamax and MiniDisc players next? No, this isn\u2019t a retro piece from the …<\/p>\n

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