FiiO Echo Mini, a cool retro-modern MP3 player

[PossiblyAxolotl]

Hey hi! So I got this cool lil DAP called the FiiO/Snowsky Echo Mini, so I thought I'd share some thoughts on it here since it's a neat thing.

It's a pretty cool thing, the audio coming out of the 3.5 jack sounds very good, I haven't tested the 4.4mm jack because I don't have anything for that though. The Bluetooth is a bit iffy though, sometimes sounding very compressed depending on the part of the song. Just keep that in mind, don't buy it just for Bluetooth. It's actually really light, but feels pretty sturdy and the ui looks very nice and clean too :>

It took me a while to figure out how to organize my files, cause when you play a song it shows the title and all the other info based on file metadata, but when you look through the song list it shows the actual filename instead so I thought I had to have a number before each song title, but it actually sorts them based on metadata song number while showing the filename which is a little odd. Also gets updates from time to time you install by dragging a file onto the built-in storage, like the one I installed today which adds new colour themes for the UI. Since I just keep my library as mp3's for listening to, it all (so far) fits on the internal storage with plenty of room left, though 8gb is not a lot if you use higher-quality formats or have a LOT of music.

I like this thing, definitely has some flaws but it's a neat little thing to carry around and I do really like it overall :3

[killerscreen]

I really like the look of this thing, I'm vaguely interested in looking for some kind of old-style mp3 player (especially portable ones) to buy, so I had to look it up myself. I'm actually really surprised that it's a new device done in the style of a retro one, I don't think I've ever seen anyone do anything like that before? It totally fooled me, I thought it was something from the 2000s. I don't really need the Bluetooth, so that's quite fine. I think I'll keep this one in mind so thanks for sharing

[candycanearter07]

OMGOMG OMG THAT LOOKS SO COOL! This would be a dream product for me! I am so annoyed at how limited the VLC app is on my phone and I adore the asthetic of it!!! It's also WAAAY cheaper than I thought it would be! The only downside I see is that it doesn't seem? like theres any way to upload files via usb, and also that you have to buy it through aliexpress..

[PossiblyAxolotl]

OMGOMG OMG THAT LOOKS SO COOL! This would be a dream product for me! I am so annoyed at how limited the VLC app is on my phone and I adore the asthetic of it!!! It's also WAAAY cheaper than I thought it would be! The only downside I see is that it doesn't seem? like theres any way to upload files via usb, and also that you have to buy it through aliexpress..

You can upload via USB! That's how you access the internal storage :) AliExpress is a little weird, but you can probably also find it on Amazon. I don't mind Ali too much tho cause it is their official storefront rather than a random sketchy search result but that's completely fair

[IndigoGolem]

Looks good. I'd given up on finding a good every day carry music player and switched to CDs when i can and silence when i can't. How's the UI on that thing? Playlist settings? Battery? Is the screen visible in sunlight?