Reddit reviews FiiO X3-II High Resolution Music Player (2nd Generation)

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Hello! I consider myself a switching to dumbphone vet so I'll go ahead and answer some of your questions:

1. As someone said write down the questions or call someone and ask. Just pretend everyone is a lifeline and you are a contestant on who wants to be a millionaire.
   
   
2. Several smartphones can be de-internetted (like my $12 blackberry tour 9630) that have a decent to do list. If that fails, just create reminders on your dumbphone as todos.
   
   
3. Do what they did 20 years ago. Buy a news paper =) If it's not worth 1 dollar to you it's prob not worth knowing.
   
   
4. Do a search here for "guide to smart phones with no wifi" or something like that. You'll find the guide I created. Or just search my name here you'll find a lot of info on that sort of thing. In regards to bluetooth forget about it if you can't find something. Get a decent mp3 player and call it a day. Heres the one I bought a year ago in februrary: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00VR5JHVK/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1 It's still rocking hard.
   
   
5. I don't understand this question. Maybe photocopy pages and take them with you?

I think there might be a little confusion here.

You can't use a DAC only with your phone. You must use a DAC/AMP combo unit, or just an amp.

The really confusing part is the SD-card?! Are you perhaps looking for a DAP?

I purchased an excellent little FLAC player, and here's the link to it. I have had it a couple of years, and it's great. Uses Micro SD, so storage is pretty inexpensive. Also serves as a USB DAC for your computer if you so desire.

Fiio X3, 2nd Gen, ~$160:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00VR5JHVK/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

And, yeah, I have a 4TB and 2 2TB drives full o' dead.

EDIT: Newer generation is available for about $30 more. Integrates Bluetooth and seems to be slightly improved over my 2nd Generation. And this one is in stock for $189.

https://www.amazon.com/Black-Resolution-Music-Player-Generation/dp/B0743CYBH2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1521554875&sr=8-1&keywords=fiio+flac+player

I've had a Fiio x3 for close to a year now and I really like it. I've been through many over the years, and this is the best so far.

This deal looking better and better - X3 gen2

Yeah I've looked into the raspberry pi Flac builds, and to be honest I wouldn't mind spending a little extra for saving the time/headache, easy as it may seem.
Think either of these would be sufficient DACs? I'd hate to make a decent $1500 system to have it crippled by a poor quality source.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B016HRRFVQ?psc=1

http://www.amazon.com/X3-II-Resolution-Music-Player-Generation/dp/B00VR5JHVK

I asked an important question - Did you answer it? How many of these - $$$$$$$$$$$$$ - do you have to spend?

The devices I suggested Stream over your local in-home computer Network, in some cases both wired and wireless, but they use a Smart Phone or other Smart Device to browse music, connect to Internet Music Source, and to control the Streaming Device. In a vague sense, a Smart Device or Multiple Smart Devices act as a Remote Control for the Streamer. You use the Smart Device to control the Stream, but the Smart Device doesn't actually do the Streaming. In fact, once the stream is started, you can shut the Smart Device OFF and the Stream will continue.

You said - One with a large storage capacity, the ability to play popular formats (mp3, flac, m4a, alac, etc), and outputs to connect to a home system.

These devices I suggested connect to your home audio system and Stream Music from Local Storage and from the Internet.

However there are devices that have Amps built in. For example, the Sonos Connect:Amp, which requires only speakers. The Bluesound Power Node, which again only requires speakers.

Now these device can be placed in each room you desire, and you can control them with a Smart Devices and control all the room, or only the one room you want.

There are also Sonos and Bluesound devices that are complete systems - Streaming, Amp, and Speakers - all in one unit.

https://www.sonos.com/en-us/shop/play5.html

The FIIO X3 is simply a portable personal music player like an iPod or MP3 Player. It might maybe possibly play music stored on the FIIO X3 to you system via Bluetooth, but bluetooth is not full fidelity sound and it is limited to (pretty much) line of sight.

https://www.amazon.com/X3-II-Resolution-Music-Player-Generation/dp/B00VR5JHVK

The 3rd Generation of the FIIO X3 does have Bluetooth Capability, so if you AV Receiver has Bluetooth Receiver Capability, you would be able to broadcast from the Personal Player to the AV Receiver, but in Bluetooth 4.1.

https://www.amazon.com/X3-Resolution-Music-Player-Generation/dp/B0743DHWK3

There is a world of options for Streaming Devices out there, but you have to be clearer about what you want, what you want to do, and what you are willing to SPEND.

What do you mean by - " a stand-alone unit"?

What do you mean by - "outputs to connect to a home system"?

It seems I gave you what you needed. Now if you simply want an iPod by a different name, there are plenty of MP3/Personal Music Players out there covering a wide range of prices. But these are intended to be personal portable music devices, in other words, variations of an iPod.

I was under the impression that you wanted a Streaming Device for your Home, but the impression I get now is that you want a Personal Portable Music Player.