The SD card on my Echo Mini was full. I didn’t like the idea of navigating even more music on one device, so instead of a bigger SD card I just got another device.
This device isn’t perfect, but I can’t think of better alternative for my tastes except maybe an iPod. But those are crazy money to get upgraded to today’s standards (larger storage, lossless support, etc).
A new device, the Snowsky Echo (not mini) has been announced and also looks gorgeous. But I like the idea of having a few identical devices. I might get a third for meditations, audiobooks (despite the lack of chapter support) and ASMR.
I think I can live with that limitation.
How are you liking the device, after all this time?
I love it. I wanted something with physical buttons, with excellent sound and not a phone, and I really like that about it. I prefer albums to singles too. Part of the appeal for me is also the appearance, because I had portable cassette/CD/minidisc players when they were the tech of the time.
It helped that I was aware of the limitations in advance: limited (SBC) Bluetooth, no gapless and the need to ensure the files are tagged in a way the device likes. Using SDsorter/fatsort might also necessary if you use the folder browser instead of the media browser (takes five seconds).
It’s hard to get a sense of how small it really is online and I see many comments from reviewers saying they were surprised when their device arrived. My hands and eyes would prefer a bigger device, but then again my pockets would not.
If you do go for one of the Snowsky devices, I’d be interested in your experiences.