MECHEN M30 HiFi MP3 Player, Lossless DSD High Resolution Digital Audio Music Player, High-Res Portable Audio Player with 64GB Memory Card (Gray)

Earlier this year, I dropped my much-loved Sandisk off a bridge. No worries... until I discovered Sandisk was no more. It seems the only option was AGPTEK. What a HORROR. I saved up and chanced a more expensive player. Perfection! Perhaps those players in the $100s+ range are better, but for amazing sound (depending on your headphones/ earbuds), the equalizer truly works, ease of uploading songs (just over 10 minutes while on AGPTEK over six hours!), and plays the songs in order. No tears, no stress.Yes, it is heavier than the pocket AGPTEKs. For me, excellent sound that reaches my heart is worth a few more ounces. No stress in adding music. Worth every cent. Handles cycling, ferry rides (I am keeping away from that bridge!), and hikes. Love the Mp3 player.

Pros:+CLICKWHEEL+Overall construction feel is good+Screen size and brightness are fine+Handles all the file formats exactly as described+Sounds solid with a wide range of headphones, I'm using Sennheiser PX100-II for daily walking and exercise but have tested with Samson SR-850's and Sennheiser HD6XX's (basically a 650) and 320kb mp3's. All sound great!+Easy and quick to use file view+Quick boot up and menu browse+Easy to connect to windows and transfer files+SD Micro slot+Buttons got easy to get used to and feel for+Can get pretty loud if you want+Listed battery time of ~20hr seems legit+Fits well in most pocketsCons:-H E A V Y, feels like a brick in your pocket! Flops around everywhere in loose fitting clothes!!-Clickwheel is a tad janky and a little too smooth so my fingers slide over it frequently-Price feels high for what you get, $40-50 seems like a more reasonable price IMO-Battery life should be better for the weight IMO, I've had much lighter MP3 players with ~60hr run time-Randomly locks up when connecting BT headphones to it, I don't care much since I use corded headphones but I know lots prefer wireless only so I feel like this is a big conOther thoughts:*Cloth tape works great to cut into small circles to put on the clickwheel to make it non-slippy*SD Micro card it comes with is a nice thought but mine failed fast randomly so don't trust it*I'm glad a non-insanely priced MP3 player with a OK clickwheel finally came on market, still should be better for this price, even cheap $5 computer mice have clickwheels that work better!! My $50 computer mouses' clickwheel feels M I L E S better than this thing!

I purchased this player specifically because it does NOT have more modern features like touch screen and wifi and bluetooth. Every time I use my phone for stuff like this it seems like you touch it the wrong way and it just annoys me being so touch sensitive ugghhh...I just wanted a simple player with a good interface that is intuitive to load all my folders of albums. I have probably close to the max of 256gb of music on my computer, recorded vinyl records and ripped CD's and I wanted to get better sound than a phone. There are phones that have good sound but not for this price. I hook this up to an Aomais bluetooth speaker with a stereo cable in, and also bring it into the car the same way, through the AUX port. There is nothing wrong with a solid player, and it feels solidly made, that is like a walkman I use to have. The interface is intuitive and pretty simple, and I have nothing bad to say about it. Are there other players that cost more and have better sound? Sure, but the difference isn't much.The thing is, standards are up these days and what you can get at this price point is great. You want the highest quality, which is only marginally better? You'll pay way more for that. And besides that, most sound can be EQ'd so for clear reproduction of whatever it is you ripped into digital, this will be perfectly fine. Small enough for your pocket, even though it has some weight, and it won't just go do whatever it wants if you touch it the wrong way. No stupid android to deal with or bluetooth connectivity problems etc etc...Just fun listening. It comes with a 64gb card, and that holds a ton even with all my files being flac. If I lost this tomorrow I'd get another one right away, I'm not going to pay 500 for something that has features I don't need or want. Simple is good, and it also has a line level out for when I get my stereo receiver set up to input this into. The ONLY negative here for this, is that they haven't upgraded the micro USB to a USB C which is a newer standard so hopefully they'll upgrade that at some point and maybe a higher capacity transfer/charge cable but you can always pull the card out and use a faster reader and reinstall the card. Thanx Mechen!

So I tried MP3 players back in the day, the only one I found that was worth the money was Sony's and they were pretty expensive compared to other brands.Flash forward to today and I see they've made a comeback and they're now called Digital Audio Players (oh my) and what's old is new again. The price has also increased dramatically. Some of them going for hundreds of dollars.So I did some research and found many positive reviews for this model. The price was reasonable so I took a chance. Wow! I am very happy with the Menchen. The sound is amazing. The volume levels are perfect, unlike the old players where even at maximum volume the sound was very weak. It delivers a listening experience far better than the thin, tinny sound of even high-end phones. Of course your choice of headphones will also play a part in this.These is no Bluetooth, no video, no gimmicks with this. It is strictly for people who want to enjoy their music in the highest quality. I have no complaints about the battery, it has held up well in between charges. If you're looking to get back into a high quality, portable music device this is an excellent (re)entry point.