Review on 🎵 HIDIZS AP80: High-Resolution Lossless MP3 Music Player with LDAC/aptX/FLAC/Hi-Res Audio/FM Radio - Black, Full Touch Screen & Hi-Fi Bluetooth Audio Player by Eddie Simpkins

I received my AP80 a few weeks ago and am very satisfied. I've been waiting a few weeks for this review to give me time to fully review this player. I'm a bit of a collector of MP3 players, having amassed over a dozen since the original Rio. Yes, I know I can stream most of the music I have these days on my phone, but I still enjoy it and insist on having standalone music players. There's still something very nice about managing your own music collection with music you actually own and accessing it anytime, anywhere, without an internet connection and in a lossless format. Before buying this player, my favorite MP3 player was the Sony Walkman NWZ. -A17 I took a few years ago. These days I need an MP3 player that plays lossless music as I'm starting to amass quite a large FLAC collection. So let's get to the rating. The first test of a good MP3 player is the database update speed. I have to say that this device updates the database faster than any other player I own, even Sony. I have 2 music folders that I maintain, one is marked as "compressed" and the other as "lossless". My compressed folder contains about 80GB of Mp3 and WMA files. My lossless folder contains about 60 gigabytes of FLAC files. Together they add up to a collection of nearly 9,700 songs, almost 300 fewer than 10,000. First, while loading, I copied the music folders onto a 256GB microchip, which took up about 140GB of storage. Then I put the microcard in the player and picked up the device without looking at the instructions and quickly figured out how to use the wonderful button on the side and how to go to the "update database" command. Another sign of a good music player is a good, fast and intuitive interface, and this device has it. One of my biggest frustrations with music players I've bought recently (in the last 7 years) is the crappy user interface that most of them, with the exception of Sony, come with. The AP80's user interface is excellent, even with my fat fingers. After running the "Update Database" command, I put the player away and headed home to do some work, as I figured it would take some time to update almost 10,000 songs. I checked the player after 5 minutes and it's updated! Much faster than my Sony. I can't check all the features of this player because I don't use them all. I don't use a player for practice, so I didn't use the "Step" function, and I don't use a DAC externally, so I didn't use this function. If they work as well as everything else on this player, then I'm sure they probably work fine. I also don't use screen protectors, so I can't comment on the ones that came with the kit. I notice the silicone case that the player comes with. I love it! Don't bother ordering a separate case for this player unless you're going for a run and need a wristband/wrist case or just don't like silicone. The main way I use my music players is to play everything in random order. almost exclusively a music collection. I like to watch and listen to whatever comes up, or just click next if I don't want to hear what comes up. It's important to me that the music player handles random shuffling well. Some players have terrible shuffling algorithm. This one seems pretty good so far. Not only that, but also fast shuffling as the UI handles me pretty well. The sound is great but be aware I have old ears so I can't be the best judge. It's very likely that I'm tired of hearing the difference between compressed and lossless, but I still prefer lossless. I really like the "Sound Field" setting. It does an excellent job of expanding the sound, especially with my favorite mini jambox bluetooth speaker. I've attached an image of this player next to my mini jambox to illustrate the small size of the player. It should also be noted that the equalizer actually works with both a Bluetooth connection and a direct connection. I have to say that the combination of the mini jambox and the AP80 creates a powerful personal hearing aid. I use it all the time and never cease to be amazed by the great sound this combination produces. A claimed 15-hour battery life might be achievable, but I'll probably never know. I like looking at the album art on the screen and I also often look at the song properties, which means I'm constantly flipping the screen, which drains the battery much faster. What I do know for sure is that this player will play all day at work, which lasts just over 8 hours, and typically has 20-30% battery left. It seems pretty decent for such a small device and is similar to what I got from my Sony. If I had any complaints, it would be the lack of an Android-style 'regular' charging port. I understand that a USB-C port is probably required to use an external DAC, but since I don't use the external DAC feature, I'm a bit disappointed that I have to carry around a "dedicated" charging cable when I want to charge devices. Overall I am very happy with this purchase, it's worth it. AP80 is now my favorite music player.