Review on 🎶 NAXA NM-105BL MP3/WMA/WAV Player, 4 GB Flash Memory, LCD Display, PLL Digital FM Radio, USB Plug Adaptor by Reginald Hamilton

First of all I am not affiliated with the manufacturer of this product or anyone who sells it. This is a review of the NAXA NM-105 music player which I bought for my own use at the current price from Revain. I bought my first iPod about 15 years ago. It cost $300. Sure, 15 years is a long time in terms of technological advances, but this little NAXA player does everything an iPod can and more—and when you buy it, you get change on a $20 bill. First of all, unlike that old iPod and so many modern music players, this little NAXA runs on a single regular AAA battery, not a built-in rechargeable battery that is not user-replaceable. This means you don't have to dispose of anything if the battery fails. (I understand it's possible to replace a "non-replaceable" battery, but how many people would pay for it when it's probably cheaper to just buy a brand new device?) We already have way too much e-waste that's being thrown away so thanks to NAXA for helping to stop it. And lest you think throwing away a bunch of batteries is bad for the environment (and I agree), note that this player runs great on a rechargeable AAA battery, so you can go that route if you want. However, the battery life is over 30 hours on a cheap AAA battery, so that's not too bad either. With a higher quality alkaline battery, the battery life will be longer than this. A removable battery also means you don't have to carry a charging cable with you and look for places to plug it in to charge. Just have a few new or freshly charged batteries ready and you're good to go. Speaking of cables, you don't need a cable to download audio files to this device either. Simply remove the cap on the narrow end of the device to reveal the integrated USB port. Plug it into your computer like a memory card and start copying files. And here's the big surprise that made this player better than any other I have: The audio files are played in the order you load them. This can be crucial for playing audiobooks or other titles that need to be played back-to-back to make sense. And that's a huge plus for any user who enjoys creating mixtape-like song sequences. If you decide to add more songs later after you put the original package on the device, they will play after the originals. If you don't want that, just delete everything and start over, reloading in the order you want to play them. What could be easier? You can also play MP3 and WAV files, so you shouldn't have any trouble playing any audio files. In addition, there is an excellent user interface. It's menu-driven, just like pre-smartphone feature phones, and you have a three-way toggle switch that you can press left, right, or inward. Pushing left or right navigates, while pushing inwards selects a specific action. Pressing left or right also skips to the next or previous song/audio file. The toggle switch also selects the function to use - playback of saved audio tracks, audio recording (yes, there's even a built-in microphone for recording speech or other sounds), playback of user-recorded files, FM radio, and system setup. and control menu. (FM radio actually works pretty well, but it's better for local stations than distant ones because the earphone cord works like an antenna, so weaker signals come and go as you move. Stronger signals are good. anytime, no matter which one Weather (your body position.) Well, that's all fine, but it wouldn't matter if the music didn't sound good, using the included headphones speech is acceptable, but music is a bit muddy and muffled. I plugged in the $6 JVC headphones I already had and the sound came alive with much more clarity, volume and realism, you can even use the built in equalizer on this player to tweak the sound with presets like Rock, Pop and Classic to your liking, but to me the normal setting sounds best, so try other headphones if you think the ones with this unit work supplied don't sound good as the supplied headphones don't really offer all they can in terms of audio fidelity in my opinion. The NAXA player's small size makes it easy to slip into your pocket during various activities - much more convenient than listening to music on your phone, which is much larger than this small player and also much more prone to damage when you're not handle it carefully. Also, this player is so light that if I'm carrying it in my shirt pocket and it slips out when I bend over, it just hangs by the headphone cord until I put it back in my bag. On the other hand, dropping an expensive smartphone from your pocket will result in the phone falling to the ground or floor where it can be seriously damaged. As well as listening through headphones, I hooked up this NAXA player to some external speakers and found it still sounded great. A great way to fit your entire music collection into one small device so you can connect it to any speaker or amplifier with a 3.5mm input, e.g. B. many car and home speakers and audio systems. This is the only thing that limits the potential usefulness of this device. The device is such that it takes a few minutes to initially navigate the menu and see how it works and the screen is quite small. As such, it may be less suitable for a visually impaired person or an extreme technophobe. Overall this little NAXA player is excellent value for money and a great music player.