Boring day edition
This thread is for the discussion of portable media players and in-ear monitors.

•Why use a PMP instead of a phone?
>better DAC
>more output power so it can drive high-end headphones
>smaller sizes than phones for activities like exercise
>physical buttons
>headphone jacks
>some people can't use smartphone at work, and some people use dumbphones

Useful Guides/Notes:
• The General /pmp/ Guide https://pastebin.com/fe2LFFdV (embed)
• Converting an iPod video 5G/5.5G to a rockboxed player with an mSATA SSD and a 3000 mAh battery http://web.archive.org/web/20170708033500/http://nullvoid.station.moe/Freedom-Hardware/Video5G-Rockbox/
• Third party battery guide https://www.iflash.xyz/3rd-party-extended-battery-guide/ Guide for iPod 6G/7G needs adding/making
• Reminder to use Rockbox DEV builds when available.
• Use the SonyNWDestTool to remove the volume limiter/warnings on most of the Walkman series
https://www.rockbox.org/wiki/SonyNWDestTool
• Good IEM reviews (just don't rely on them heavily):
https://crinacle.com/
https://primeaudio.org/
https://audiobudget.com/
• Graph comparison tool for IEMs (just don't rely on them heavily):
https://crinacle.com/graphs/graphtool/

/iemg/ Hall of Fame:
• Tin Audio T2
• Sony MH755
• KZ ZSN

Please keep taking nice pics of your PMPs and IEMs so that they can be used as OP pics

• Archived Threads :
https://rbt.asia/g/search/subject/pmp/
https://rbt.asia/g/search/subject/iemg/

How to request advice:
>Budget
>Source (phone or PMPs)
>Location
>Kind (in-ears or earbuds)
>Sound Signature (or genres you like, important!)
>Past gear and your thoughts on them (important!)

Remember to post your gear if possible!