As per title really. I’m looking for a new small music player that will play MP3 and FLAC files. Preferably that takes a large SD card, otherwise has at least 128gb of storage. I want to be copying files directly on to it in a file browser and for them to play in the right order (I have a player that plays in the order the files were copied on to it, which is full on madness). I have no interest in iTunes and I run Linux as my computer OS.
Also needs to be less than £100.
And I really mean no wireless functionally at all, I don’t mean “includes Bluetooth but it can be turned off”.
I’d suggest looking at small embedded computers and hats for them to fit your objective.
Since you’re familiar with Linux, I’m thinking an Arduino might work out. There’s probably a better way but I’m imagining you configuring it to work like a USB drive and dropping in playlist files along with your music and using the hat to select your preferred playlist like a homemade iPod.
You’ll want to avoid the generic junk mp3 players online since there’s no way to be certain it’s free of radio chips before detailed inspections. Since that stuff is typically pumped out with whatever junk was available that day.