SnowSky/FiiO Echo MINI HiFi Bluetooth MP3 Player, 15Hours Playback, Independent Volume Control with 3.5mm/4.4mm Headphones Outputs (Black with Earphone)

Before starting, it has no Radio/Spotify or any smart feature capability so move on if it's essential to you. The device does handle all audio formats and when you first load your music onto it, make sure it's on first to make it easier, with a few gigs of internal storage but external micro SD support up to 250 gbs, make sure you refresh your music the storage so your device can detect it. It's a one time thing so once it detects it, it'll recognize it even after you pull out the card. There's also a couple software quirks that I'll discuss near the end. Now then, if you're looking for just a bare bones mp3 player with no BS smart features and lame need for features like Spotify voice recognition or radio, this thing is, an absolute beast! Audio quality is amazing, it's not only louder then most mp3 players and even all smart phones, it sounds significantly cleaner and for you bass heavy enjoyers, you'll get top of the line low end that can sound really loud and clear without distortion, only premium players can rival it. It also can make subpar sound systems sound good (my 13 Mazda for example) and handle good bass, it will also turn good sound systems into high end (such as my 07 Camry and my Sennheiser Hd 25s headphones, which made the headphones sound notably better especially low end). It is tiny and light but doesn't feel flimsy, feels great but do factor that in when transporting it or using wired connections with weight to them. The aesthetic is super cool if you like retro style. Interface is intuitive, use volume buttons to navigate, play/pause to select, playlist looking button to bring up music settings (can also be used for navigation in the custom eq settings to shift through frequencies, using volume to boost or reduce the selected ones), and rewind button to back out. When enabled through settings, it does have fast forward and rewind capability. Now onto the software quirks: Biggest things are Bluetooth and Micro SD card detection: I had no issue with connecting my cheaper 5 below Bluetooth and it even detected some TVs, but it couldn't find my over 6 year old skull candy headphones. While I've had no issues with my SanDisk micro SD card, I used 3rd party software which is easy to find to format it to Fat32 just in case, some users have reported issues with other brands and other formats. It seems like it will work fine with most modern BT devices and cards. Volume buttons are the same as fast forward/rewind and next/previous track when playing music, so it can be a bit touchy, but easy to overlook. Overall, this is one of the greatest MP3 players ever made you definitely won't find anything better without spending several hundred dollars and having to deal with the annoyance of lame smart features! This is what should've been the natural evolution for mp3 players, economic while sounding better instead of the sad state of affairs it's in nowadays. This is an absolute must have device!

Part of the fun with a device like this is getting to learn it's personality and generate a flow around it. It's not based off the plug/play cookie cutter interface everything seems to have to day. It's got personality, nuance and a bit of a learning curve. After a short time of playing though you'll be moving through the menus like a pro, figure out that "shuffle" is hidden under something called "playback loop" and maybe even be able to switch between Chinese and English without Google Translate. The device is feature packed, supports all my favorite high quality audio formats, DSD, WAV, FLAC, APE, MP3, M4A, and OGG. Sound quality is amazing with very loud volume options. Has support for corded headphones both balanced and unbalanced but also supports Bluetooth connectivity for those times you want to go cordless. Paired up to my earbuds just fine. My version came with 8G of internal memory and supports microSD cards to expand storage space. Easy to access buttons and volume controls, the volume doubles as the track forward/back when you press and hold. Unit is tiny, fits comfortably in your pocket well and is very durable. I did have some stuttering issues when I first got it, but updating to the latest firmware via the SnowSky website fixed that up. Battery life is impressive and I've yet to run the device dead yet during a day. You can use the device to transfer music to / from making managing music easy on the SD card or the internal memory. Highly recommended, for the price this is a fantastic DAP.

I love this little audio player. Its small and lightweight and the design is just amazing. The only complaint is that the buttons feel cheap and plastic and their clicks when you press them aswell. Other than that the sound off of these is really great. It has eq and it's constantly updated through firmware which is something that most companies dont do.

Pros: Retro, lightweight, cheap-er, sound quality, volume. Cons: Chinese, slow, difficult to navigate. If you are looking for a functional MP3 Player on the cheaper side or just want a retro MP3, I can recommend the Snowsky Echo Mini. So far for the past couple of days, it has been dependable, and I've been able to mostly figure it out after messing around with it. The Snowsky only comes with 7GB of internal space, so you will need a microSD card for it. It's able to hold up to 256GB of space. You will have to manually update it by downloading the new firmware from the Fiio website, which was very easy, just drag and drop the update file into the internal (not external) MP3 storage. BEWARE!!!! It will reset all settings (including language to Chinese) to factory after updating, so make sure you know how to get to the language settings beforehand. The UI and general navigation is a bit finnicky and slow, but it doesn't bother me much, I thought that was part of the charm. I could understand how it would get on people's nerves though. Trying to find a specific song that you want to listen to is hard, but there is a favorites tab that you can save songs to make it a little easier. Volume goes up a surprising bit, and sound quality is pretty dang solid. It features an equalizer, which I like to put on Bass and sometimes Pop. I have not tried out the bluetooth on it, so I can't say anything about it personally, but I've seen from others that it's finnicky with Airpods. I thought MP3's would be cheaper (like $20), but after some digging, it looks like you get what you pay for. This is one of the cheaper but functional MP3's on the market, but not quite cheapest. I was drawn to this one specifically because of its looks, it's very retro, and has physical buttons. I like buttons. I like retro stuff. I like physical media. I like owning songs, not just having the license to listen to them. I like having free music. This is all of the above.

Until now I was disappointed of the sound quality in this price range : not enough clarity and above all not enough volume. This Fiio has no problem driving my 60 ohm headphones, in a 0 to 120 volume range, level 100 is already loud enough, more would be deafening. And even at high volume the sound is crystal clear, no distorsion, i rediscover my mp3 collection. I'm not specialist in audio electronics (DAC, ...), but to resume what i read in reviews, even if this little Snowsky (Fiio) doesn't really play in the same league as high end devices (at prices starting at 200 €), it's not a toy but a serious player ; for a quarter of the price you get almost the same sound quality, even if it lacks subtile details that only demanding audiophiles will miss. But in the end all the reviewers agree that this player delivers big and enjoyable sound. The ergonomics and user interface are ok but a bit annoying, for example the volume buttons are also used to skip tracks and to fast forward / rewind. A very good point is that the firmware is regularly updated, the last update 2.4 (august 2025) adds a super function : the player can be used as a usb DAC for smartphone or pc.

It works as expected...that vintage touch in a modern package. Audio quality is really good.

El producto está bien y desarrolla su función. Ligero, práctico y fácil de usar.

Most important things I think you need to know about this player after spending a good few weeks with it: - If the order of the songs is funny, that's because the player shows them in order of the files being transferred. Download a "FAT DRIVE SORTER" (can get on Mac or Windows), and this will reorder the files properly by file name. - Can take a few seconds to switch songs when you use the file browser - this can be quite long (almost 5 seconds for me). - No gapless playback, maybe 1 second in between. - MAX NUMBER OF SONGS: 8192 (even if you have space for more on the memory card, this is the utmost max that will be displayed) - Max SD card: 256GB, it cannot read above 256GB memory cards, and people have had better speed with 128GB or 64GB cards. I use a 256GB card with ~6000 songs, and it gets slow. - Supports .lrc lyric files. Does not support .txt files, they don't show. Remove these if you have them, and also remove any .jpg cover files, etc., as this can cause the player to incorrectly select a different song from the one you want to play (ie, I select track 03, but 04 is played). - When transferring files from a Mac device, you can sometimes get ._temp files. Delete these, and they may speed up the player. Otherwise, if you can live with its quirks, it's a really good player with a retro feel, and it slows me down in this fast tech-touchscreen world. Battery life lasts me a few days of regular use, and I enjoy using my 4.4mm IEMs with them!

In a world were we've been herded into an all in one smartphone based system, this little guy is a breath of fresh air. It's like going back to the early 00s when your MP3s came from a stack of CDs you'd ripped or infected the family PC with stuff you'd found on Limewire. You didn't need subscriptions, data, or a wifi connection Local content was were it was at. Things have changed a bit since them, mainly Audio Quality and file size. the 8GB this thing comes with is great, you can store a bunch of music or books on there, but you can also slip a micro sd card into it (up to 256gb) to literally carry WEEKS of listening. For something incredibly small and light (it's about as large and heavy as a box of matches) it runs for a good 12+ hours. SnowSky claim 15 hours of playback but this is likely with low screen brightness etc. so in the real world you'll probably charge this maybe once a week with a couple of hours a day listening time- ideal if you're commuting. To use you've got buttons and menus- like I said, back to the 00s, so no touch screen. They aren't simple menus either, they're nested and you have to go down a few levels to get into some option lists and functions like the EQ settings. Even a month or so on I'm still having to think about what I'm doing and not able to get by on memory yet. The more complicated functionality might be a deal breaker for some but I'm loving the more mindful experience and the tactile feedback from the buttons. It's easy to load up with audio and supports may file formats inc the new gold standard FLAC. it's literally drag and drop from your PC. This is how you set your playlists up too, you just group tracks into a folder and transfer the folder to the Echo Mini- it doesn't support playlists transferred from your PC annoyingly, I'm hoping some day a FW update will fix this, but until then grouping tracks in a 'playlist folder' and is the best workable solution.Ive also just discovered it will display the song lyrics when the appropriate LRC file is in the same folder as the source tracks which is pretty cool! The screen is so-so. In bright sunlight it can be difficult to read even on the highest brightness setting despite the fiddlyness I love this thing and cant get over how little it cost compares to other DAPs on the market. As a final thought I would highly recommend hunting down one of the official cases for it, it adds a really premium feel to the DAP and makes if a million times more robust. I don't worry about this clattering around in my pocket or bag now.