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”.

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      8 hours ago

      Ok, now you are just being ridiculous.

      This is clearly a troll thread.

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        Based on the comment saying

        Can’t have it in the office.

        I don’t think this is a troll. I think OP works in a high-security setting, or around extremely sensitive equipment. I’m leaning toward the latter because I wouldn’t expect an SD card to be allowed in a high-security setting.

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          An FM receiver is purely passive. I mean there might be places with rules against it, but why? It doesn’t influence or affect anything…

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          That is an absolute possibility, I had hoped OP would respond with something line:

          “I work with highly sensitive equipment, radios can cause then to report inaccurate data, so no radios!”

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          But receiving FM doesn’t matter. Tons of things can receive FM that don’t broadcast, like tooth fillings.

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            Tooth filings pick up AM, not FM. Assuming that’s even a real thing. All you need get AM is a diode which can be made to varying levels of performance with a number of common materials.

            FM radios generally use superheterodyne receivers which generate a radio frequency to be mixed with the incoming signal to pull out audio.

            This receiver does emit a small amount of RF as a result and it’s how the TV police in the UK would catch you for skirting a TV license.

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            I have a friend who occasionally works in a SCIF. My impression is that a radio receiver would probably be allowed, but an SD card would not. That’s what makes me suspect it has to do with sensitive equipment, though I’d be a little surprised any electronic equipment not explicitly vetted is allowed in that situation.

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      I don’t know exactly what you’re avoiding wireless for, but it has no ability to transmit, only receive FM if that matters. You could fairly easily disconnect/break the antenna and permanently disable even that.

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      I’ve had 3 Sansa Clip+ players. I never even accidentally switch to FM. I understand why your workplace bans Bluetooth. Mine does as well. Do they also ban the FM tuner?