Browse every Black Friday offer we could findBrowse every Black Friday offer we could find

View The Sift
Slickdeals is community-supported.  We may get paid by brands for deals, including promoted items.
Missed This Deal? Get alerts when similar deals are posted.
expired
expired
tomwil 31.7K Views
Oct 10, 2026 1:37 PM

16GB Fosi Audio DAP Neo Modern Classic MP3 Player

$68

$80

15% off
+ Free S&Hat Fosi Audio
Visit Fosi Audio

Why are you downvoting this deal?

Good Deal?
83Comments
Save
Share
Deal Details
Fosi Audio has select Fosi Audio DAP Neo Modern Classic MP3 Players on sale when you apply 15% off discount code EBDAP15 at checkout. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member tomwil for sharing this deal.

Available: Details:
  • DAC with CS43198; 129 mW; 3.5 mm single-ended; SNR 127 dB
  • 2.4 in TFT LCD, 320 × 240
  • Full-metal housing; 5-axis CNC; ≤75 g; 97 × 47 × 10.6 mm
  • Bluetooth SBC
  • 16 GB or 64 GB memory card
  • MP3, FLAC, WAV, APE, M4A, DSD

Editor's Notes

Written by SaltyOne | Staff
  • At the time of this posting, our research indicates that the 16GB Model is $11.99 lower than the next best comparable online prices starting from $79.99.
Please see the original post for additional details & refer to the comments below for discussion.

Original Post

Written by tomwil
Community Notes
About the Poster
Deal Details
Community Notes
About the Poster
Fosi Audio has select Fosi Audio DAP Neo Modern Classic MP3 Players on sale when you apply 15% off discount code EBDAP15 at checkout. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member tomwil for sharing this deal.

Available: Details:
  • DAC with CS43198; 129 mW; 3.5 mm single-ended; SNR 127 dB
  • 2.4 in TFT LCD, 320 × 240
  • Full-metal housing; 5-axis CNC; ≤75 g; 97 × 47 × 10.6 mm
  • Bluetooth SBC
  • 16 GB or 64 GB memory card
  • MP3, FLAC, WAV, APE, M4A, DSD

Editor's Notes

Written by SaltyOne | Staff
  • At the time of this posting, our research indicates that the 16GB Model is $11.99 lower than the next best comparable online prices starting from $79.99.
Please see the original post for additional details & refer to the comments below for discussion.

Original Post

Written by tomwil

Community Voting

Deal Score
+61
Good Deal
Bad Deal

Why are you downvoting this deal?

Visit Fosi Audio

Top Comments

RogueVariable
813Comments
118Reputation
If anyone is interested in jumping on this, spend the extra 40 bucks for four times the storage.

I know. We've got our phones that can do all this. Why do we want a dedicated player?

One reason people go for devices like this one is for the experience of listening to music with no interruptions or distractions. No phone calls, no notifications, just a little break away from the world to enjoy some of your favorite tunes.

Another reason is battery anxiety. It's a real thing from some people. The ability to listen to music without worrying about running your phone battery down can bring peace of mind and absence of worry.

The third reason isn't really a factor at this price point, but higher end digital audio players have much better quality DACs and other components than are found in phones and the listening experience can be much better with the right source material.

Fosi is a respected Chinese audio brand and isn't fly by night. You could do a lot worse than this one if you're looking for something inexpensive.
Go to Comment
Madad33
385Comments
27Reputation
I think there's a very real nostalgia factor for things like this that is missed when you go all in on the "just use your phone" argument. Also, for people looking to break the subscription cycle. Maybe you want to go back to directly supporting musicians you care enough about to actually shell out the 10bucks and buy their album rather than stream it. If you stop paying your monthly sub, you won't have any of that music anymore.
Go to Comment
Tozmo
864Comments
168Reputation
For the "use your phone" crowd - putting flac on an iPhone is a pain. It takes up space (a premium these days). And for those who listen to music at work, it's nice not having constant text dings or worrying about a phone call going across your Bluetooth speaker.

I like these DAP's because I pop the sd card out, reload and unload music via Explorer, and move on. Phone stays in the pocket
Go to Comment

Community Reviews

The Fosi Audio DAP Neo is a compact dedicated music player aimed at distraction free listening, with buttons, wired audio, and microSD based storage for offline music. It fits use cases like work, workouts, yard work, plane rides, and keeping a separate player in a car or gym bag, while also avoiding phone battery drain and notification interruptions. The comments also note support for M4A and Apple Lossless through the CS43198 DAC. The main cautions are that storage is card based rather than built in, the bundled card may be low end, Bluetooth uses a basic codec, and early firmware bugs are still a concern.

Common Questions (4)

AI-generated summary based on comments from the community. Updated ago

Join The Conversation

Share your experience with the Slickdeals community

Share information with the community. Please follow our Community Guidelines and be kind!

83 Comments

Sign up for a Slickdeals account to remove this ad.

Oct 11, 2026 8:11 PM
322 Comments
Joined Apr 2010
upboatOct 11, 2026 8:11 PM
322 Comments
Quote from triikan View quoted comment :
Is there any way to automatically load this with podcasts' RSS feeds on a daily basis?
This is a great question.

I picked one up as I want to get off my phone and would live an auto podcast upload.
Oct 11, 2026 10:53 PM
246 Comments
Joined Aug 2003
SmoothCriminalOct 11, 2026 10:53 PM
246 Comments
buy an old lg phone with quad dac. don't put a sim card in it. have 128-512gb of storage, days of battery, and a way better dac
1
Oct 11, 2026 11:01 PM
238 Comments
Joined Dec 2015
herukaOct 11, 2026 11:01 PM
238 Comments
I want to get this but two things are kind of holding me back. One, it's risky to buy anything on the first manufacturing run. They may have bugs they need to fix and it may take a few months.
Two, would like to see if any firmware mods appear. There are likely missing features and bugs that the OEM won't fix - but hackers will. I will wait a bit before committing.
Oct 12, 2026 12:49 AM
404 Comments
Joined May 2007
VincentBlackShadowOct 12, 2026 12:49 AM
404 Comments
The HiBy R1 with microsd card support + available alt firmwares is wild. Had an extra 512gb card and now I have a tiny music player with podcast and streaming radio. Hard to look at other options when expandable options exist.
Oct 12, 2026 1:25 AM
39 Comments
Joined Feb 2022
igrfx7878Oct 12, 2026 1:25 AM
39 Comments
Quote from johnjlivingston55 View quoted comment :
Curious to see serious reviews on this. I saw it advertised somewhere else, it's intriguing but with what phones and apps offer nowadays, it's gotta be pretty robust or have something worthwhile to get me to use it.
I think its for people who might want to disconnect from the net. Its a growing trend.
Oct 12, 2026 1:46 AM
385 Comments
Joined Mar 2016
Madad33Oct 12, 2026 1:46 AM
385 Comments
Quote from MerryBook7838 View quoted comment :
This is not correct. They only make 1/3 of a cent (I think it's less than that) if you stream it for free. If you use a premium account (spotify, apple music, whatever) that is ad-free, they are paid out of your subscription costThey take your monthly subscription cost, divide it by who you watch/listen to and directly divide the money based on the percentage you watch/listen to each creator/artist.If you only listen to one artist for one month, they will give 100% of your allocated money to said artist.
That is pure myth about how they take your sub fee and divvy it out, not true at all. The rate per play is about right though, although that goes to whomever owns the rights and often includes middlemen between spotify and the artist, so an artist may not receive all of that 1/3rd a penny per play. They actually iterate most of it here, so you can read for yourself: https://artists.spotify.com/royalties-guide
1
Oct 12, 2026 3:06 AM
289 Comments
Joined Jul 2019
gman_lumosOct 12, 2026 3:06 AM
289 Comments
I read through the comments on this thread and reset my old iPhone SE1 to become my de-facto iPod.
1

Sign up for a Slickdeals account to remove this ad.

Oct 12, 2026 3:08 AM
289 Comments
Joined Jul 2019
gman_lumosOct 12, 2026 3:08 AM
289 Comments
Quote from Madad33 View quoted comment :
That is pure myth about how they take your sub fee and divvy it out, not true at all. The rate per play is about right though, although that goes to whomever owns the rights and often includes middlemen between spotify and the artist, so an artist may not receive all of that 1/3rd a penny per play. They actually iterate most of it here, so you can read for yourself: https://artists.spotify.com/royalties-guide
I also recommend the book Mood Machine.
Oct 12, 2026 1:23 PM
15 Comments
Joined Nov 2022
mr.wmouseOct 12, 2026 1:23 PM
15 Comments
Quote from MerryBook7838 View quoted comment :
I'm not sure I buy this reasoning in 2026. Listening to music on your phone uses almost no battery if you have the screen off and bluetooth headphones in.

i used to have tens of thousands of songs but between ripping everything, pirating, collecting album art, etc. it is just a waste of time and money
Mordern phones does not have 3.5mm stereo plug anymore. If you want to listen to 'music' and utilize any DAC such as CS43198, no bluetooth can give enough bandwidth.
1
Oct 12, 2026 1:43 PM
97 Comments
Joined Aug 2023
FaithfulGame3171Oct 12, 2026 1:43 PM
97 Comments
Use your smart watch if you need standalone music player while jogging or excercising at the gym
Oct 13, 2026 2:17 AM
5.1K Comments
Joined Jan 2004
Samwise GamgeeOct 13, 2026 2:17 AM
5.1K Comments
ya, this "deal" makes me want to bring out my phone and make it a dedicated mp3 player. But I won't.
1
Oct 13, 2026 3:54 PM
181 Comments
Joined Sep 2018
Dr.PhilosoRaptorOct 13, 2026 3:54 PM
181 Comments
Quote from RogueVariable View quoted comment :
If anyone is interested in jumping on this, spend the extra 40 bucks for four times the storage.

I know. We've got our phones that can do all this. Why do we want a dedicated player?

One reason people go for devices like this one is for the experience of listening to music with no interruptions or distractions. No phone calls, no notifications, just a little break away from the world to enjoy some of your favorite tunes.

Another reason is battery anxiety. It's a real thing from some people. The ability to listen to music without worrying about running your phone battery down can bring peace of mind and absence of worry.

The third reason isn't really a factor at this price point, but higher end digital audio players have much better quality DACs and other components than are found in phones and the listening experience can be much better with the right source material.

Fosi is a respected Chinese audio brand and isn't fly by night. You could do a lot worse than this one if you're looking for something inexpensive.
Additional reasons for not using phone: if you are driving a vehicle, it is much safer and easier to use physical controls you know by heart and can operate without looking than it is to have to futz with a screen and touch in just the right place while on the right mode to skip a track, etc. And there are places that do not have cell reception or internet available (say, driving to a camp site, on a road trip, etc) and some of us still want to have choices of music.

For my part, you will pry my Ipod classic with my 10,000 song library from my cold, dead, but well-musiced, ears.
1
Oct 13, 2026 7:08 PM
813 Comments
Joined Mar 2019
RogueVariableOct 13, 2026 7:08 PM
813 Comments
Quote from Dr.PhilosoRaptor View quoted comment :
Additional reasons for not using phone: if you are driving a vehicle, it is much safer and easier to use physical controls you know by heart and can operate without looking than it is to have to futz with a screen and touch in just the right place while on the right mode to skip a track, etc. And there are places that do not have cell reception or internet available (say, driving to a camp site, on a road trip, etc) and some of us still want to have choices of music. For my part, you will pry my Ipod classic with my 10,000 song library from my cold, dead, but well-musiced, ears.
Oh, you are so right on all of it.

I actually thought of another use case last night, even if it is a bit niche. Some people are allowed to listen to music at work, but the nature of their jobs forbid them to have cameras on their person.

As for you, I hope you managed to get that iPod before the prices skyrocketed.
1
Oct 14, 2026 2:08 AM
2.6K Comments
Joined Mar 2009
dreamliner77Oct 14, 2026 2:08 AM
2.6K Comments
Quote from MerryBook7838 View quoted comment :
This is not correct. They only make 1/3 of a cent (I think it's less than that) if you stream it for free. If you use a premium account (spotify, apple music, whatever) that is ad-free, they are paid out of your subscription cost

They take your monthly subscription cost, divide it by who you watch/listen to and directly divide the money based on the percentage you watch/listen to each creator/artist.

If you only listen to one artist for one month, they will give 100% of your allocated money to said artist.

You are very mistaken.

Sign up for a Slickdeals account to remove this ad.

Oct 14, 2026 1:44 PM
88 Comments
Joined Oct 2013
EdD3229Oct 14, 2026 1:44 PM
88 Comments
Quote from MemorableSuit793 View quoted comment :
You do realize you can set specific, location-based or time based Focus settings where you don't get those notifications, right?
I think you're missing the point of the comment. They were stating the pure simplicity of a dedicated music only player. No subscription, No setting for no interruption. Controlling exactly what is there.

Join The Conversation

Share your experience with the Slickdeals community

Share information with the community. Please follow our Community Guidelines and be kind!

Related Searches

EntertainmentMusicFree ShippingTech & ElectronicsAudio / VideoMedia Players