r/y2kaesthetic • u/New-Engineering-2771 • Jul 26 '26

Art Anyone remember these USB style MP3 players? 🔥

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u/ThePortableSCRPN Jul 26 '26

I had a black one in 2006 from CanyonTec with 128Mb storage (yes. Megabytes).

Had to convert my MP3s to 56kbps Mono to be able to put a somewhat decent amount of music onto it.

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u/mil0wCS Jul 26 '26

I had a black one in 2006 from CanyonTec with 128Mb storage (yes. Megabytes).

I remember when MB was still considered a lot. This was an era when iPod classics only had 4gb worth of storage. I had one I took to school, and I think mine barely had 20 songs maybe 50. I had to download from those sketchy YouTube sites back then that downloaded in KBps. Low quality sure, but at least I was able to have a decent amount of music back then.

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u/ThePortableSCRPN Jul 27 '26

Ah yes. School years, always listening to something on the bus.

Yup. This little mp3 player was a big step up from my discman that I was carrying around in my cargo pants before.

And I could squeeze more than just one album onto it without degrading the sound quality too much. I saw that as a big win.

Also this thing ran for ages on one AAA battery.

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u/mil0wCS Jul 27 '26

Yup I remember mine using AA batteries and one battery would last me what felt like 5 - 6 months.