- Leaked images show super compact Snowsky digital audio player
- Fiio says yes, it supports microSD storage
- Specs and pricing are still under wraps but expect them to be very affordable
Snowsky, which is the more casual sub-brand of budget audiophile star Fiio, appears to be planning the launch of a new, extremely compact audio player that’s closer to an iPod nano or even an iPod Shuffle than many of today’s top high-resolution audio players.
A new leak on Weibo (via Notebookcheck.net) shows a device labeled with the Snowsky logo and the words Echo Nano, and it appears to be a smaller version of the current Echo Mini. The latter device is designed to look like an old-school audio cassette, but the new Nano looks more like a vape.
The player shown in the leaked image is small and rather cuboid, with what appears to be a monochrome screen on the side and a 3.5mm headphone jack and control wheel on top. It feels very 2000s, in a great way. The physical appearance reminds me more of Fiio products than Snowsky products like the Fiio BTR17 DAC/amp or the Fiio JM21 music player.
FiiO Snowsky Echo Nano: what we don’t know
Another image (above) posted on Reddit gives a better, albeit blurry, idea of what the drive looks like, but as of yet we don’t know what’s inside this rather nice-looking case.
We don’t know pricing or availability yet, but given that the Echo Mini costs $49 in the US and £49 in the UK, I’d expect this new model to be priced very low – it’s a much simpler product.
Specifications are still under wraps, although a Fiio representative appears to have confirmed that the new device will support microSD cards.
I have high hopes for this, as FiiO is very good at delivering high-quality audio from very modestly priced hardware: recent product launches include the aptly named Snowsky Tiny, an extremely small, high-resolution DAC designed for smartphones.
And the aforementioned Echo Mini garnered very positive reviews for its warm and engaging sound. If Snowsky can deliver decent battery life and high-resolution audio at a low price, it might just have a hit.
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