Android 14 promises native lossless audio support. If that happens, daps will definitely lose some perks. Good cheap android phones will be much better in performance than a mid priced or even premium daps. Most daps are still stuck with android 10 and sd 660. A good dongle dac with a cheap phone should be the go-to.
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I agree with this. If/when this happens, I am getting either a 1tb s23 ultra or an Xperia with removable storage.
I recently bought a used Sony WM1A to use with my CA Andromeda 2019. The ability to have all my music (over 1100 CDs worth) in full lossless that is at my fingertips without having text messages and notifications interrupt me was worth every single penny.
This was my primary driver as well. I just want all my music easily accessible.
Personally I've never really felt a need for it, especially since I've refused to lose the headphones jack on my smartphone. I do want one cause I like having specialized tools but I really can't justify the cost for such a marginal benefit.
I like having my music be on a device with separate storage and a separate battery from my phone, it's nice.