In the last year or so I've read about many people moving from streaming services, like Apple Music and Spotify, to their own music library. To support these local libraries, many seem to be getting themselves a music player, such as the Fiio Echo Mini.While moving to a local library is something that I've thought about many times1, I don't understand why people are buying these little music players.The big selling points generally seem to be:Bluetooth connectivity so you can use with buds, or in your car.Plenty of local storage.Audio jack.Easy to drag and drop music.With the exception of the 3rd point, pretty much every smartphone on the market will do all of this. And let's be honest, #3 doesn't really matter as most people use Bluetooth buds these days.Yes, I know some people still use old school wired earphones. I don't need an email from you.So if the device that's already in your pocket will do everything these little music players will already do, why get an extra device to lug around everywhere?I want to stress, these look really cool, and if that's why you want one, that's totally fine. But anecdotally, that's not what I'm seeing.Can someone enlighten me? I see the advantages of owning your own music library, but I don't get why people want to carry another device everywhere.I've decided to stick with streaming, but that's a post for another day. ↩ Thanks for reading this post via RSS. RSS is ace, and so are you. ❤️ You can reply to this post by email, or leave a comment.