Hi guys, haven’t posted in a while, I hope everyone’s been doing well. I have a question I’m almost embarrassed to ask, I’ve been using my iPod touch 4th gen as my digital music player forever running it through my ALO Rx2 which I love the sound of, but the iPod is on it’s last legs. I’m looking for a more current piece of equipment to migrate the iPod to. I have a ton of ALAC music I’ve been using as source (I’m a Mac guy), so the new player would have to be compatible. I’d like a stable simple Mac based app to load it from, touch screen and the ability to create and edit playlists on board would be preferred. Bluetooth would be nice but not a dealbreaker. hoping to keep it under $500, if possible. Doesn’t need to have lots s of bells and whistles, just a decent reliable pocket sized box. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. One more thing, I’ve been casually keeping my eyes open for a pair of Fostex Purplehearts, if anyone has, and may be willing to part with.
Thanks, Mike