Are portable MP3 players going away ?

[Peabody]

I use my Clip to listen to mostly podcasts at the gym.  My phone stays in my locker.  It's too big and heavy.  But apparently Sandisk has stopped producing the Clips, so when this one dies I'll need to find an alternative.  I don't know of a good alternative.

[themadhippy]

Only that there is a similar, but much better replacement available. Your smartphone.

not everywhere, one example preshow music at gigs,chuck a cheap mp3 player in the dogbox loaded with a playlist of suitable music,job done for the tour

[u666sa]

I don't know of a good alternative.

Are you kidding me? Go to aliexpress, search for mp3 player. You'll find hundreds of different models, with and without wires.

[coromonadalix]

have them on earphones,  bluetooth speakers,  and your cell phone ...    plenty on mp3 "able" devices  not going away soon