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24 alternatives to Shanling Q1

Retro-styled portable Hi-Fi music player

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Shanling Q1 launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   The Wooden Boombox▲106

   A portable, bluetooth wooden boombox

   2015 · thewoodenboombox.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   The HiFi Case▲73

   The modern boombox

   2016 · thehificase.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Haxophone▲526

   I built this during Covid. When I released it, some of the parts went out of stock or skyrocketed in price, no longer making this an economic DIY project. Now that things are getting back to almost normal, I thought I'd share it here and request feedback. This is a very niche project for people who like the same things I do: saxophones, Rust, mechanical keyboards and the Raspberry Pi.

   2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Teenage Engineering 0B-4▲117

   A $599 portable high fidelity boombox

   2020 · teenage.engineering · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Timber▲118

   Open source material design music player

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   A modern Music Player Daemon based on Rockbox firmware▲123

   A modern, network-enabled music player platform built on Rockbox technology https://www.rockbox.org - tsirysndr/rockboxd

   May 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   HiBy R6▲103

   The first Android hi-fi music player

   2017 · indiegogo.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   CassetteOne▲239

   Retro design ambience & music

   2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Boom 3D▲204

   Audio enhancer with 3D surround sound

   2017 · globaldelight.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    An experimental pattern-first DAW that supports MCP▲84

    Contribute to andrewfader/blokkily development by creating an account on GitHub.

    9d ago · github.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    TimberX▲127

    An open-source music player that works on all form factors

    2019 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    The Bluetooth Gramophone▲77

    Vintage design with todays technology

    2014 · verticalgrooves.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    OM/ONE▲151

    First Levitating Bluetooth Speaker

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Woojer Wearable Woofer▲74

    The only silent, matchbox-sized "woofer"

    2014 · woojer.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Kaibo Flex▲99

    Bone conduction headphones delivering crystal-clear audio

    2022 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Hidizs AP80▲77

    Next generation ultraportable hifi music player

    2018 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    KRFT 1.5.0▲110

    A modular instrument for music production

    2017 · studioamplify.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Mars▲95

    Levitating bluetooth speaker with hi-fi sound

    2014 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    BoomStick▲111

    Extraordinary sound for any headphone

    2016 · boomcloud360.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Parrot Zik 2.0▲98

    The world's most advanced headphones (pre-launch)

    2014 · parrot.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Shanling UP2 - Hi-fi bluetooth amplifier▲2

    Bluetooth 5.0, LDAC, aptX LL, USB DAC, powerful DAC/AMP

    2019 · en.shanling.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    TIN HIFI T4▲78

    10mm carbon nanotube In ear monitor earphones

    2019 · indiegogo.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    djay Pro (for Mac)▲145

    More music. More decks. (w/ Spotify integration)

    2014 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Soundbrenner Core▲80

    The 4-in-1 smart music tool

    2018 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

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