This MP3 player is both retro and cutting edge – and is down 16% to $104

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It's no secret – people are getting tired of the 'constantly switched on' digital life, and when it comes to enjoying music, they are taking steps to reclaim a space where they can fully give themselves to their hobby, and leave all the bells and notifications at the door.

2026 has seen an increase in wired budget audiophile headphone sales, and a revival in dedicated digital audio players and offline libraries. I think it represents a desire for intentional listening and physical music ownership, which I can fully get behind.

That's why my ears pricked up when I heard about this Prime Day deal on the Surfans F20 Bluetooth MP3 player, reduced from $124 to $104 over at Amazon.

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Surfans F20: was $124 now $104 at Amazon

The Surfans F20 (also branded as iRULU) is a durable digital audio player built with a zinc alloy chassis and physical navigation wheel. It features high res, lossless decoding and dual Bluetooth, and at a discounted price, this offers great value compared to the silly expensive MP3 Players out there.

Details, competition

Build-wise, the F20 has a zinc alloy chassis and a 2.0-inch TFT display – I really like the sound of the physical scroll wheel and physical face buttons that it features too. The internal hardware includes a dedicated digital-to-analog converter (DAC) supporting native DSD64/128 decoding along with up to 32-bit/384kHz PCM playback. You can play lossless audio formats including FLAC, WAV, APE, and ALAC.

You also get bi-directional Bluetooth 5.2 with Qualcomm aptX support, a 3.5mm headphone port, and a 1.5V line-out output. The F20 contains no internal storage but has an external microSD card, supporting memory expansion up to 512GB. The battery promises up to 10 hours of continuous audio playback per charge.

The portable audio market is segmented by price and features. Low-end entry options, such as the AiMoonsa B27, retail between $35 and $40; these units are plastic and don't include high-res DAC hardware. In the mid-range tier, the HiFi Walker H2 Mini costs approximately $110 and offers a similar configuration.

High-end digital audio players, including the Sony NW-A306 ($398) and FiiO M21 ($369), are equipped with Android operating systems, touchscreens, and Wi-Fi connectivity to support streaming applications like Spotify and Tidal, which are unsupported on the offline-only F20.

Because the F20 excludes components like Wi-Fi antennas, touchscreens, and OS licensing fees, the main pull of it is the Bluetooth, durable chassis and lossless file playback. It looks pretty cool, too.

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Beren Neale
Ecom Editor

Beren cut his teeth as Staff Writer on digital art magazine ImagineFX, and has since worked on and edited several creative titles, including Paint & Draw and Computer Arts. As Ecom Editor on Creative Bloq, when he's not reviewing the latest audiophile headphones or evaluating the best designed ergonomic office chairs, he’s testing laptops, TVs and monitors, all so he can find the best tech deals for Creative Bloq’s digital professional audience.

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