[nl]

> Sony Walkmans are this

The cheapest one I'm seeing is the Sony NW-A306. That's around $600 - I think it fits into the OP's category of "some sort of enthusiast audiophile flac player thing that costs way too much"

[rtpg]

dunno where you're looking, they're 400 USD

But also just type "android mp3 player" into Amazon dot com. You'll find plenty of stuff under $100[0]

[0] https://www.amazon.com/4-02-Player-Bluetooth-WiFi-Speakers/d...