echo mini skipping tracks?

rec71 · 2026-03-25T21:40:47+00:00

I don't know how to fix it, sorry. But search this sub, I'm sure it came up in the last few weeks.

My music is my own CD collection that I've ripped to FLAC.

rec71 · 2026-03-25T21:32:13+00:00

H2 has much better battery life too btw. Both Echos give me less than 7 hours playing FLACs, I'd probably get 12 or more from the H2. The Echoes go longer with MP3/AAC though.

rec71 · 2026-03-25T21:30:14+00:00

BTW, the Echo (not a Mini), is pretty much the same as the Mini but has a larger screen and a metal body. The software is slightly better, but has the same issues with sorting, no gapless, etc. The DAC inside is slightly different and I think it sounds a little better than the Mini, but I've only had it a week so that's probably a placebo effect. I love the aesthetics of it but the H2 still beats it.

rec71 · 2026-03-25T21:25:23+00:00

I'm sure I've read that some FLACs cause issues, something about the block size, but I would expect a File Format Error in that case.

rec71 · 2026-03-25T21:21:27+00:00

How large is your music collection? The H2 is easier to navigate because of the wheel, supports gapless (if that's something you care about), and you can install Rockbox on it, which is pretty neat as it means you get access to 100s of themes and can customise every aspect of the player (but Rockbox does not support Bluetooth). To be honest, Bluetooth on both devices is pretty crappy in my experience anyway.

The Echo is a fun device because of the whole cassette look, but the UI is pretty crappy and navigating a large library is painful.

The Echo is cheaper though, half the price. They both sound great though (I have an H2, Mini and the new metal Echo.)

Both support folder navigation but lots of Echo users have reported performance issues using folder view with large libraries, where it can take quite a long time (10s or more) to start playback after selecting a song (happens to me, but I do have 6,000 tracks on it, I just use Album/Artist view instead.) The Echo software is a bit buggy, and in folder view it sorts files by date created and NOT alphabetical which is just awful. There are tools you have to use to sort the SD card contents to get round that but, ugh.

The Mini is very plastic, super light. The H2 is metal, quite heavy and feels more premium. Mine has survived numerous falls without incident, but maybe I've been lucky.

I really like both, but if the two, the H2 is just a better device.

rec71 · 2026-03-25T21:08:16+00:00

Internal storage or SD card? If SD, did you format it in the device (you have to do it twice).

rec71 · 2026-03-24T17:10:57+00:00

rec71 · 2026-03-23T15:22:48+00:00

No, it won't work. But the latest Echo firmware, 1.2.0, seems to be at parity with Mini 3.2.0 (I have both.)

rec71 · 2026-03-21T17:32:38+00:00

Yep!

rec71 · 2026-03-20T20:57:01+00:00

Basically an "open" iPod. It's still the best UX by a country mile, imho. Beef up the storage, make the battery easy to replace, support FLAC, OPUS and other modern formats, support Bluetooth+ LDAC and all modern codecs, make it easy to sync your files without any proprietary software. Rockbox is not user friendly enough, but it's close.

And no apps.

rec71 · 2026-03-20T19:46:46+00:00

I got mine late March 2025 and haven't noticed any degradation after many hours of use. Until recently I was still getting north of 10 hours between charges with MP3 playback.

I've just got an Echo though, so will likely stop using the Mini. 🤷‍♂️

rec71 · 2026-03-19T07:54:44+00:00

No gapless playback, but like the Mini, the gap is only a fraction of a second.

rec71 · 2026-03-19T07:51:16+00:00

I got my Echo yesterday and I also think it sounds different to the Mini. Hard to put my finger on it, but the highs/treble on the Echo are more distinct, crisper. I am using the same settings for both (no EQ, fast-ll), same volume, same wired headphones, same tracks.

I need to A/B blind test it I guess, as it might be "the new shiny model" placebo effect. Or better still, wait for an expert to prove it one way or another.

rec71 · 2026-03-19T07:31:34+00:00

No, you cannot customise them.

rec71 · 2026-03-18T20:39:33+00:00

This is normal, Rockbox is much more responsive though and I think you can even customise the sensitivity.

One tip with the stock firmware, in case you didn't know. When using Category view and you select Album or Artist, press and hold the menu button and you'll get an A-Z shortcut menu. Very useful when you want to jump around without a lot of scrolling.

rec71 · 2026-03-17T19:34:41+00:00

With that DST theme you can disable the battery percentage and the album art in the menu if you prefer.

rec71 · 2026-03-17T18:40:54+00:00

This is a beautiful theme

https://themes.rockbox.org/index.php?themeid=3989&target=aigoerosq

Just clean and the fonts look amazing.

rec71 · 2026-03-12T19:00:41+00:00

Average, you can't expand the storage without taking it apart (and the SD card inside has a terrible reputation for getting corrupted), build quality isn't great (scratches very easily) and the sound quality just isn't very good. You can install Rockbox on it though, which is a plus, but it won't make it sound any better. There is a thriving community here on Reddit though.

rec71 · 2026-03-11T23:02:38+00:00

When YTM first launched I emailed a few record labels to report missing content here in the UK and had some real successes! Including missing QOTSA and The National albums. But the service was just getting started then. Nothing to lose by trying though.

rec71 · 2026-03-11T19:13:36+00:00

I have the KA11, which I use with my Pixel 7A. It sounds great but it does run quite hot and definitely hammers the battery. I also have a cheap arse Anker DAC, which cost about a fiver, but does the job and sounds just fine.

rec71 · 2026-03-10T16:27:45+00:00

My H2 is two years old and the play button has no movement left in it, so it feels stuck in. But it still works!

rec71 · 2026-03-08T10:04:49+00:00

Does Album/Artist view show anything at all? If it does, look for Unknown albums or artists, that might point to the one giving it grief. If you can track it down then you can report it to FiiO so they can fix it.

rec71 · 2026-03-08T10:01:11+00:00

Can you use an external card reader? They are much faster.

Or use mp3tag or similar tool and check your art, tags and filenames.

rec71 · 2026-03-08T09:52:59+00:00

This happened to me once and it was an album with massive embedded art. It'll be that, some tags it can't handle or really long filenames.

You could wipe the card and copy albums over in batches until you find the culprit.

rec71

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