I really need a device just to listen to songs i cant go with the higher model because i dont have that much money saved and since the Sony NW-A306 alr came out a while back not only is it old but still runs on android 12 and i dont really know how good the device is so i came here looking for help. I mainly only wanna listen to music and i use wired earphones

So I've been wanting to get a new small music player since Apple decided to axe the iPod. I remember walkmans were an awesome device back in the day so I looked into them to see if there was something modern. Fast forward some months later and I'm finally deciding on getting the newest a306 model cause it's small and cheap and plays music. And it's sony and a walkman with adds to the cool factor.

But then comes the rocky road to achieving one. They are ridiculously hard to find it seems! Tried to order one from best buy: soon as I entered all my info and hit submit, sold out.

Tried to order one from amazon: says it will arrive betqeen March 13th and March 30th. Still waiting on that one, but at least they haven't charged me yet.

Tried to order one from sony's website cause it's estimated to arrive March 21 - 22: they immediately took my money and then I get an email saying my item is delayed because the warehouse is having trouble securing my product.

Then comes the problems ive heard of: low bass or no bass, low volume level, inability to run cheap earphones when plugged in due to lack of power, laggy interface.

So while I'm still waiting to see if either sony or Amazon will send me a device I ask you all here: is it worth it to wait for one? Or should I just go about saving for a cheap iPhone instead or a more expensive model of walkman that might also be hard to find?

Thank you for your time and I hope you all have a wonderful morning/afternoon/evening/night!