Hey, I'm looking to scratch build an MP3 player into a 2oz tobacco tin, I have searched around and not found anything like what I'm thinking of so am after some advice please, as I work in an electronics factory I have good soldering skills but lack on circuit design haha, my aims are to have:

• MP3 + as many other codecs playable as possible.
• Small screen to display track ID ect.
• Built in headphone amp similar to CMoy pockets amps and RA1 clones.
• Read from microsd card.
• Play, next, back, and shuffle buttons.
• Volume controlled via a pot (like on CMoy amps).
• Run of a Li-Poly or Li-ion battery and have built in charge circuit.
• Fit in a 2oz tobacco tin.
  
• High quality audio sound out the other end .

Any advice here would be great as to what IC's are best and how to design the circuit.

Thanks!

Kr4g.

 

Hi, welcome to the forum,
I think there is a contradiction in terms, MP3 and high quality audio, you can have one or the other but together? no.

 

Hey thanks, I know MP3 isnt high quality but in my bullets points I pointed out as many other codecs aswell, theres just so many IC's just gets a bit confusing =P.

 

MikroElectronika do a small MP3 module.. SPI and works great..Uses the VS1053

search for MikroE-946