SMPL Music Player with Lifter for Seniors - Audiobooks + MP3 Player Sound, Durable Wooden Enclosure, Retro Look, 4GB USB with 40 Nostalgic Hits - Live Support (Red)

My mother-in-law is 98 and declining - much of her memory is sporadic at best, lack of focus, lack of awareness. We loaded this with poetry she has loved her entire life, and music from her past. To turn it on, she raises the green lid. To turn it off, she lowers it. The lid is labeled - LIFT to Turn On... inside, it is labeled PUSH DOWN to Turn Off. Inside is a big green button labeled NEXT - a push skips to the next track. It plays on a continuous loop - no selections, no skipping around - the only controls are Next and Off. Volume is set in the back via pin holes - set it and forget it. She only has to do three things - Lift On, Down Off - and Next track if she wants. Four GB capacity - load it by dragging MP3 tracks to it on your computer desktop via USB connection. For someone in a similar stage of life as my mother-in-law, it is a Godsend.

For those of you with parents that find using cd players and radios difficult to use, you should consider this player. I got it for my mom who has dementia and hasn’t been able to use a cd player for years. This is simple enough for her to be able to read and see that she just needs to lift the lever to play music.Volume setting is easy to do, but does make it hard for others unfamiliar with the product to know how to adjust the volume. But that was done so for reason so the person using it doesn’t have to deal with fumbling with the volume.It sounds well and works well. If I were to have to find a con, it would have to be about the preloaded music. My mom is 80 and she’s too young for the music that comes preloaded. Her prime time would have been more of the 60s, not the 30s and 40s.I personally stream all my music and so I found it very difficult to find music from the 60s. I’m not from that time. Sure, I can download music from the Beatles. But I’m sure there were many many more artist from that time. I did come across a good number of “hits from the 60s” albums that I could download from Apple and Amazon and Google, but none were from the original artists despite how hard they tried to deceive me. I finally searched around online and found a website that has 100 hits from the 60s all from original recordings. Anyway, I just wish we could have these preloaded. Or provide websites of where and how to get this music.

Although expensive: the product is ON TARGET. My mother had this during the last two years of her life. And then we bought this again for my wife's parents - both with dementia (didn't know we would need the old one so we bought it again). It's easy to use for them and they love the music: I was easily able to put music onto it using my iTunes collection. I just bought the music they wanted most, their favorite albums such as Fiddler on the Roof and Tony Bennet. The simple operation gives them an easy way to turn on and turn off the music. Sound quality is just fine for two 86 year olds. Holds a few hundred songs at least (not sure the max).

This is a great product for anyone who is struggling with memory loss. Music is soothing for them and this is easy to use once someone has loaded the music for them. A few things we don't like. The volume control is exteremely poorly designed and difficult to use. You have to push something (like a pen or pin) into a hole in the back - I can barely do it, let alone my dad. We also don't like that it always starts with the preloaded music (which I think we can remove, but haven't yet) - it would be nice if it would start where you left off. Overall though it has been a great purchase for Dad who suffers from dementia.

My 88yo mother, diagnosed with advanced Alzheimer's, was just admitted into a nursing facility and was having a very difficult time adjusting to the new location. She was accustomed to listening to music at home so I researched and came upon the Simple Music Player. I was a little hesitant at first to buy it because of the price but once I got it and placed it in my Ma's room I was convinced this is the best $200 I've spent in my life! My mother LOVES the music, it calms her down and relaxes her. Its easy to use for both the nursing staff and for Ma. I've adjusted the volume to a level that she can enjoy and yet not disruptive to her roommate. I've uploaded over 80 of her favorite songs and understand there's room for more so I will continue to add to the playlist. The player has a retro look and appeals to the population my Ma's age. Thank you to whoever came up with this idea....you have created a God sent product....bless you! I would give it 10 stars if I could.

I have been hoping to find a music player for my mother who has dementia. She LOVES music but is unable to operate anything with buttons or knobs. After searching online and seeing this one I knew immediately this was something she would easily be able to operate herself. The first one I received was defective (extremely frustrating) but I contacted the seller and a replacement was sent to me right away. I was not able to upload anything from iTunes but had no problems with MP3s from Amazon Music. It was a little tricky to figure out how to upload the music but I had a friend help and she figured it out. When I surprised mom with it she broke down in tears she was so happy that she would be able to listen to her music anytime she wanted. It gave her a little bit of her independence back. Worth every penny! She loves it! I highly recommend this product.

Gave mom an iPod, she's in a nursing home dealing with the forced isolation due to the current covid-19 pandemic, and wanted to hear music, mainly 60s music. She's technologically illiterate though so the iPod, while simple to me, ended up being more than she could deal with. I was driving to her nursing home daily, sometimes multiple times a day, to fix some minor issue or another. It was a giant headache. So i went in search of a better solution.This Simple Music Player is exactly what i needed. It basically acts like a hard drive or flash drive that holds mp3s, with a speaker attached. The volume control is a bit odd but workable, utilizing the product is simple, the sound from the speaker is clear, and my mom is happy with it. The only real drawback I've found is that when you stop and restart the player, it starts at the first song loaded, and works it's way through the list again in order. But that (IMO) minor detail is nothing compared to the immediate stress relief from not having to drive 20 minutes each way multiple times a day to fix an iPod.

I bought 3 of these even though they are very expensive for use by my disabled daughter because she likes to play music but has limited abilities. Unfortunately, the main large button on one box has already broken. I discovered that the button is held on by four very flimsy tabs. The button therefore is not robust enough for the type of use that the box is designed for - people without good dexterity. The button fell into the box when pushed and damaged the electronic switch inside. When I asked the company for contact information for their supplier so I could get a replacement electronic switch and try to repair it at my expense, I got no help. There should be a lot more strength and integrity to the box, but you can see from the pictures, there is not much to its construction. Based on the poor design and poor customer service I do not recommend this product.

I had to exchange the first player I bought . Seems I was the unfortunate "one in a million " to receive a faulty one . But Monmouth based E2 L Products with admiral efficiency & speed replaced my KOTO Music player . I gave it to her in time for her 79th birthday . Travel was our great hobby and now I know she is really enjoying music/songs from the Beatles to Bocelli & everything in between . Our family are delighted at their mums smiles ,when memories are recalled . Strongly recommended the KOTO music player for those in similar situations .

My 87 year old father struggles with his memory and is lonely when I (his daughter) is not with him so this music player is perfect!! Honestly it is a game-changer! He loves music and particularly 40’s music — which the player comes with and we have also purchased (online) additional 40’s music and Hungarian music which my dad loves! I can not emphasize how easy it is for my dad to turn on and off the music player! We had a little struggle learning “how to add” new music to the music player, but after a little research (and the help from our 23 year old daughter) we are experts now. We already have approximately 140 songs on the player and we have only filled “approximately 20%” (maybe even less). Yes, the music player was a bit pricey in comparison to other such players, but it is worth every penny considering this is for someone who needs something simple to use and with lots of continuous songs to listen to. My family highly recommends purchasing the SMPL One-Touch Music Player!!

Me costo casi $700 el seguro, se zafó la tapa del aparato y no me hacen caso, me trate de comunicar con el vendedor y nada, con Amazon y no me ayudaron. Amazon fue el responsable y debió apoyarme.

I bought this for my dad and he loves it. I loaded up the card with several hours of his favourite old tunes. Only one button for on-off so my dad can manage it. Every time I visit my dad, he comments on the great music the radio station plays. It brings my dad great joy.

Great quality product. Larger than expected but that's not a negative issue. So easy to use for the intended purpose, good sound. However, really struggled with the whole process of downloading the songs, converting to MP3 and transferring files etc. Maybe that's my lack of IT skills?