Younger consumers are being beguiled by physical media and buying into vinyl, cassettes and now CDs. FiiO has just launched ...

Exploring the history of portable music, from the first reel-to-reel tapes and cassettes to the colossal influence of modern ...

There was a brief time in the early 2000s when we carried cellphones, wallets, keys, and a bespoke digital media player loaded with a small selection of our music libraries. Devices like iPods ...

Unlike today's phones, whose processing power has to drive everything from GPS tracking and photo taking to video calls and internet browsing, portable music players (or DAPs: digital audio players) ...

Audiophiles have long looked down on digital music because the sound ... At this point, there are really only two major players in the high-end portable music space: Astell & Kern and Sony ...

Here’s how it works. Want to cut the lengthy explanations and just find out which digital audio players are the best? We're here for it – here they are. You can also jump to a full review of ...

Astell&Kern (A&K) has released a new version of its flagship portable digital audio player that is even more portable and more affordable. The A&K A&Ultima SP3000M takes virtually every feature ...

Most digital audio players just mash the two together ... It’s a lot of money for a device that just plays music, but this might be one of the best portable music players around. Connor is a writer ...

Digital audio device is one of my favourite products of 2024 - for a multitude of reasons all music fans will relate to ...

Funnily enough, not once does my technologically spoilt adult self recall pining for my old CRT TV that was too big to properly close the cabinet doors on, or the portable DVD player that I used to ...

If you’ve been waiting to take a punt on a dedicated portable music player for your hi-res music enjoyment, then I have good ...