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

Portable CDs were a terrible idea, but Moondrop reckons it can sell its version to audiophiles thanks to support for hi-res codecs. Sign up to be the first to know about unmissable Black Friday ...

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

I am What Hi-Fi's managing editor and have been testing audio products – including portable music players and headphones – for over a decade. I do a lot of my listening when travelling, so a dedicated ...

Coming this fall for $179, FiiO's first-ever portable CD player supports Bluetooth ... We've been saying that for over a year and the new Yamaha CD-S303 CD Player is banking on a revival. The Best CD ...

Instead of the sleek aesthetic minimalism of the FiiO and the Moondrop, DUNU’s Concept R is larger, extended by a bank of physical controls that lends it more of a retro-futuristic vibe. Volume ...

First appearing in the mid-90s, the ESP (Electronic Skip Protection or Electronic Shock Protection) button enabled a data buffering feature on portable CD players to help prevent audio playback ...

Now, a classic from the end of the last century is making an unexpected comeback: the portable CD player. While there are still a few regular CD players on the market, the new FiiO DM13 is a ...

With Astell&Kern continuing to refine the art of making mp3 players, and other companies staying committed to old analogue formats ... A long and elaborate name for what is essentially a very ...

The term "media player" without the "portable" may refer to software in a desktop computer (see media player). In the past, handheld DVD, CD and tape cassette players fell into the portable media ...

I am What Hi-Fi's managing editor and have been testing audio products – including portable music players and headphones – for over a decade. I do a lot of my listening when travelling, so a dedicated ...

CD players, or other portable audio devices. Bonus points if it's one you used in the 2000s, keep the e-waste to a minimum. I ...