Portable Music Players
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My first MP3 player nearly cost me my degree – but I would use it again in a heartbeat
By Joe Svetlik published
The Rio 600 had only 32MB of memory, a tiny screen and ate through batteries like nobody’s business. Here’s why I still rate it.

I want to love the new Sony HT-AX7, but this one thing massively puts me off
By Alastair Stevenson published
Sony’s portable theatre system oozes promise, but I can wish the HT-AX7 had one key thing…

Impressive Astell & Kern deal slashes almost £900 off a five-star portable player and DAC module bundle
By Tom Wiggins published
Amazon is currently offering a brilliant deal on this Astell & Kern SE180 bundle, complete with extra DAC module and leather case.

Sony's latest Walkman could replace my iPhone if it wasn't for one major issue
By Kashfia Kabir published
Sony's new NW-A306 Walkman is a great example of an affordable, compact, dedicated hi-res music player. So why does it act just like another Android phone?

Sony NW-A306
By What Hi-Fi? published
Sony’s hi-res A306 Walkman player is affordable, good to use and nice to listen to, but there are some issues that don’t let us enjoy its full potential.

FiiO M11S
By What Hi-Fi? published
FiiO has been in the game long enough to know how to deliver a pleasurable portable music player, and it nails the brief at this accessible level in several ways.

Astell & Kern looks to build on Award-winning success with A&norma SR35 music player
By Harry McKerrell published
A&K returns with a sequel to the AK Zero earbuds, as well as the follow-up to the award-winning SR25 MKII music player.

Astell & Kern’s excellent SR25 MKII portable player now has double storage capacity
By Harry McKerrell published
The new limited edition of A&K’s award-winning SR25 MKII player will feature a new colour scheme and, most importantly, double the capacity of the original.
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