Portable Music Players
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Astell & Kern A&ultima SP3000
By What Hi-Fi? published
Astell & Kern’s flagship SP3000 portable music player is hugely expensive but ever so capable.

This retro-tastic Bluetooth cassette player is a modern twist on a 1979 Sony Walkman
By Ainsley Walker published
A fun looking machine with Bluetooth and a rechargeable battery based on a cassette-playing classic

This five-star JBL is a super-sounding portable powerhouse – and it's still £30 off!
By Harry McKerrell published
The five-star JBL Charge 5 Wi-Fi is one of the best portable speakers we've heard this year, and a discount only sweetens the deal.

It's still too soon to joke about the death of the iPod
By Lewis Empson published
Apple joked about the unceremonious cancellation of the iPod during its iPhone 15 launch event, and I'm not laughing.

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?
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