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Portable Media Players
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Our favorite elite Hi-Res music player has a record-low Black Friday deal – are you ready to go audiophile?
ByCarrie Marshallpublished
One of our favorite players from one of our favorite audio brands just got a very rare price cut

The best MP3 players and hi-res audio players
ByBecky Scarrottlast updated
UpdatedLooking for the best portable hi-res music player? Here's our pick of digital audio players from Astell & Kern, Sony and more.

This super-cool portable CD player has aptX for high-quality wireless listening – and works as a Hi-Res Audio DAC over USB-C as a bonus
ByCarrie Marshallpublished
This little CD player has a lot of talents: it's a CD ripper, DAC and Bluetooth transmitter too.

It’s time for the iPod Shuffle to come back, in wireless form
ByMatt Boltonpublished
I'm thinking Apple Watch without a screen, that's perfect to pair with the AirPods Pro 3's fitness features

Astell & Kern A&ultima SP4000 portable music player review: a brilliant step on the journey but not 'the peak of performance and design' promised
BySimon Lucaspublished
The Astell & Kern A&ultima SP4000 is remarkably accomplished but let down by a hefty price

Our favorite hi-res audio firm has a new music player, with aptX Lossless, up to 4TB of storage, desktop-class amplification, and an AI chip that's actually useful
ByCarrie Marshalllast updated
FiiO's new flagship portable music player promises power, portability and reference-grade wireless audio

Maxell adds a little speaker to its Walkman-esque tape player, and this is one launch I hope stays in Japan
ByCarrie Marshallpublished
Don't give those annoying people on the bus any fresh ideas

Maxell's Bluetooth cassette player is probably the tape revival player you're most likely to want to own – if you can get one
ByCarrie Marshallpublished
20th Century retro meets 21st Century tech in this gorgeous tape player
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