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Activo P1 on a mustard-colored blanket
Activo P1 music player review: Astell & Kern audio quality for considerably less cash

By Carrie Marshall Published

Astell & Kern's new, more affordable audio brand hits the ground running with great sound and a decent price too.

Portable Media Players
FiiO M23 on a wooden table
FiiO M23 portable music player review: delicate yet muscular, assertive yet subtle, lavishly detailed and vaultingly dynamic

By Simon Lucas Published

FiiO has become so well-known for its great-value, high-performance players that the M23 is almost unremarkable. Almost.

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Astell & Kern A&ultima SP3000T portable music player playing Chick Corea on a white surface
Astell & Kern A&ultima SP3000T portable music player review: another huge step forward in energetic, open sound

By Simon Lucas Published

The Astell & Kern A&ultima SP3000T is another seismic step forward to create the perfect portable music player

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The Mechen M3 being held in a hand.
Mechen M3 review: A jack of all trades digital audio player but a master at none

By Tom Bedford Published

The Mechen M3 MP3 Player is an all-in-one entertainment machine that only supports a very limited number of file formats.

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The HiFi Walker H2 on a wooden bench.
HiFi Walker H2 review: An MP3 player with wide-ranging file support but rough edges

By Tom Bedford Published

The HiFi Walker H2 is an MP3 player that reaches above its price in its support for audio formats, but falls flat when it comes to basically everything else

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A person holds a phone to their face
This Android phone for audiophiles offers a hi-res DAC, balanced output and 3.5mm jack – plus a cool cyberpunk look that puts Google and OnePlus to shame

By Carrie Marshall Published

Stylish audio brand Moondrop’s first phone is more of a hi-res digital audio player with OnePlus and Google Pixel features.

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Astell & Kern A&norma SR25 MKII next to Austrian Audio headphones on a white background
Astell & Kern A&norma SR25 MKII review

By Becky Scarrott Last updated

If a three-figure sum starting with a six or seven still counts as 'entry-level' in your world, the MKII SR25 is money very well spent indeed.

Portable Media Players
The Moondrop DiscDream portable CD player
First we had the Walkman for audiophiles, now it’s the Discman portable CD player’s turn

By Carrie Marshall Published

Portable CDs were a terrible idea, but Moondrop reckons it can sell its version to audiophiles thanks to support for hi-res codecs.

Portable Media Players
Astell & Kern A&ultima SP3000
Astell & Kern A&ultima SP3000 review: a high-end hi-res digital audio player

By Simon Lucas Published

At what point does a digital audio player become more than just a digital audio player? Astell & Kern thinks it knows – hence the A&ultima SP3000…

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The Tangara music player being held in a hand
Inspired by Apple’s original iPod, this open-source music player is the nostalgia bomb I needed

By Carrie Marshall Published

This little iPod look-a-like is crowdfunding now and includes a DIY option if you want to make your own MP3 player.

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