Portable reviews & products

Does the last surviving member of the iPod family still have a place in a world of streaming and premium portable music players?

Cowon's budget portable music player builds on the talents of its Award-winning sibling

The mkII is a clear improvement on the original (and Award-winning) AK70

Top-class Astell & Kern portable music player has a daft name and a strange design, but it turns out to be a work of sonic art

Astell & Kern’s flagship player is pricey and not exactly portable, but its sound quality more than makes up for that

Astell & Kern has listened to its customers, so is the SP1000M its best portable music player yet?

Astell & Kern’s most powerful music player prioritises hi-fi hook-up, but it isn’t exactly portable.

Chinese brand iBasso attempts to reach the top of the pile with its lively DX160 media player.

Can Fiio’s premium portable music player, the M11 Pro, bring the Chinese brand to European consumers?

The Plenue R2 is a rare beast - a portable music player that's actually focused on playing music