Portable Music Players
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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.

Sony NW-WM1ZM2
By What Hi-Fi? published
Sony’s NW-WM1ZM2 music player is superbly engineered but also surprisingly flawed.

With portable DACs boosting phone audio, is the world still big enough for new Walkmans?
By Becky Roberts published
Do music players still have a place, now that portable DACs deliver hi-res on-the-go in less physically independent designs?

Sony’s new NW-A306 hi-res portable music player is surprisingly affordable
By Alastair Stevenson published
Sony has unveiled a new NW-A306 hi-res portable music player that could offer brilliant value for money.

FiiO M11S portable music player boasts dual DACs, hi-res MQA support and is cheaper than Astell & Kern rival
By Kashfia Kabir published
Extensive file support and versatile functionality make the new FiiO M11S an appealing portable hi-res player for the price.

Best portable music players 2022
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Astell & Kern A&futura SE180
By What Hi-Fi? published
Updated The A&futura SE180 introduces a quirky interchangeable DAC design and Astell & Kern’s flagship Teraton Alpha audio technology.

Astell & Kern A&norma SR25 MKII
By What Hi-Fi? published
Updated Astell & Kern’s latest ‘entry-level’ music player is better than ever, with a price tag to reflect that.
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