Music Players reviews & products

The iPod Shuffle keeps it simple – and it’s brilliantly effective

Earphones and MP3 player in one with a dynamic, exciting sound

Ultra-portable, sounds superb but still a tad pricey

Comes in a choice of colours and has shake controls, but sound quality puts us off

Looks good on paper but fails to deliver

The new Apple nano is an improvement on the old in some ways, but it's not the all-rounder that we'd like it to be

Apple's Shuffle is back in a user-friendly format that marks a return to form from the unsuccessful third generation player

With its deeply no-frills design, we'd expect the HiSound PDAA-1 to have a full and detailed sound, but as it is it's no audiophile's treat

This smart little Sony is the best non-Apple portable device we've seen - even beating the all-powerful Nano in some key areas

Cowon's iAudio 9 is a nippy little MP3 player that does much right - unfortunately, pitted against the Apple iPod nano it just doesn't shine