Portable reviews & products

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By What Hi-Fi? published 5 October 21

The A&norma SR25 is from a long line of excellent entry-level portable music players that continues to get better with every iteration.

By What Hi-Fi? published 5 October 21

Cowon proves that small really is beautiful with its matchbox-sized Plenue D3 portable music player.

By What Hi-Fi? published 15 June 21

Portability, decent picture quality and an aggressive price make the Nebula Solar a recommendable projector.

By What Hi-Fi? published 27 January 21

Combining portability with premium sound isn’t easy, but can Astell & Kern's Kann Alpha pull it off?

By What Hi-Fi? published 7 September 20

Sony has further improved last year’s Award-winning budget Walkman, so could it be in line for another prize?

By What Hi-Fi? last updated 3 September 20

ces 2019 Technics is back with a relatively affordable SL-1200 turntable aimed at vinyl fans and DJs alike

By What Hi-Fi? published 14 August 20

A&K’s latest portable music player is a compelling, benchmark-setting performer with a unique feature – a choice of DACs.

By What Hi-Fi? last updated 12 June 20

Chinese brand FiiO’s M15 is a good premium music player, but it's up against some tough competition.

By What Hi-Fi? last updated 27 May 20

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

By What Hi-Fi? last updated 27 May 20

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