Tag: Portable Media Players
This gorgeous Dark Side of the Moon portable modern tape player will make you believe the cassette revival isn’t nonsense after all — especially since it comes with a new remastered tape of the album
We Are Rewind’s WE-001 tape player gets a limited-edition The Dark Side of the Moon edition with a custom design Includes the first tape version of the album’s 50th anniversary remastered edition in the box Available today for $199 / £159 (about U$310) Every so often, I’ll receive an email…
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It’s time for the iPod Shuffle to come back, in wireless form
This year is the 20th anniversary of the iPod Shuffle’s launch, and the eighth anniversary of its discontinuation. The iPhone especially made it seem pretty redundant, and I hadn’t really thought about it in years – but talking to people in the tech world recently about a few trends not…
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I tested this digital audio player and its sound dominates almost any rival, but there’s a catch
Why you can trust TechRadar We spend hours testing every product or service we review, so you can be sure you’re buying the best. Find out more about how we test. Astell & Kern A&ultima SP4000: Two-minute review The Astell & Kern A&ultima SP4000 is the brand’s newest flagship digital…
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Maxell adds a little speaker to its Walkman-esque tape player, and this is one launch I hope stays in Japan
Maxell is launching a Walkman-style cassette player with a built-in speaker The speaker is mono and 500mW Not everything from the 80s should come back In Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus Mary Shelley wrote a cautionary tale about science: just because a scientist can make something doesn’t mean they should.…
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Maxell’s Bluetooth cassette player is probably the tape revival player you’re most likely to want to own – if you can get one
Maxell MXCP-P100 is a portable Bluetooth cassette player with up to 9 hours battery life No recording or noise reduction circuitry Not currently (officially) available outside Japan Maxell’s new cassette player has given me a massive nostalgia rush – and if you were around in the ’80s you’ll know exactly…
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Our favorite budget audiophile brand has a new affordable hi-res music player, with a desktop mode to make it part of your hi-fi setup
The Fiio M21 hi-res audio player costs £279 / $329 (about AU$583) Quad-DAC configuration and two-stage amplification Desktop mode for optimized output for hi-fi systems The arrival of a new affordable audio player from FiiO is guaranteed to get our attention: when we reviewed the JM21 portable music player we…
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