Tag: Portable Media Players
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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This modern cassette player with Bluetooth (and matching retro wireless headphones) might’ve been my favorite music experience at CES 2025
In an age where even casual music fans know how measly streaming services can be regarding artist pay, the return of physical media was perhaps inevitable. Just last year, vinyl record sales grew by 10.5% with 6.7 million discs sold thanks to artists including Taylor Swift and Fleetwood Mac. Though…
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Astell&Kern’s new hi-res music player comes in titanium to match your iPhone 15 Pro
The iPhone 15 Pro isn’t the only high-end device to embrace titanium recently: Astell&Kern’s SE300 hi-res audio player is now available in the super-tough metal too. The new SE300 Titan Edition uses aerospace-grade titanium to make it lighter and stronger than before. Titanium is more resistant to corrosion and, according…
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