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Fiio M23 review
Fiio throws the kitchen sink at its mid-market music player.
A Freeview recorder and 4K Android streamer rolled into one – so is it best of both worlds or master of none?
Astell & Kern’s flagship SP3000 portable music player is hugely expensive but ever so capable.
UPDATED AudioQuest’s portable DragonFly DAC, the Cobalt, justifies its hefty price tag with an accomplished performance.
Sony’s hi-res A306 Walkman player is affordable, good to use and nice to listen to, but there are some issues that don’t let us enjoy its full potential.
Trickle-down technology and enhanced features squeeze even more out of Astell & Kern’s entry-level proposition – but not without a price increase.
FiiO has been in the game long enough to know how to deliver a pleasurable portable music player, and it nails the brief at this accessible level in several ways.
Updated The A&futura SE180 introduces a quirky interchangeable DAC design and Astell & Kern’s flagship Teraton Alpha audio technology.