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Astell & Kern announces 13-driver(!) earbuds and a new hi-res music player with built-in vacuum tube amp

By Carrie Marshall published 29 February 24

Astell & Kern's latest hi-res music player promises analog warmth for your digital delights.

Astell & Kern's new titanium earbuds with planar magnetic drivers are the portable music upgrade of my dreams – but my wallet's nightmare

By Carrie Marshall published 10 June 25

Astell & Kern's luxury IEMs are inspired by the moon and priced like a space rocket

Astell & Kern's new Hi-Res music player doubles as a hi-fi streaming upgrade, thanks to its included dock

By Carrie Marshall published 2 April 25

Astell & Kern's new portable music player promises hi-fi happiness on the go or at home

This tiny new DAC gives your phone, laptop or games console the audio skills of the world's best hi-res music player

By Carrie Marshall published 5 December 25

It's the size of a lighter but the HC5 is a delighter – and A&K's new earbuds are pretty special too

Astell & Kern A&ultima SP3000T portable music player review: another huge step forward in energetic, open sound

By Simon Lucas published 21 June 24

The Astell & Kern A&ultima SP3000T is another seismic step forward to create the perfect portable music player

I tested this digital audio player and its sound dominates almost any rival, but there's a catch

By Simon Lucas published 6 September 25

The Astell & Kern A&ultima SP4000 is remarkably accomplished but let down by a hefty price

Astell & Kern HC4 review: a petite but powerful DAC that sometimes oversteps the mark

By Simon Lucas published 30 June 24

The A&K HC4 can turn your smartphone into an open, detailed listen – but in a saturated market, it isn't always the perfect solution.

Getting into hi-res audio? This is the hi-res player and headphones I recommend

By Becky Scarrott published 23 March 24

FiiO's newest 5-star FT5 headphones and Astell & Kern's A&norma SR35 5-star player sound so good together, I’m raving.

Activo P1 music player review: Astell & Kern audio quality for considerably less cash

By Carrie Marshall published 24 July 24

Astell & Kern's new, more affordable audio brand hits the ground running with great sound and a decent price too.

These more affordable audiophile wired earbuds from a brand I love could knock Sennheiser off its perch

By Carrie Marshall published 5 March 25

Get Astell & Kern's sonic smarts for considerably less cash in these new earbuds.

These quintuple-driver wired earbuds just landed for only $80 – and I want to know how

By Becky Scarrott published 8 December 25

Who says audiophile-grade listening gear is too expensive? Astell & Kern’s affordable Activo arm just launched five-driver IEMs for $80

Best MP3 player: top portable hi-res music players for any budget, all tested by our experts

By Becky Scarrott last updated 9 January 26

Looking for the best portable hi-res music player? Here's our pick of digital audio players from Astell & Kern, Sony and more.

Activo Q1 are the inexpensive wired earbuds made for our favorite budget hi-res audio player

By Becky Scarrott published 9 December 24

The Activo P1 hi-res audio player stunned us for value when it arrived in July, and now it's got a set of IEMs designed for it.

Activo Q1 hybrid IEM headphones review: impressive and affordable audiophile IEMs

By Carrie Marshall published 11 January 25

Astell & Kern's hi-res player now has matching high quality headphones that won't break the bank – joy!

Our favorite hi-res audio firm has a new music player, with aptX Lossless, up to 4TB of storage, desktop-class amplification, and an AI chip that's actually useful

By Carrie Marshall last updated 22 August 25

FiiO's new flagship portable music player promises power, portability and reference-grade wireless audio

MP3 players are back, and just in time for Black Friday – save up to 40% on bundle IEM deals

By Becky Scarrott last updated 27 November 25

So you wanna be an audiophile? I’ve got the only 4 Black Friday MP3 player deals you need

Shanling M8T Hi-Res Music Player laid out on wooden table, with black headphones nearby.

This portable Hi-Res Audio music player has a tube amp and Android, for a serious mix of the retro and modern

By Henry St Leger published 19 February 25

If you want to enjoy Hi-Res audio on the go, then this new music player from Shanling may be one to check out.

iFi’s GO Bar Kensei claims to be the world’s first DAC with innovative K2HD tech for lossless audio

By Carrie Marshall published 19 March 24

This Japanese warrior-inspired portable DAC promises to restore audio so you hear what the original artist intended.

I must have these new luxe steel wired earbuds with two elite planar magnetic drivers per ear

By Carrie Marshall published 6 August 24

Campfire Audio says these are the finest, most advanced IEMs available today, and I'm inclined to believe it…

The audiophile iPod Shuffle replacement of your dreams is coming from the best budget music player maker, based on this leak

By Carrie Marshall published 2 December 25

Fiio's more affordable sub-brand appears to be preparing a tiny music player

I listened to Nine Inch Nails' With Teeth on Alessandro Cortini's Campfire Audio IEMs, and now everything else is just… less than

By Becky Scarrott published 16 March 25

Thought hi-res audio was all a terrible lie? Not anymore you won't – just try Campfire Audio's Clara.

This super-cool portable CD player has aptX for high-quality wireless listening – and works as a Hi-Res Audio DAC over USB-C as a bonus

By Carrie Marshall published 4 November 25

This little CD player has a lot of talents: it's a CD ripper, DAC and Bluetooth transmitter too.

This affordable new hi-res music player is the iPod replacement I've been waiting for

By Carrie Marshall published 5 January 25

FiiO's JM21 promises awesome audio for an amazing price.

This Android phone for audiophiles offers a hi-res DAC, balanced output and 3.5mm jack – plus a cool cyberpunk look that puts Google and OnePlus to shame

By Carrie Marshall published 23 April 24

Stylish audio brand Moondrop’s first phone is more of a hi-res digital audio player with OnePlus and Google Pixel features.

Campfire Audio's Alessandro Cortini collab IEMs are everything my Nine Inch Nails-loving heart needs

By Becky Scarrott published 14 January 25

When an audiophile rock icon and a niche IEM specialist collide, you got your chin held high and you feel just fine…

This new music player is like a hi-res iPod nano, but with microSD storage — and you won’t believe how cheap it is

By Matt Bolton published 19 December 25

A very tempting new option from our favorite budget audiophile brand

Best of High End Munich 2025 audio show: our top 5 products, from headphones to a tube amp portable CD player

By Matt Bolton published 16 May 25

Not so much the $100,000 speakers, and more the great remotely affordable stuff.

Activo Volcano review: Astell & Kern’s offshoot brand delivers its cheapest IEMs to date and they're solid, but not without fault

By Harry Padoan published 7 June 25

The Activo Volcano are well-priced and deliver impressive low-end output, but they’re bested by rivals on instrument separation, comfort and design.

This cheap Hi-Res Audio music player is like a modern iPod mini, with the funky colors to match

By Carrie Marshall published 12 June 25

This dual-DAC audio player mixes cute colors with serious specs for wired wired or wireless headphones

Got a spare $23,000? Devialet just launched a streaming amp covered in 23-carat gold leaf – and it's gorgeous

By Becky Scarrott published 24 October 24

Devialet's Astra integrated amp totes 2x300 watts of power and wants to 'redefine the boundaries of hi-res audio fidelity'.

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