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Innoasis Y1 digital audio player being used by a dog
Someone’s made a USB-C dupe of the iPod Classic, complete with clickwheel — and it’s extremely cheap

By Carrie Marshall Published

This budget MP3 player is an Apple lawsuit waiting to happen

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Fiio Snowsky Disc in black, turquoise and pink
This new music player is like a hi-res iPod nano, and it's amazingly cheap

By Matt Bolton Published

A very tempting new option from our favorite budget audiophile brand

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Snowsky Echo Nano leaked photo from Weibo showing a tiny music player being held up above a car park for some reason
The audiophile iPod Shuffle replacement of your dreams may be coming

By Carrie Marshall Published

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

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Shanling ECZero AKM on a ribbed dark grey surface with a red CD visible inside the device
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

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

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It’s time for the iPod Shuffle to come back, in wireless form

By Matt Bolton Published

I'm thinking Apple Watch without a screen, that's perfect to pair with the AirPods Pro 3's fitness features

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Astell & Kern A&ultima SP4000 portable music player on a white surface
Astell & Kern A&ultima SP4000 portable music player review: a brilliant step on the journey but not 'the peak of performance and design' promised

By Simon Lucas Published

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

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FiiO M27 front and back standing on a wooden surface in front of a very large but blurry windowed wall
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

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

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Maxell MXCP-P100S cassette player on a wooden surface. It's a Walkman-esque player with a built-in speaker
Maxell adds a little speaker to its Walkman-esque tape player, and this is one launch I hope stays in Japan

By Carrie Marshall Published

Don't give those annoying people on the bus any fresh ideas

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Maxell MXCP-P100 cassette player on a light grey background
Maxell's Bluetooth cassette player is probably the tape revival player you're most likely to want to own – if you can get one

By Carrie Marshall Published

20th Century retro meets 21st Century tech in this gorgeous tape player

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FiiO M21 music player lifestyle shot on a round wooden table with the screen active and showing icons for music tracks
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

By Carrie Marshall Published

The FiiO M21 offers high-spec hi-res without a high price – and has a cool cassette deck case, because why not

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