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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

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

Astell & Kern A&norma SR35 review: hardly an entry-level Hi-Res music player, but so, so worth it

By Simon Lucas published 29 January 24

Recalibrate your understanding of what ‘entry level’ means and there’s just so much to love about the A&norma SR35.

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 A&ultima SP3000 review: a high-end hi-res digital audio player

By Simon Lucas published 24 December 23

At what point does a digital audio player become more than just a digital audio player? Astell & Kern thinks it knows – hence the A&ultima SP3000…

Astell & Kern A&norma SR25 MKII review

By Becky Scarrott last updated 19 February 24

If a three-figure sum starting with a six or seven still counts as 'entry-level' in your world, the MKII SR25 is money very well spent indeed.

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.

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.

Best MP3 player 2025: top portable hi-res music players for any budget, all tested by our experts

By Becky Scarrott, Becky Scarrott last updated 13 November 25

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

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 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.

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.

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!

Astell & Kern AK UW100MKII review – lots of promise, squandered

By Tom Bedford published 14 January 24

The AK UW100MKII are truly promising true wireless earbuds that are let down by some surprisingly basic issues.

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

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.

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.

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.

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…

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

Fiio R9 is the compact music system with smartphone-esque screen I need in my life

By Becky Scarrott published 9 January 24

Fiio has just unveiled the compact, hi-res streaming DAC/headphone amp/streamer of my dreams at CES 2024.

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'.

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.

More xMEMS solid state driver earbuds have officially landed – and these are hand-painted

By Becky Scarrott published 26 March 24

We first tried the Noble FoKus Triumph at CES 2024 and now, they're finally available to buy – and not as expensive as we'd feared.

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