Portable Player reviews

Acoustic Research AR-M2 Portable Player
Portable Player Acoustic Research AR-M2
First impressions are very good and in terms of spec and price it looks set to be pitched against Sony's eagerly anticipated NW-ZX2 - which sadly was not available to take part in this roundup. Its percentages mean it seems more like a smartphone than every other digital audio player (DAP) in the evaluation,...
Astell&Kern AK120 Portable Player
Portable Player Astell&Kern AK120
The previous few years have already been an interesting time for fans of hires portable music players and Astell&Kern has attracted a lot of interest from fanciers, and with great reason. Both versions improved on the AK100's storage capacity of only 32GB upping it to 64GB (while doubling its price),...
FiiO X5 Portable Player
Portable Player FiiO X5
Those in search of an alternative to the more pricey although broadly accessible hi-res portable audio players may have found an increasing amount of astonishingly affordable versions coming their way from FiiO. So that it will not come as much of a surprise to learn that the X5 is the next model up...
Hidizs AP100 Portable Player
Portable Player Hidizs AP100
Launched earlier in the year at CES in Las Vegas, it immediately got our attention thanks to its reasonable price tag and hi res capacities. Its looks are a little utilitarian and it is around exactly the same size as an iPod Classic, but it can playback an impressive variety of file formats including...
Looto PAW Gold Portable Player
Portable Player Looto PAW Gold
Like many things on earth of hifi, the digital audio player market flexibilities and has versions in a number of price points offering different functionality levels. One look in the PAW Gold from Lotoo (pronounced low-to) and you are able to view that it's firmly aimed at the high-end market. It might...
Sony NWZ-A15 Portable Player
Portable Player Sony NWZ-A15
The NWZ-A15 efficiently replaces the F886 and is far more streamlined, with measurements akin to the 4th generation iPod Nano. It's a 2.2in screen that is plenty large enough and simple to work via the four-way navigational control below the display Features kept from the F886 comprise an FM radio and...