The Astell & Kern A&ultima SP4000 is the brand’s newest flagship digital audio player, and it is priced accordingly. If you measure the worth of a product by how relatively heavy and remarkably shiny ...

Having music available for when you’re on the move isn’t so much a luxury as it is a necessity. Can you imagine having to endure that bus ride / train journey / flight (or all three) without a ...

Astell&Kern (A&K) has released a new version of its flagship portable digital audio player that is even more portable and more affordable. The A&K A&Ultima SP3000M takes virtually every feature found ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Technology journalist specializing in audio, computing and Apple Macs. Lately, there’s been a small flurry of Digital Audio ...

Astell&Kern (A&K) have announced that it will be debut its new flagship digital audio player, the A&Ultima SP4000, at High End Munich in Germany on May 15. The iRiver subsidiary also announced it will ...

HiBy's R4 x Evangelion media player merges top-tier audio performance with stunning anime-themed design, perfect for fans of Neon Genesis Evangelion. At its core, this player is essentially an R4, ...

Astell & Kern is one of the biggest names in portable hi-fi, best known for its gorgeous yet expensive lines of digital audio players (or DAPs) that let audiophiles listen to true lossless audio on ...

It has been ages since the iPod disappeared from the mainstream, but for music lovers, there’s still a demand for dedicated listening devices that put sound quality and features first. The Fiio M23 is ...

The company's latest high-end digital audio player comes with a docking cradle that allows it to serve as a home music streamer. Docking a digital music player for playback through speakers rather ...

Do you remember the iPod Shuffle or iPod Nano -- those tiny music players barely larger than a postage stamp? The Shuffle had no screen, just buttons and music. The 6th-gen Nano had a tiny screen, but ...

A CD-ROM drive can be used as a stand-alone unit for playing digital audio CDs without interfacing with a computer. The stereo output of CD player available at the audio jack can be amplified using ...