The revamped AR brand is the latest aboard the digital music player bandwagon: is the AR-M2 a worthwhile addition to the choice available, or merely a latecomer? The revitalised – or is that reinvented? – Acoustic Research brand is on a roll at the moment. We reviewed the AR-UA1 portable headphone amplifier/DAC with good but … Read more
The portable player category is hotting up nicely and Pioneer has just delivered a very impressive new contender The portable audio player market is being pushed with gusto, gripping the coat-tails of a growing interest in hi-res music, the proliferation of streaming services and our inability to put down our devices. The latest entrant to … Read more
The DP-X1 is Onkyo’s take on the personal hi-res audio player, but as Ed Selley notes, there’s more to it than just a measured performance with tunes Not content with making an AV receiver for all occasions, Onkyo has been busy beefing up its music credentials over the last few years. It’s curated its own … Read more
Cowon’s latest high-resolution digital audio player has space-age looks and excellent sound, says ion Myles. Portable high-resolution digital audio players (DAPs) have come on in leaps and bounds over the past few years. The first had basic controls, small screens and were cosmetically simple compared to something like Apple’s iPods and the iPod Touch. Today, … Read more
A tiny player at a great price, with wizard performance, Noel Keywood finds. Read our COWON PLENUE D2 Review. Cowon’s Plenue D2 portable digital player is a tiny pocket wizard. It is small enough to be stashed anywhere, has a claimed 30 hour playback life with hi-res and – Cowon claim – packs a performance … Read more