Smartphones have eradicated the portable music player from the market. Well, almost. In case you are not in the know, it did escape total annihilation. But gone are the cheap, iPod wannabes, and surviving the wrath of smartphones is a niche market for high-fidelity portable music players like those from […]
Almost all modern smartphones are imaging-focused. Strangely though, there is not a phone that claims to offer HiFi sound. No. Hi-Res Audio-certified phones do not count. We are talking about a dedicated, high-end HiFi audio device such as those from Sony, Fiio, and the like that has all the works […]
If you are a huge fan of Apple and have missed the original iPod boat, but have the desire to own one. It is not impossible to find one; all you need is money. But if you want a device with a similar vibe to the original iPod but with […]
There are serious music lovers who choose high-end wireless headphones. There are very serious music lovers who only enjoyed music through wired cans. And then there are adamant audiophiles with deep pockets who will never settle for anything less than dedicated, audiophile-grade portable music players – in addition to a […]
Last year, Sony disappoints us with a 40th anniversary Walkman that does not even look like the portable music player that started it all. But fret not, my nostalgic bug-bitten friends because, the Pl8ty Portable Bluetooth Speaker will have you covered.
When Sony unveiled the 40th anniversary Walkman, we thought it was kind of lame. It did not actually pay homage to the device that started it all. Meanwhile, a startup did what Sony did not do. It is still not a cassette tape-playing Walkman, but it at least it is […]
Sony was the undisputed kind of personal cassette tape player which it trademarked as “Walkman.” Walkman was pretty much synonymous with personal audio player and so it is only right for the Japanese electronics giant to dish out a Walkman to mark the Walkman’s 40th anniversary.
Who can forget Apple iPod? The white, rectangular block of gadget with the iconic click wheel pretty much changed how we consume digital music when Steve Jobs introduced it to the world back in July 17, 2002. Years later, with the emergence of smartphones with the ability to play music, […]
People, start digging out your collection of ancient cassette tapes from your closet or attic (or self serve store), because a new age cassette player maybe coming your way. Well, that’s if Lithuanian audiovisual art duo, BrainMonk, have their way with Elbow, the next-generation portable cassette player. We are not […]
If you rely on streaming music from Spotify to fuel your adrenalin during your fitness routine and find that carrying a smartphone cumbersome, then the Mighty Spotify Player is here to solve your woe. Looking much like the fourth-gen iPod Shuffle, this 1.5-inch square gizmo lets you take Spotify on […]
We know how far hardcore audio enthusiasts would go for the best possible sonic, but would anyone actually drop $1,200 (or $1,199.99 to be exact) for a hi-res MP3 player? Well, in case you do, you’d be glad that you have another option to what Astell&Kern has to offer and […]