Here’s how it works. The best MP3 players transform your music to superior high-resolution sound, thanks to built-in digital-to-analog converters (DACs) and the fact that, well, they're not your ...

Case in point: MP3 players ... gigabyte storage have made portable high-fidelity music a reality. At this point, there are really only two major players in the high-end portable music space ...

A high-resolution software player, such as Sonic Studio and JRiver ... However, users sacrifice sound quality for convenience, because the MP3 and AAC formats compress the data.

Astell&Kern makes incredible hi-res audio players, but they can be hefty in terms of size and price. The new SP3000M is smaller, lighter and (a touch) more affordable than its flagship friends.

It delivers an impressive specification for an RRP of £399. If you've been hankering after a hi-res audio player but don't want to pay a premium price tag, Astell & Kern's new Activo brand could ...

If you’ve been waiting to take a punt on a dedicated portable music player for your hi-res music enjoyment, then I have good news. As part of an early Black Friday deal, the two-time What Hi-Fi? Award ...

The highest quality MP3 has a bit-rate of 320kbps ... A large number of portable music players can play hi-res downloads But does hi-res music face the same hardware problem that helped to ...

So, with that declaration out of the way, Bang & Olufsen and TIDAL are joining forces to bring hi-res music to users of Bang & Olufsen audio products. From today, the Bang & Olufsen smartphone app ...

Our in-house expert reviewers, who have over 150 years of collective experience, have been testing portable music players since the heydays of the Walkman, iPod Classic and pill-shaped MP3 player ...