These MP3 players from FiiO, Sony and Actico are at the forefront of a digital-library revival - here's my top choices ...

Shanling has launched the new EC Zero AKM, a portable CD player designed for users who want premium sound and build quality in a compact form. It features a metal chassis and a tempered glass lid, ...

Formed in 2016, We Are Rewind is a French audio company that makes new-age audio players for cassette tapes.

The all-in-one speaker houses a single upward-facing 3-inch driver delivering 15W output in mono configuration. Like the H6, ...

There's a lot of retro audio gear about, but some of it is too much about backward-looking style over usefulness ...

The original boomboxes offered one of the first ways to bring music anywhere. We've got plenty of options for portable music now, but a boombox brings more than that, with plenty of features, playback ...

It’s been a busy summer for FiiO. And now, FiiO has introduced a new pair of closed-back headphones (FiiO FT13) and, more excitingly, its most powerful and capable portable hi-fi player to date. FiiO ...

Fiio has announced the new M27, marking its latest bid to dethrone Astell & Kern at the top of our best portable music player buying guide. Representing a "bold evolution" of the brand's established ...

In 1998, Brian Fligor was a budding audiologist doing his clinical rotation at a hospital in Boston when a 15-year-old boy came in to get his hearing tested after failing a screening at school. Pretty ...

You might think that CD players and DVD players have had their run, but as it turns out, they are absolute goldmines for DIY projects. Pop one open and you'll find stepper motors, laser assemblies, ...

Last month Maxell introduced a new portable cassette player for the Japanese market that combines retro features (it’s… a portable tape cassette player) with modern touches (like a rechargeable ...

Heading outdoors for a hike or reading a book at a cafe are small ways to relax without relying on a screen for entertainment. Recently, we've seen a return to old-school technology like clunky ...