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

After the PS5 and PS Portal fumble and the rivals' portables stealing the show, Sony needs to go extra hard on a new handheld ...

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, ...

Trickle-down technology and enhanced features squeeze even more out of Astell & Kern’s entry-level proposition – but not ...

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

Portable CD players are back, but with better sound, Bluetooth, and DACs. FiiO and Shanling are leading the charge in 2025’s retro revival. Staring out over the balcony at the Adriatic, feeling every ...

Hybrid Tube/Solid State Shanling EC Zero T Portable CD Player. Forte Distribution, a distributor of audio and audiophile music products, recently announced that the Shanling EC Zero T portable hybrid ...

If you miss your old Discman, the FiiO DM13 is a pricey but accomplished way to get back into CD listening, with the added modern bonuses of a Bluetooth connection and rechargable battery. Music ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Every generation has its share of products and devices that are eventually replaced, then inevitably forgotten, as the years march ever-onward ...

What' s the best Sony Walkman? Perhaps one of the following models. Check out this history of the once-popular consumer product.

A Walkman? In this day and age? Well, yes. Sony is still at the front of mind for a number of "retro" audio formats including its iconic cassette players-- plus, the sales of the humble CD are again ...