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This tiny new DAC gives your phone, laptop or games console the audio skills of the world's best hi-res music player

It's the size of a lighter but the HC5 is a delighter –and A&K's new earbuds are pretty special too

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Astell and Kern's pocket-sized DAC vows to "set a new benchmark for portable audio performance"

Also launched is a very expensive pair of IEMs

What Hi-Fi?

T3’s top Christmas gifts 2025 for everyone on your list

Show your loved ones you care with a selection of high-tech presents and stylish festive favours that will bring a smile to anyone’s face

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Best AK-27 loadout in Black Ops 7

A build to rival the M15.

PC Gamer

Top 5 Loadouts in Hypershot Roblox

Hypershot is an FPS title with a surprisingly deep loadout system. Because you need to move quickly and gunfights rarely last long, having the right setup

Pro Game Guides

Best of High End Munich 2025 audio show: our top 5 products, from headphones to a tube amp portable CD player

Not so much the $100,000 speakers, and more the great remotely affordable stuff.

TechRadar

DeepCool embellishes its AK G2 series CPU coolers with wood accents

PC components maker DeepCool has taken the wraps off its new wood finish AK G2 CPU air coolers.

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I've tried Astell & Kern's flagship portable music player – and it's a behemoth in both size and price

Astell & Kern knows how to make a portable music player, with the flagship A&ultima SP4000 looking to be its best ever.

What Hi-Fi?

Struggling with How to Plan a Trip? These Companies Will Help

A review of several of the best and most unique travel companies to help plan your next vacation.

Kiplinger

Astell & Kern unveils new flagship portable music player packed with hi-res streaming features and a redesigned internal circuitry

Debuting at High End Munich 2025, the A&ultima SP4000 offers enhanced circuitry and hi-res file support alongside two new pairs of in-ear headphones.

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Astell & Kern's inventive portable music player doubles up as a streamer for the home, too

The A&K PD10 is a hi-res, hi-tech portable music player with a twist

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Astell&Kern's latest portable player is a Hi-Res upgrade for your Hi-Fi

The PS10 makes it easy to add Hi-Res Audio streaming to your system or active speakers

Activo's wired in-ear headphones aim for an explosive sound that won't break the bank

Activo debuts its affordable Volcano wired in-ear headphones featuring a triple driver array and a stable, comfortable fit.

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Revealed: US firm running Guantánamo migrant jail accused over rights abuses

Corporate conglomerate Akima subject of critical audits and complaints over detainee treatment at facilities in US

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Activo P1

The Activo P1 portable music player aims to deliver Astell & Kern’s high-quality performance for a more affordable price, but it fails to deliver.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Trump says McKinley, but Denali forever a popular Alaskan sentiment

North America's tallest peak is renamed Mt. McKinley, but many Alaskans favor a name that spans deep into history.

Android Central

Astell&Kern's AK UW100MKII earbuds are an unbelievable value in India, but there's a caveat

Astell&Kern's AK UW100MKII earbuds are now in India, and they're an amazing deal. So should you actually buy these?

TechRadar

Activo Q1 are the inexpensive wired earbuds made for our favorite budget hi-res audio player

The Activo P1 hi-res audio player stunned us for value when it arrived in July, and now it's got a set of IEMs designed for it.

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Astell & Kern claims that its latest premium portable player is "the world's finest"

Astell & Kern has unveiled its A&Ultima SP3000M portable player which it claims is "the world's finest".

Astell&Kern's new hi-res audio player is smaller and lighter, but no less incredible

The Astell&Kern SP3000M is "the finest Hi-Fi portable audio player available today", its maker claims.

Astell & Kern AK HC4 review: does fourth-gen DAC bring the finesse?

A&K's fourth-gen portable headphone DAC gets everything right – except for one specific thing

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FiiO M23 portable music player review: delicate yet muscular, assertive yet subtle, lavishly detailed and vaultingly dynamic

FiiO has become so well-known for its great-value, high-performance players that the M23 is almost unremarkable. Almost.

TechRadar

Getting into hi-res audio? This is the hi-res player and headphones I recommend

FiiO's newest 5-star FT5 headphones and Astell & Kern's A&norma SR35 5-star player sound so good together, I’m raving.

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A 70% saving on this jack-of-all-trades A&K desktop system is such a good deal, we had to check it twice

As the spring sales period blooms into life, we've seen some major discounts already. This A&K CA1000 deal, though, may be the pick of the bunch.

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Fact or Fiction: Debating LIV Golf's Decision to End Its Bid for World Ranking Points

SI Golf's writers and editors also discuss Anthony Kim's LIV Golf debut and the best number of entries for PGA Tour signature events.

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