Portable players

The best portable MP3 players for music are:



HiFiMAN HM-901


What are portable players, varieties and how to choose:

  1. Aportable player (for music) is an easy to carry music player that stores/plays audio files digitally, using a battery as power (in most cases).
  2. Adigital portable player, is essentially the same thing, as all portable players are digital, except for the obsolete ones: cassette players, SD players and Flash players.

Sony XBA-Z5 с плееромAportable MP3 player is the most common definition of a portable and digital player. Technically, an MP3 player should only play MP3 files, but such players are already obsolete. Therefore, when speaking MP3 player, it is most often meant as a universal and portable digital player that plays most popular audio file formats (WMA, FLAC, MP3). The name MP3 player, came from the incredible popularity of the MP3 format, which incidentally in 2017 completed its stellar journey.

Modern portable players, are divided into 2 kinds:

Essentially, this is marketing and to tear down these terms as something legitimate is not worth it.


  • Hi-Fi player or High Fidelity (as accurate as possible) is a player that reproduces sound as close to the original recording of the song as possible.
  • High End player – with the highest possible sound quality (for ylita). As a rule, such players are made of the highest quality materials and are very expensive. For example, Sony NWM1Z – gold-plated player for 3200$.


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