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Astell & Kern A&ultima SP1000M

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Portable music player | £1799 | whf.cm/AultimaSP1000M

The Astell & Kern SP1000M could be the company’s most enticing high-resolution music player yet. After listening to user feedback about its flagship players, the company has come back with a smaller, lighter model that it hopes will be a little more pocket-friendly.

The icing on the cake is that Astell & Kern is promising better sound quality into the bargain – if a seriously expensive portable music player costing almost £1800 can be labelled a bargain.

With its angular lines and edges, a prominent multi-function volume wheel on the side and a shiny, all-aluminium body, the SP1000M is a textbook example of Astell & Kern’s design. It looks

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