Headphones & Audio

  • Creative Zen X-Fi 2 16GB review Creative's Zen X-Fi 2 is a good MP3 player with excellent battery life that's let down by a very poor touchscreen.
    £130
    Alan Lu
  • Cowon D2+ DAB review Cowon's D2+ DAB has some attractive features, but its dire touchscreen, fiddly interface and high price make it one to avoid.
    £129
    Alan Lu
  • Sony Walkman NWZ-S544 review Sony's 8GB Walkman NWZ-S544 is a good MP3 player, but it's not a big improvement over the cheaper NWZ-E443.
    £110
    Alan Lu
  • Samsung YP-P3 8GBv review Samsung's P3 is an inexpensive touchscreen player with great battery life, but it's not ideal for watching video.
    £110
    Alan Lu
  • ViewSonic VPD500 review The VPD500 is an affordable portable video player with wide format support, but is let down by its fiddly controls and poor image quality.
    £103
    Alan Lu
  • best buy
    iRiver E200 8GB review Although its battery life is a little shorter than that of similarly priced players, the E200 is a classy portable audio and video player.
    £89
    Alan Lu
  • Archos 3 Vision 8GB review The Archos Vision 3's fiddly control system, short battery life and poor screen let it down.
    £89
    Alan Lu
  • recommended
    Sony Walkman NWZ-E443 review The Walkman NWZ-E443's video support is poor, but its good audio quality, long battery life, good looks and low price make it a great buy.
    £65
    Alan Lu
  • Archos 2 8GB review Archos 2 may be very cheap, but the poor screen, annoying controls and muffled sound make it impossible to recommend.
    £36
    Alan Lu
  • Sennheiser MM 60 iPhone review A reasonably good set of headphones for smartphone users, but we'd expect better audio quality at this price.
    £47
    Alan Lu
  • Creative Aurvana Air review Creative's high-end headphones sound crisp, but their powerful high notes can be uncomfortable at high volumes. The price is also more than a little painful.
    £170
    K.G. Orphanides
  • Sony Walkman NWZ-X1050 review Sony's latest Walkman has some slick features, but most are poorly implemented.
    £210
    Alan Lu
  • iRiver P7 review The P7's great audio quality is let down by a frustrating touchscreen interface and a lack of physical controls.
    £169
    Barry de la Rosa