Best High-Resolution Digital Audio Players Buying Guide: Welcome to Technika’s round-up of the top High-Resolution Digital Audio Players you can buy in 2019. This buying guide is the result of many days of research, reading thousands of user reviews, crowdsourced opinions and owner ratings, our personal experience, and more. See our top picks from brands like Astell&Kern, OPUS, Onkyo, Pioneer and Sony.
Our Top Recommendations
Astell&Kern AK70 MKII Portable High Resolution Digital Audio Player
- High-Definition audio player / Sample rate: PCM 8kHz ~ 192kHz (8/16/24bits per Sample) / DSD64 (1bit 2.8MHz), Stereo / DSD128 (1bit 5.6MHz)
- Supported Audio Formats: WAV, FLAC, WMA, MP3, OGG, APE, AAC, ALAC, AIFF, DFF, DSF
- Built-in Memory 64GB / External Memory: microSD (Max 256GB) x1
- Bluetooth: V4.0 (A2DP, AVRCP, aptXtm HD)
Sony Walkman NWZX2BLK Portable High Resolution Digital Audio Player
- Memory Size: 128GB
- Wireless Capabilities: Bluetooth, NFC, Wi-Fi
- S-Master HX digital amplifier
- Battery Life: 33 hours (Hi-Res Audio), 60 hours (MP3), Charging Time (Full Charge): 4.5 Hours
Sony NWWM1Z Signature Series Portable High Resolution Digital Audio Player
- Hear music at its best with Hi-Res Audio, expanded compatibility with headphones, enhanced Hi-Res Audio amplification with New S-Master HX and DSEE HX
- Enjoy high quality wireless sound via Bluetooth with LDAC, uncompromised quality components, New, intuitive touchscreen interface with side key control
- Stronger power and amp power supplies, extended Hi-Res Audio playback on a single charge, 256Gb built-in memory + Micro SD slot
OPUS#2 High-Resolution Digital Audio Player
- Native DSD Playback; Full Metal Body (Aluminum)
- 32bit / 384kHz High Resolution Sound; 32bit processor core
- Cirrus Logic SABRE32 ES9018K2M x 2EA Dual DAC
- ARM Cortex-A9 1.4GHz, Quad-Core CPU DDR3 1GB
Onkyo DP-X1 High-Resolution Digital Audio Player
- DAC & HP Amplifier- two ESS SABRE DAC ES9018K2M & two Headphone AMP SABRE 9601K with two types of balanced drives: ACG and BTL, for greater stability and clean, crystal clear sound; Balanced Output- 150 mW + 150 mW (Balanced / 1kHz, THD=1%, 32ω);
- Sampling Rates & Bits are 11.2MHz/ 5.6MHz/ 2.8MHz / 1 bit 44.1k/ 48k/ 88.2k/ 96k/ 176.4k/ 192k/ 352.8k/ 384k 16bit/ 24bit(32 bit float/integer can be played down converted to 24 bit)
- 2.5mm 4-pole (for balanced output) and 3.5mm 3-pole output; standard balanced and active control ground (ACG) Modes
- Support for up to 432GB of Storage- internal storage / RAM 32 GB Included Android OS system area (RAM: 2 GB); extended storage 400 GB via two 200 GB Micro SD Card Slots;
Pioneer XDP-100R-S High-Resolution Digital Audio Player
- Aluminum build for extended durability strength with removable bumpers
- 4.7 inch (1280 x 720) touch screen for easily navigating music files
- 32GB Internal storage
- Two SD card slots for extended file storage (Max 256GB/128 x2, Micro SDXC type)
Pioneer XDP-300R-S High-Resolution Digital Audio Player
- Pioneer hi-res digital audio player XDP-300R (S) (Silver) (Open Box)
Pioneer XDP-300R-S High-Resolution Digital Audio Player
- Pioneer hi-res digital audio player XDP-300R (S) (Silver) (Open Box)
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