Playing high-definition audio on a standard player is a bit like playing a state-of-the-art 1950s vinyl stereophonic record on a wind up Victrola – you can do it, but it just won't be the same as on ...

Pioneer’s XDP-100R is a polished, flexible, and sweet-sounding high-res audio player with loads of modern features. Its only major drawback is its bulky size. Pioneer is destined to make a splash with ...

Pioneer became the first company to introduce a portable high-resolution music player that will support high-res MQA (Master Quality Authenticated) files, the company announced at the recent IFA 2015 ...

TV and home video editor Ty Pendlebury joined CNET Australia in 2006, and moved to New York City to be a part of CNET in 2011. He tests, reviews and writes about the latest TVs and audio equipment.

Consumer electronics company Pioneer wants to take on the Walkman, even after the venerable Sony brand is itself trying to get back its footing in the market now almost obsoleted by smartphones. It ...

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Dedicated music players are dead, right? Smartphones are taking over the world, and their proliferation is making these WiFi-only products quite unnecessary. But manufacturers are not giving up just ...

At least that’s how much it will likely cost in Japan. It’s not clear if Pioneer plans to sell the XDP-100R in other regions. What you get for your money is a portable media player that can support ...

Pioneer expanded its high-res audio offerings with the addition of the XDP-30R digital audio player and the SE-CH5BL ear buds. The XDP-30R player has 2.5mm four-pole balanced output, support for up to ...

The Pioneer XDP-100R is the industry’s first portable high-resolution player to support the Master Quality Authenticated (MQA) lossless audio standard. MQA delivers superior audio with dramatically ...

The XDP-100R is an impressive bit of kit. It's not the best-sounding HRA player on the market, nor the most powerful, but it is the most convenient and versatile one we've ever used – and with the ...

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