Read the full review: Astell & Kern A&norma SR25 MKII Stock of the SR25 MKII is diminishing, but there are still a fair few left online if you want to nab a deal. If your budget can stretch to it, this is a truly stunning player with superb build quality to match. However, it's worth noting that this model has now been replaced by the even newer SR35 model (below). And we stress the word 'reasonably': because while it pushes performance forward, it also pushes what is acceptable as an entry-level price. Notably more expressive and eloquent than any other portable music player we have encountered at this price, and far beyond anything that smartphones are capable of, the SR25 MKII demonstrates just how good music on the move can sound, while also remaining reasonably affordable. The SR25 MKII doesn’t let us down, propelling its lineage forward from the 2018-introduced A&norma SR15 to set a new performance benchmark, nabbing a What Hi-Fi? 2022 Award once again. And each new generation invariably proves more talented than the last.

The Astell & Kern A&norma SR25 MKII is yet another model in the long line of excellent, What Hi-Fi? Award-winning, ‘entry-level’ portable music players from the South Korean brand.

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