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Apart from hardcore music lovers and audiophiles, most people can’t understand why anyone would opt for a dedicated music player. You can play music right from your phone can’t you? Sure, but pair your phone with high-quality headphones and download high-resolution music files and you’ll be left wanting. Listen to Astell&Kern's AK70 and you'll change your tune.
In my experience, the major disadvantage with a dedicated music player is that it’s not only another device to carry, but it's often a big and bulky device to boot. While Astell&Kern’s AKJr’s iPod nano-like size was seemingly perfect, it’s sluggish user interface and Spartan feature set left me wanting more when I reviewed it last year.
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