This affordable new hi-res music player is the iPod replacement I’ve been waiting for

• Dual DACs and support for microSD up to 2TB
• 13mm slim and 165g
• $149 / £139 / about AU$277

FiiO makes the best hi-res audio player for most people, but as much as we love the FiiO M23 – and we do, which is why we gave it four and a half stars in our review – with a recommended retail price of $699 / £649, it’s also quite expensive. So we’re rather excited to see a new Android-powered FiiO portable player with a much lower price tag: just $149 in the US. For those of us of a certain audio age, that’s iPod Nano money.

As you can see from the images, it’s a good-looking thing, and at just 13mm thick and 165g in weight, it’s not going to endanger your pockets or bag. But while it may be perfectly pocketable there’s nothing lightweight about the specification.

FiiO JM21: key features and availability