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They can hold thousands of albums of the highest recording quality, and even the best budget models sound ... have been testing portable music players since the heydays of the Walkman, iPod Classic ...

Trying to operate one with gloves on (even alleged “touchscreen-friendly” ones) can be cumbersome at best ... MP3 player — it can be extended to replace the buttons on pretty much any device.

Here’s how it works. Testing the best MP3 players is no trivial matter. Most of these palm-held players are actually hi-res audio streamers now, boasting exceptional sound through advanced ...