Why would you buy a portable music player? In this age of smartphone ultra-convenience, bolstered by access to so many streaming services and extensive hi-res Bluetooth codec support, what's the point of having a dedicated digital device when you could just listen to streaming apps on your phone instead? Isn't that like buying a four-poster bed and then choosing to sleep on the floor?
Hopefully not. If your goal is simply to enjoy music to the highest portable standard you can, a dedicated digital audio player should help you to make the most of your library of tunes, especially if you've got plenty of downloaded hi-res music files that you want given the royal treatment.
