Awesome Fiio

FiiO’s BT11 is a high-fidelity audio Bluetooth transmitter for devices with a USB-C port, including smartphones, laptops, and handheld gaming PCs. It uses a pair of Qualcomm DSPs to stream up to 24-Bit 96kHz wireless audio. It supports Bluetooth 5.4 and lossless codecs such as aptX Lossless and LDAC. It will be available starting 10.8.24.

FiiO is known for its high-fidelity digital audio gear. Now, they’ve gone retro with the CP13, a portable cassette player that pays tribute to the classic Sony Walkman. The silvery-blue gadget works much like cassette players of yore, only playing via wired headphones, but it has a built-in rechargeable battery. Drops spring 2024 for about $150.

It looks like a tacky iPod clone, but you’ll find it hard to find an equally capable lossless audio file player at this price. The FiiO X1 has a PCM5142 DAC chip, a 12-hour battery and uses microSD cards up to 128GB. More here.