SKEW THE MUSIC
A&K’s hi-res music player with a twist
VITAL STATS
$699 / astellnkern.com
The A&norma SR15 seems anything but normal. Despite being one of Astell & Kern’s more affordable premium portable music players, it’s by far its boldest in terms of design – and the on-paper specs suggest it should sound just as remarkable…
● Wonky-tonk women
The SR15’s skewed screen is a trouser-twisting breath of fresh air. The 3.3in 800x480 display looks like it’s been rotated a few degrees, and that hasn’t been done simply to confuse you – it actually gives the user’s fingers more places to grip on the chunky aluminium body without blocking any of the screen.