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If you promise to keep it to yourself I’ll let you into a secret. I can remember when the only choice you had for your listening pleasure was limited to mono sound. Those were the days. Now, thanks to advances in technology, we can immerse ourselves in a surround sound environment using multiple speakers. Whether it is music or gaming, the capability is now within everybody’s reach for an enhanced audio experience.

Donato among others has cast envious eyes over the Archos A300 series units. So here is what I thought when I got a pre production model earlier this year.

Relaxing at home and listening to the radio is a lot of people’s idea of real leisure, however in the evening even some FM channels are less than perfect.

Flat Panel 5.1 speakers good quality sound, a great sub woofer, these six components plus the ubiquitous remote control make up the Philips Acoustic Fusion A3 610 offering.

The ARCHOS VIDEO AV380 is the first handheld MP4 video player series on to the market place. This specific one has a staggering 80Gb storage capacity!

Certainly the smallest and lightest MP3 player I have ever used, the good news does not end there as you can also record to the unit using the built in microphone.

I bought my Phillips 'Expanium 300 Series' MP3 CD player about a year ago, so this is long term review. In summary - I couldn't have asked for more from my money!

This is a great toy if you listen to the wireless and need to record. If you have not yet discovered Digital Audio Broadcasting read on.