Pure: Evoke 3 XT

Paul Newton, Croydon, on January 12th, 2007
Nice looking, great build quality and user friendly controls. Sound quality is pretty ordinary, however. On a par with a good quality FM radio but no better to my ear, which makes it pricey at £200. The deal-breaker for me was its underpowered AMP, which meant it wasn't loud enough even with a pair of headphones. In fact, it was not louder than my iPod Shuffle. It went back.