Pioneer Readies Digital Audio Player That Works With Streaming Services

The “new Pioneer,” in cooperation with Onkyo, is readying a portable digital audio player with 4.7-inch screen and powered by a quad-core processor working under Android Lollipop Version 5.11. The XDP 100R player was previewed Thursday in Berlin at IFA in near-ready state. The XDP 100R was introduced as the “world’s first product with MQA (Master Quality Authenticated) to deliver super hi-res audio in CD bandwidth. The new Pioneer player can download music directly from online stores such as Onkyo Music, without the need for a computer, and also access Google Play and third-party stores such as Deezer, Spotify and Tidal. The large screen can be used for YouTube, Internet radio and gaming. Onboard storage is a mix of 32 GB inbuilt memory and up to two 128 GB SD cards, making a total of 288 GB, appearing to the user as one large memory bank.