Decent, pleasant sound ; Excellent list of features ; Versatile streaming options and storage capacities ; Easy to use ; Large display ; CD-ripping is fast and quiet ; Scope for customisation ; Good file support, including high-res tracks ; Recording...

Expensive ; Not the most exciting, involving sound ; Rivals offer more detail, precision and dynamic subtlety ; Streaming from smartphones could be simpler ; Some operational niggles

If this review were based on the X30’s features set alone, then it would get a solid four stars.