Astell&Kern AK100 Mark-2 MQS Portable Single DAC Hi-Fi Audio System - 3 ohms Astell&Kern AK100 Mark-2 MQS Portable Single DAC Hi-Fi Audio System - 3 ohms

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Astell&Kern AK100 Mark-2 MQS Portable Single DAC Hi-Fi Audio System - 3 ohms

Product Details

• Brand: Astell&Kern
• Model: AAK3AK1006CCMBLN3
• Dimensions: 3.11" h x.67" w x2.32" l,.9 pounds
• Display size: 2.4

Features

• Lowered Output Impedance (3Ω) version of the AK100; High-resolution music track support up to 24bit/192kHz; Natively supports FLAC, OGG, WMA, MP3, WAV, APE, ALAC & AAC (.M4A), AIFF (.AIF), DSD64 (.DFF & .DSF)
• Integrated Wolfson WM8740 high-performance DAC; can be used as an external S-PDIF & USB DAC
• 2.4" capacitive 16MM IPS touchscreen (320x240); Bluetooth 3.0 supported
• Dual MicroSD Memory Card slots (32GB support in each slot); 32GB of internal flash memory; total memory space of 96GB
• 14 hours continuous audio playback

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Astell&Kern AK100 Mark-2 MQS Portable Single DAC Hi-Fi Audio System - 3 ohms

A new standard for listening to music was proposed while developing the AK100. Astell & Kern recognized that certain aspects of the AK100 needed improvement during research and development for a successor.While considering how to improve the AK100, A&K realized that there was a difference between measured audio specifications and what we felt sounded good. After much deliberation, development efforts were focused on making the AK100 2nd Generation "feel" right to our senses rather than mechanically boosting technical specs. The original AK100 was developed according to audio specification standards, but development of the next-generation AK100 was developed to the "New Standard" of how the music sounds.Single DAC and Balanced OutAlthough the dramatic depth in sound quality delivered by the Balanced Out was proven in our flagship model, we wondered if the same benefit could be gained by implementing the Balanced Out with a Single DAC. The newly designed demo board delivered the ear-pleasing sound quality we needed. The value of a Balanced Out with a Single DAC is confirmed with every musical note. The AK100 2nd Generation provides a rich, warm sound experience through the re-tuned A-amp designed specifically for the CS4398 Single DAC.A&K realized DSD playback through a firmw upgrade for the AK100. However, only 2.8 MHz DSD was supported (88.1kHz PCM conversion/downsampling) due to hardw limitations. Now, 5.6 MHz DSD is supported via 'DSD to PCM' by utilizing

Astell&Kern AK100 Mark-2 MQS Portable Single DAC Hi-Fi Audio System - 3 ohms