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The Astell&Kern A&ultima SP3000 is a high-resolution portable digital audio player. It’s notable for its advanced circuitry and R2R DAC, delivering exceptionally detailed sound reproduction. This device caters to audiophiles and serious music listeners seeking superior playback quality from their pe...

The Astell&Kern A&ultima SP2000 is a high-resolution portable digital audio player designed for audiophiles seeking exceptional sound quality. It utilizes a custom-designed DAC chip and supports native playback of formats like MQA and DSD, delivering detailed and accurate audio reproduction. This de...

The Astell&Kern SP1000M is a portable digital audio player introduced as a more compact alternative to the company's SP1000 flagship model. It utilizes dual AK4497EQ digital-to-analog converter chips to support high-resolution audio playback. Built for audiophiles, the device offers features such as...

The Astell&Kern A&ultima SP1000 is a high-resolution portable digital audio player. It utilizes an octa-core processor for exceptional decoding performance and supports a wide range of file formats including DSD and hi-res PCM. Notable for its audiophile-grade components and detailed sound reproduct...

The Astell&Kern AK380 is a high-resolution digital audio player designed for serious audiophiles. It utilizes a powerful R2R DAC chip, known for its accurate and detailed sound reproduction, delivering exceptional performance from lossless files like FLAC and WAV. Its robust build quality and intuit...

The A&futura SE100 is a portable digital audio player (DAP) from South Korean manufacturer Astell&Kern, positioned as a flagship model in the A&futura line at its 2018 release. It features an ESS ES9038PRO DAC chip, a 5-inch touchscreen interface running Android, and balanced and unbalanced headphon...

The Astell&Kern AK240 is a high-resolution portable digital audio player designed for discerning listeners. It utilizes a powerful ARM processor to decode formats like DSD and PCM up to 384kHz, delivering exceptional sound quality. Its notable feature is its ability to directly connect to headphones...

The Astell&Kern KANN MAX is a portable digital audio player designed for audiophiles seeking exceptional sound quality. It utilizes powerful balanced amplifiers to drive demanding headphones and delivers impressive volume with long battery life. Its large display and intuitive controls provide a ref...

The Astell&Kern A&futura SE300 is a high-performance portable digital audio player designed for audiophiles. It utilizes a dedicated AK4490 DAC chip to deliver exceptional sound quality from various sources including USB and optical input. Its Android operating system allows access to streaming serv...

The Astell&Kern SA700 is a high-resolution portable digital audio player engineered for audiophiles seeking premium sound quality on the go. As a flagship-tier device, it incorporates dual ESS SABRE ES9038Q2M DAC chips and a dedicated amplifier circuit design to minimize distortion and maximize audi...

The Astell&Kern A&futura SE200 is a portable digital audio player designed for discerning listeners. It utilizes dual ESS ES9068AS DACs to deliver high-resolution audio playback with exceptional clarity and detail. This device offers a significant step up in performance from lower-tier models while...

The Astell&Kern A&futura SE180 is a portable digital audio player designed for discerning audiophiles. Its modular design allows users to swap out the amplifier module, offering flexibility in tailoring the device’s sound output to specific headphones and musical preferences. This capability makes i...

The Astell&Kern AK320 is a high-resolution portable digital audio player (DAP) developed by the South Korean brand Astell&Kern. As part of the company's A300 series, it features dual CS4398 DACs, a touchscreen interface, and both standard 3.5mm and balanced 2.5mm headphone outputs to reduce signal i...

The Astell&Kern KANN CUBE is a portable digital audio player focused on demanding headphone users. It boasts significantly higher power output than other models, enabling it to drive high impedance and difficult-to-move headphones with exceptional clarity and dynamic range. Its robust design and des...

The Astell&Kern KANN ALPHA is a portable digital audio player (DAP) that bridges the gap between high-end stationary audio gear and transportable, smartphone-like convenience. Powered by the Android operating system, it is designed to drive demanding over-ear headphones without requiring an external...

The Astell&Kern A&norma SR35 is a compact, portable digital audio player (DAP) that serves as the flagship model for the brand's entry-level A&norma product tier. It succeeds the SR25 by incorporating upgraded dual ESS ES9038Q2M digital-to-analog converters for improved audio resolution. Running on...

Launched by South Korean electronics manufacturer iRiver in 2013, the Astell&Kern AK120 is a historical premium digital audio player (DAP) built to playback high-resolution master audio files. It is characterized by its solid, milled aluminum casing and its internal utilization of dual Wolfson WM874...

The Astell&Kern AK300 is a portable digital audio player (DAP) designed for high-resolution audio playback, released by the South Korean manufacturer Astell&Kern around 2016. As part of the company's early line of premium audiophile devices, it features a rigid aluminum body, a touchscreen interface...

The Astell&Kern KANN is a portable digital audio player introduced in 2017, designed to deliver high-output power to drive demanding headphones without requiring a separate amplifier. It is capable of outputting up to 6Vrms through its balanced connection. The player features an intuitive physical i...

The Astell&Kern A&norma SR25 is a digital audio player positioned as the mid-tier model within the company's entry-level A&norma product line. Released as the successor to the SR15, it features a redesigned audio circuit for improved digital-to-analog conversion and extended battery life. The device...

The Astell&Kern AK100 is a portable high-resolution digital audio player released by the South Korean company iRiver in 2012. It is considered a prominent device that helped popularize and legitimize the premium audiophile player market outside of standard consumer electronics. The player was design...

The Astell&Kern A&norma SR15 is an entry-level portable digital audio player (DAP) that serves as the base model for the South Korean brand's A&norma product line. It features a 3.3-inch touchscreen and utilizes dual Cirrus Logic CS43198 DACs to decode high-resolution audio files. Unlike flagship mo...

The Astell&Kern AK Jr is an entry-level portable high-resolution audio player released around 2015, positioned at a significantly lower price point than the company's flagship AK 100 and 120 series players. It features a touchscreen interface, 64 GB of internal storage expandable via microSD card, a...