Astell&Kern AK70MKII High-End Music Player
Astell&Kern AK70MKII High-End Music Player, with its compact structure that can fit in your pocket, carries the magnificent Hi-Fi sound with you everywhere.
Astell&Kern
Meet the ultimate digital music sources that deliver Mastering Quality Sound (MQS) with Astell&Kern. In German, Astell means 'Stars' and Kern means 'Center'. So much so that we believe that Astell&Kern is at the very center of music.
Music performances today can be recorded almost exactly as they really are, thanks to new recording technologies that continue to evolve every day. However, these high-quality recordings are mostly listened to in formats that offer low-quality sound, such as MP3 or music streaming platforms. With the introduction of the MP3 format, audiophiles have sacrificed sound quality to the freedom to take their favorite lists wherever they want.
Because the MP3 format is a severely compressed form of files for easier portability. And it's actually a much lower quality version of the original version of the song in terms of the vocals and instruments you hear.
For this reason, listening to compressed MP3 music often causes the soundstage and ambiance of the original performance to be lost. After measuring and weighing all these issues, we are honored to present our solution Astell&Kern High End Music Player, to artists, recording engineers and professionals, especially music lovers, in order not to compromise on sound quality for the sake of portability and to revive the original sound quality of music.
Astell&Kern seeks to find natural and original sound without distortion. It preserves the original recording in high resolution down to the smallest detail you may not have noticed on other audio systems, allowing you to hear any live performance as it was recorded.
Mastering Quality Audio: 24 Bit, Also Known as Studio Quality, High Definition up to 192 kHz
Astell&Kern supports Mastering Quality Sound (MQS), the closest sound to the original sound the artist intended. Mastering Quality Audio (MQS) refers to the combination of multiple source formats providing audio from 44 to 192 kHz over 24-bit. These are WAV, AIFF, FLAC, ALAC, APE, MP3, AAC, WMA, OGG and DSD. MQS has 6.5 times more detail than traditional CD. Thus, it offers music lovers a more realistic music experience.
Features
- New and stylish black design.
- Slim and simple design (1.25 cm thickness, 150 grams weight)
- True balanced output with dual Cirrus Logic CS4398 DAC chip
- 2.5mm balanced and 3.5mm unbalanced output
- Audio data transfer support via USB: a first for Astell&Kern devices.
- 2 VRMS unbalanced and 4 VRMS balanced output power
- 3.31 inch WVGA (480 x 800) TFT LCD touchscreen.
- Bit-to-bit, high-resolution audio up to 24bit/192kHz
- Support for 32bit/384kHz (downgrade to 24bit/192kHz)
- 5.6 MHz DSD playback support (DoP converting from DSD to PCM)
- Ability to be used as a USB DAC
- Music playback over Wi-Fi (AK Connect)
- Fully customizable Equalizer with 10-band 0.5 dB steps
- 2.500 mAh 3.7V Li-Polymer Battery
- 64GB onboard Flash memory + MicroSD memory card slot (up to 256GB)
- High Res music listening via Bluetooth with aptX HD technology
Astell&Kern AK70MKII High-End Music Player
Astell&Kern AK70MKII High-End Music Player, with its compact structure that can fit in your pocket, carries the magnificent Hi-Fi sound with you everywhere.
Astell&Kern
Meet the ultimate digital music sources that deliver Mastering Quality Sound (MQS) with Astell&Kern. In German, Astell means 'Stars' and Kern means 'Center'. So much so that we believe that Astell&Kern is at the very center of music.
Music performances today can be recorded almost exactly as they really are, thanks to new recording technologies that continue to evolve every day. However, these high-quality recordings are mostly listened to in formats that offer low-quality sound, such as MP3 or music streaming platforms. With the introduction of the MP3 format, audiophiles have sacrificed sound quality to the freedom to take their favorite lists wherever they want.
Because the MP3 format is a severely compressed form of files for easier portability. And it's actually a much lower quality version of the original version of the song in terms of the vocals and instruments you hear.
For this reason, listening to compressed MP3 music often causes the soundstage and ambiance of the original performance to be lost. After measuring and weighing all these issues, we are honored to present our solution Astell&Kern High End Music Player, to artists, recording engineers and professionals, especially music lovers, in order not to compromise on sound quality for the sake of portability and to revive the original sound quality of music.
Astell&Kern seeks to find natural and original sound without distortion. It preserves the original recording in high resolution down to the smallest detail you may not have noticed on other audio systems, allowing you to hear any live performance as it was recorded.
Mastering Quality Audio: 24 Bit, Also Known as Studio Quality, High Definition up to 192 kHz
Astell&Kern supports Mastering Quality Sound (MQS), the closest sound to the original sound the artist intended. Mastering Quality Audio (MQS) refers to the combination of multiple source formats providing audio from 44 to 192 kHz over 24-bit. These are WAV, AIFF, FLAC, ALAC, APE, MP3, AAC, WMA, OGG and DSD. MQS has 6.5 times more detail than traditional CD. Thus, it offers music lovers a more realistic music experience.
Features
- New and stylish black design.
- Slim and simple design (1.25 cm thickness, 150 grams weight)
- True balanced output with dual Cirrus Logic CS4398 DAC chip
- 2.5mm balanced and 3.5mm unbalanced output
- Audio data transfer support via USB: a first for Astell&Kern devices.
- 2 VRMS unbalanced and 4 VRMS balanced output power
- 3.31 inch WVGA (480 x 800) TFT LCD touchscreen.
- Bit-to-bit, high-resolution audio up to 24bit/192kHz
- Support for 32bit/384kHz (downgrade to 24bit/192kHz)
- 5.6 MHz DSD playback support (DoP converting from DSD to PCM)
- Ability to be used as a USB DAC
- Music playback over Wi-Fi (AK Connect)
- Fully customizable Equalizer with 10-band 0.5 dB steps
- 2.500 mAh 3.7V Li-Polymer Battery
- 64GB onboard Flash memory + MicroSD memory card slot (up to 256GB)
- High Res music listening via Bluetooth with aptX HD technology