12th Mar 2014
Astell & Kern AK240 - Ultimate Portable Music Player
Astell & Kern - AK240
The Ultimate Portable Music Player available now in Canada!
Astell & Kern launch a high-end, pocket-sized media player with two separate digital audio converters, support for 192 KHz, 24-bit audio, 256GB of built-in storage, and an “aircraft grade” aluminum case.
If you want the ultimate in portable hi-res playback, this is IT! The AK240 supports a wide range of audio formats including DSD, WAV, AIFF and FLAC, as well as compressed files such as MP3, WMA, and OGG.
The AK240 has a 3.3 inch, 800 x 480 pixel touchscreen display and an Android-based operating system. It’s also the first portable media player from Astell & Kern to support WiFi for streaming audio from online sources. It also supports over-the-air software updates.
It features 802.11n WiFi and Bluetooth 4.0, has a microSDXC card slot for up to 128GB of removable storage, and a 3250mAh battery. The media player also comes with a leather case.
But it’s the high-end audio gear that really makes this device stand out from a typical phone or media player. It has 2 Cirrus Logic CS4398 digital audio converters, one for each audio channel. It also has an XMOS chip for native DD audio processing and balanced audio output.
In addition to using the AK240 as a mobile media player you can plug it into a PC with a USB cable and use it as a high quality digital audio converter to send music to headphones or speakers.