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Home›Technology›Audio›Astell & Kern release portable touchscreen music players

Astell & Kern release portable touchscreen music players

By Staff Writer
11/12/2014
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The range of Astell & Kern portable music players are best paired with a pair of high-quality headphones such as a pair of Grado Labs, Audeze, Ultrasone or Westone headphones so you can get the best possible experience from the high-definition audio playback.

These Astell & Kern devices have been constructed using brushed steel, glass and aluminum, and engineered with precision using a 12-step process that is part of the individual signature of Astell & Kern devices.

Astell & Kern AK120 II

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Featuring Hi-Fi quality components, the Astell & Kern AK120 II also boasts a dual DAC architecture, one for each channel for true dual mono performance, giving you a listening experience like you are right in front of the performance.

With a clear and bright 3.3” OLED touchscreen display, you will have no trouble navigating your music library to find the track you’re craving to hear.

Containing 128GB of internal storage space, the Astell & Kern AK120 II can also be doubled interims of storage capacity by adding your own Micro SD card to gain a total of 256GB of space for your collection of audio masterpieces. Like other Astell & Kern devices, the Astell & Kern AK120 II can play high-resolution file types up to 24bit and 192kHz.

Astell & Kern AK240

Not just for carrying around your audio, the Astell & Kern AK240 also doubles as a dual DAC, allowing you to line out directly to your amplifier or home system. You can also line-out the digital signal via the optical out to pass the digital signal to an external DAC. It also features built in Wi-Fi, which will allow you to connect to your network for software updates, as well as allowing you to stream music to your home audio system via Bluetooth, or even from your computer media library to your device.

With a range of versatile functions, the Astell & Kern AK240 boasts 256GB of internal storage space, which can be expanded by adding a micro SD card, taking your device up a notch and supporting up to another 128GB of storage, more than enough to keep your life-long music collection safe and sound with you in your pocket.

The Astell & Kern AK240 touchscreen display supports full-color graphics and is a multi-function control pad to navigate your way around your catalogue of high-definition music. It has been constructed through using a duralumin scratch resistant body with real carbon fiber back plate for a simply stunning aesthetic.

Astell & Kern AK100 II

The Astell & Kern AK100 II allures with its warm and smooth sound signature and composition of glass and fine metal.  Full of features, with simplicity in mind the Astell & Kern AK100 II also doubles as a single DAC as well as a high-definition portable music player.

Demanding more space is easy, with the Astell & Kern AK100 II containing 64GB of internal storage capacity, the Astell & Kern AK100 II can also be expanded to suit up to another 128GB via a Micro SD card, and comes with plenty of juice to get you through your trip to work or travels due to the built in 3150 Li-Polymer battery.

With connectivity in mind, and similar to other Astell & Kern devices, you can connect the Astell & Kern AK100 II to your PC or Mac via Wi-Fi and USB on the same network and download or stream music wirelessly.

No matter the size, Astell & Kern have created a simply beautiful device, with audio precision fit for all lovers of music to satisfy their craving of high resolution music and having the absolute best listening experience possible. 

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