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New TOL A&K DAP : the AK Ultima SP1000
I got the dysfunctional Amazon HD app on my SP1000M. How to get rid of it?- greenmountain
- Post #7,265
- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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The Astell & Kern AK120
I listened to the original version when it came out but I never directly compared it the M. I listened to the original M when it was introduced but never directly compared it to the M or the AK120. I think the AK120 ist just too audiophile warmish and the SP1000s have just more access to...- greenmountain
- Post #7,022
- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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The Astell & Kern AK120
Yes but similar signature with my laptop, phone or the Sp1000M. I discussed that with Chord at a show and they told me that the Mojo was designed that way to allow less than perfect headphones sound o.k. I am not saying that Mojo is bad and it definitely makes strident phones listenable but it...- greenmountain
- Post #7,017
- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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The Astell & Kern AK120
I still have the AK120 and a Mojo and I consider the Mojo a significant improvement over the AK120 alone. Recently I got a SP1000M and I like the sound significantly better than this combo with much more resolution, not that "warm" soft sound. I also tried the Mojo with the Sp1000M and it...- greenmountain
- Post #7,015
- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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New TOL A&K DAP : the AK Ultima SP1000
As it is only 1 or 2 days to Highend I hope there will be all the info. There will be also a new competitor (even design wise): Float by borg.audio https://darko.audio/2019/05/munich-high-end-2019-borgs-feature-packed-future-fi/ I hope some can listen to these and compare them to SP1000/SP2000- greenmountain
- Post #6,127
- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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New TOL A&K DAP : the AK Ultima SP1000
I like my Sp1000M with my headphones (Abyss Diana and Audeze isine10) but I am looking for a small loudspeaker for traveling using either the USB out or analog out to be able to share the music. Most what I found as small portable speakers are designed for bluetooth use. I am not expecting...- greenmountain
- Post #5,967
- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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New TOL A&K DAP : the AK Ultima SP1000
JasonNYC I am still wondering why USB-C out on the SP1000M works with some DACs and not others like my Devialet?- greenmountain
- Post #5,859
- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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New TOL A&K DAP : the AK Ultima SP1000
SP1000M has only a single digital output: USB-C- greenmountain
- Post #5,816
- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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New TOL A&K DAP : the AK Ultima SP1000
I tried my SP1000M feeding my Mojo via USB and it works (but the SP1000M sounds better by itself) but I can not get USB working with my Devialet D250 Pro (CI). The cable I am using works with my MacBook Pro (USB-C too). So what is the problem? UPnP works (except not with Qobuz) but I would like...- greenmountain
- Post #5,808
- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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New TOL A&K DAP : the AK Ultima SP1000
As I said in my post I tried to use it as a source for my DACs: Mojo worked but Devialet not Firmware 1.17CM- greenmountain
- Post #5,279
- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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New TOL A&K DAP : the AK Ultima SP1000
I tried to use my SPKM as an USB source and it worked well with my Chord Mojo (with result that now I consider the Mojo pleasant low res) but I had now success when I tried to connect to my Devialet 250 Pro via USB (USB works with the Devialet well with my Innuos Zenith II). I used even the...- greenmountain
- Post #5,266
- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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New TOL A&K DAP : the AK Ultima SP1000
I got a blue SP1000M a couple of days and really enjoy it with my Abyss Diana first using their standard cable (3.5mm). I just made balanced cable with some old DIY interconnects I had left over and I am just amazed how much better balanced is sounding. Not subtle at all! In all the evaluations...- greenmountain
- Post #5,250
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New TOL A&K DAP : the AK Ultima SP1000
My AK120 is starting to misbehave (guess battery issues) and I am thinking it is time to replace it with a SP1000M. One issue I have with the AK120 is if the meta data of an album are not quite to AK standards everything ends up in Unknown Album /unknown Artist and basically an unplayable mess...- greenmountain
- Post #5,107
- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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MYSPHERE 3.1-UNIQUE in SOUND&DESIGN&BUILD QUALITY
I was very excited about this design but after listening to them at last HighEnd I found out they were not fitting my head.The most comfortable Headphones on that show were the Meze Empyrean. I got Abyss Diana instead and with proper placement they are quite comfortable and their sound quality...- greenmountain
- Post #850
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New TOL A&K DAP : the AK Ultima SP1000
I am interested to get the SP1000M to replace my A120. I want to use it directly with my headphones (mostly Audeze iSine10 and Abyss Diana) but also as a source in my vacation home. I am interested to get small active speakers there like Devialet Phantom Reactor or KEF LSX but these have no USB...- greenmountain
- Post #4,431
- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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New TOL A&K DAP : the AK Ultima SP1000
Thanks for that comment. I compared the Mojo with the TT2 at the last Highend in Munich and after telling them that there is no comparison they told me that the Mojo is voiced for low-end IEMs- greenmountain
- Post #4,080
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New TOL A&K DAP : the AK Ultima SP1000
Not with my Mojo and my AK120. I used several different cables including glass fiber ones and the same result. 192 is intermittent but no issues with 92kHz- greenmountain
- Post #4,078
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New TOL A&K DAP : the AK Ultima SP1000
I looked at the user manual for the SP1000M and did not find any optical output only USB-C (not that will be a major issue for me)- greenmountain
- Post #4,075
- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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New TOL A&K DAP : the AK Ultima SP1000
My experience is the implementation of the sender and receiver chip is the main issue with optical (not the optical transmission itself). My Devialet in its original version as D-Premier had a much better functioning optical input up to 192kHz than after it got upgraded. I was told that the...- greenmountain
- Post #4,069
- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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New TOL A&K DAP : the AK Ultima SP1000
I am interested in the SP 1000M. Presently I am using a AK120 and a Chord Mojo (connected via a short optical cable) when listening to my Abyss Diana (even the AK120 can drive the Diana to reasonable levels the Mojo is necessary sound quality wise). I have some questions for SP1000 users: How...- greenmountain
- Post #4,067
- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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New TOL A&K DAP : the AK Ultima SP1000
Why shouldn't be possible that the M sounds better? I guess someone who spent a lot for the ultimate device is disappointed if something better for less is coming along. That things get better for less was happening constantly in the digital camera market and there were a lot of customer...- greenmountain
- Post #3,937
- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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New TOL A&K DAP : the AK Ultima SP1000
My AK120 can drive the Diana loud enough (obviously single ended) at a volume level 70 when my iSine 10s need 63 to get the approximately same loudness. I get better sound (and more headroom) hooking up my Mojo (but that applies to any headphone I own).- greenmountain
- Post #3,877
- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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New TOL A&K DAP : the AK Ultima SP1000
I wonder if the SP1000M would drive Abyss Diana single ended or needs the balanced output (and thus an extra new cable for me)- greenmountain
- Post #3,860
- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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Hugo M Scaler by Chord Electronics - The Official Thread
Rob, I am still wondering about DSP and M-scaler. I assume that DSP should be performed before upscaling. A lot of DAPs have equalizer function for HP and maybe the digital out would preserve that function. What would be the consequences sound wise (not the original waveform anymore)? But how...- greenmountain
- Post #222
- Forum: High-end Audio Forum
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Hugo M Scaler by Chord Electronics - The Official Thread
Not only standard digital filters but also loudspeakers mostly have time domain issues. I am quite interested in using DSP for digital cross-overs (using it with my Devialet amp) and speaker correction (not so much for room correction). So would it be possible to use the M Scaler technology with...- greenmountain
- Post #57
- Forum: High-end Audio Forum