Hello I am recently testing dap's and wanted to know which would be better and some of my impressions.   I currently have the dx90 and ak240 with the ak120 coming in on in on tuesday,   I would really like to hear from people who had the 120 and 240 models and what the difference sound wise...

I took the liberty to make a separate impression thread for the AK120 as the introductory thread was becoming too complicated to follow. There was too much going on and not enough about how the product is actually performing.  =-=-=-=-=- Part 1-Early impression   Construction: Compared...

I have had my Etymotic 4p forever but continue to be amazed how good the darn thing is when used with a top notch source and an amp!

So I'm tossing up which way to go with a JH13 Pro setup.   AK100 > RSA The Intruder > JH13 (Full balanced) ($2500) AK120 > JH13 ($2400)   What's the better option here? Am I better with a clearer signal going straight from a superior AK120 to the IEM, or is the lesser refined sound of the...

So my home rig is in my signature.  I love it.  But, the reality is I can almost never really use it since the LCD-3 might as well be a small speaker and the other people in the room don't care for what I want to listen to ;)   So first question... is something portable, cost no object...

Was looking for a stand for AK120 and found this nice little stand for phones ... Magnetic mount - easy come on and off!        

Hey guys!        I'm the happy winner of the AK 120 at CanJam and I'm conflicted. I listened to the AK100 and thought it sounded great and the more I read about the 120 the more awesome it sounds. Here's the problem, I was really wanting to upgrade my headphones. I currently have a heavily...

Hi guys out there, I have an iBasso P4 amp and I am considering purchasing an AK120 in the near future to bring my music enjoyment to the next step. I know that the P4 is a very good amp for its high quality components and versatility, but I've also heard that the AK120 is very picky with amps...

Hi Guys,   I currently have an AK120 and waiting delivery of an iBasso DX50 to try out as well. The main reason for buying the DX50 is to see what it sounds like and whether the AK120 is "Sound for Pound" better.   Both of these players have optical out, or so I understand anyway....but...

Hi guys   I want a DAP with large capacity for around $300. I was thinking of getting the ibasso DX50 but I've been reading about it's dodgy UI. I don't know if they have been fixed yet.My other choice is an iPod classic. I would prefer the DX50 since it's compatible with SDHC cards (128 gb?)...

Hi guys looking for some advice and suggestions on a Protable Amp/DAC option. I'm currently considering either the RSA Predator or Intruder and wondered if anyone could recommend anything else?   This will be used mainly with IEM's so I am looking for something that is dead quite with no...

I just read a article on a chinese web site about review competition of AK. The winner will get a player (not ak 120 nor ak100) which will be announced tomorrow at the event!

Hey guys, Just wondering if anyone has advice on an amp to pair with the AK120. I have been looking at the RSA SR71a , any advice would be appreciated .

HI! I am looking for a portable music play! I have hifiman901, ak 120 and sony NW-ZX1 in my list. Give me some advises!! I heard sony NW-ZX1 can beat the ak 100 and able to compare with ak 120.

My friend in China helped me to buy an HM-901 about 4 months back, I was thrilled when I heard it the first time, even bought a pair of Sennheiser IE800 to go with it. Later on I added the balanced amp card together with an RE-600, so I'd be able to use the HM-900 to its full (balanced)...

Hi guys i need help finding a Dap that works well in the car, through aux? I tried the sansa clip zip and it sounded to soft and out of curiosity i plugged the AK 120 as well and got the same result. So i was wondering am i only left with the ipod or are there any other options such as the X3...

Hey guys, Just wanted some advice around cabling , is it worth upgrading the USB cable that comes with the AK120? This is in relation to using the AK120 as a dac. USB cables are digital ? Therefore is there really any upgrade path ? Cheers.

Hi Head-fiers   Just wanted to alert people to these new mods. I was just about to finally dive in and buy an AK120 so had been doing some research. I've found some (very favourable) reviews of the MS-AK100 mod on head-fi so I headed to the website and found this new mod...   It looks as if...

   New Astell & Kern AK120 Digital Media Player $1,299.00 USD Free 2nd Day Shipping in the U.S.!         *NEW* Astell&Kern AK120 Digital Media Player The Astell&Kern is the ultimate portable high-fidelity audio system capable of playing Mastering Quality Sound (MQS)...

Hello Head-fi community,   I just joined this community after an extensive research for a new DAP system. I'm personally a DJ so my DAP of choices before has always been my trusty Iphone.    However, since I have stumbled upon HQ DAP's, I have been dying to find out more and want to switch...

Since HifiM8 is a DAC/AMP. What is the reason people use Ak120 which the DAC/AMP?   Wouldn't you use a cheapo storage DAP combined with the HIFI M8? Since the DAC and AMP on the source becomes superfluous.

I currently have the AK120 titan and am using 2 64GB cards and am wondering if the new 128 cards will work as well?Any info would be greatly appreciated!

What to do, basically want the most powerful one that has a smoother, bassy, spacious, warm sound. But its hard to compare them as the manufactures all put up incomplete specifications :( Having an extremely hard time picking between these:   HifiMan HM-603 Slim Xeulin IHIFI960 Hifi E.T...

Hi all   Apologise if it's already posted before and if I am in the wrong forum. I have searched but so far can't find the answer.   I have AK120 paired with K3003 and would like to improve the SQ if possible.   I bought SR-71B and I found that this amp is far too powerful for my rig. It...

Hi,   Just playing around with my player now for a few days and ended up not having any albums recognised even though I'm having 2xSD with totally 150Gb of music.   The music is only visible in the folder view??   Anyone who could help me to fix teh problem.   regards, Markku