[joshuachew]

Full Carbon Fiber Roxanne with black AK380 together with the accompanying amp.

 

[LouisArmstrong]

I had the chance to compare the AK300 and AK320 with my AK380Cu and AK240 this weekend. Not only are the 300 and 320 vastly inferior to the AK380Cu, to my surprise, they are also inferior to the AK240, in terms of warmth and soundstage - 320 may have a bit more details but overall sound quality still cannot match AK240. My question is: why would A&K make such products - bigger size, worse sound, but more expensive? I can totally justify AK380Cu (but not AK380), but definitely not AK300 and AK320. Their pricing and product line are all messed up.  

 

[Dillan]

I had the chance to compare the AK300 and AK320 with my AK380Cu and AK240 this weekend. Not only are the 300 and 320 vastly inferior to the AK380Cu, to my surprise, they are also inferior to the AK240, in terms of warmth and soundstage - 320 may have a bit more details but overall sound quality still cannot match AK240. My question is: why would A&K make such products - bigger size, worse sound, but more expensive? I can totally justify AK380Cu (but not AK380), but definitely not AK300 and AK320. Their pricing and product line are all messed up.  

Lol

 

[haiku]

  I had the chance to compare the AK300 and AK320 with my AK380Cu and AK240 this weekend. Not only are the 300 and 320 vastly inferior to the AK380Cu, to my surprise, they are also inferior to the AK240, in terms of warmth and soundstage - 320 may have a bit more details but overall sound quality still cannot match AK240. My question is: why would A&K make such products - bigger size, worse sound, but more expensive? 

I don´t own any AK stuff, but I notice this trend with other gear, too. Seems like some companies have decided to adjust their sound signatures more and more towards "digital" than the warm and airy sound of "analogue". I think it´s sad, but who can blame them? The biggest percentage of buyers these days grew up with listening to MP3 and the like.... For an old guy like me (45 this year) it´s very disheartening to see it going in that direction.

 

[LouisArmstrong]

 
I don´t own any AK stuff, but I notice this trend with other gear, too. Seems like some companies have decided to adjust their sound signatures more and more towards "digital" than the warm and airy sound of "analogue". I think it´s sad, but who can blame them? The biggest percentage of buyers these days grew up with listening to MP3 and the like.... For an old guy like me (45 this year) it´s very disheartening to see it going in that direction.

Now that pound and sterling plummeted  - maybe it's time to consider some serious Chord or dCS gear. 

 

[haiku]

 
Now that pound and sterling plummeted  - maybe it's time to consider some serious Chord or dCS gear. 

Yup, I´m thinking about looking what Chord has to offer....

 

[joshuachew]

I had the chance to compare the AK300 and AK320 with my AK380Cu and AK240 this weekend. Not only are the 300 and 320 vastly inferior to the AK380Cu, to my surprise, they are also inferior to the AK240, in terms of warmth and soundstage - 320 may have a bit more details but overall sound quality still cannot match AK240. My question is: why would A&K make such products - bigger size, worse sound, but more expensive? I can totally justify AK380Cu (but not AK380), but definitely not AK300 and AK320. Their pricing and product line are all messed up.  

Lol

 

[LouisArmstrong]

The only reason is that they are made to fit the amp - but the AK amp is mediocre at best anyways, so why get a bigger size player just for the sake of fitting it with a mediocre amp? LOL.

 

[Sound Eq]

update about me fixing me ak380 volume wheel
 
So AK germany service center gave me the email of the operation manager in Korea and he sent me an email asking me to ship my ak380 to korea to fix it
 
Honestly AK is a good company and all worked together to try to help , whether it was their office in USA or Germany
 
wish that my local israeli distributor was helpful but he was not simple because i bought my ak380 dubai
 
anyway in the end AK as a company is taking care of me

 

[Dillan]

update about me fixing me ak380 volume wheel

So AK germany service center gave me the email of the operation manager in Korea and he sent me an email asking me to ship my ak380 to korea to fix it

Honestly AK is a good company and all worked together to try to help , whether it was their office in USA or Germany

wish that my local israeli distributor was helpful but he was not simple because i bought my ak380 dubai

anyway in the end AK as a company is taking care of me

That's good news. I've tried contacting them a few times with no answer. Glad they took care of you!

 

[raypin]

mmm....that's good news. For reference, can you post the contact details for the benefit of members who need to have their unit(s) repaired? TIA.

 

[warrior1975]

Sound eq Glad it's all sorted bro, and very happy they did the right thing by you.

 

[Sound Eq]

  mmm....that's good news. For reference, can you post the contact details for the benefit of members who need to have their unit(s) repaired? TIA.

i will ask him if i can share his email with group here

 

[Sound Eq]

@Sound eq Glad it's all sorted bro, and very happy they did the right thing by you.

 

[LouisArmstrong]

Glad that it has been sorted out. Way to go.