[romiso]

i`m a bit torn between the ak70 and the jr. the most advantage of the ak70 is the abillity to stream music from my nas, but i can`t quite figure out how this will work -> i`ve seen a video on youtube about akconnect, where you needed a phone as the middleman between the nas and the dap. so here is my question: is it possible to connect directly from the dap to the nas or do i always need my phone/ipad/pc as a controller?

 

[luisandre]

  i`m a bit torn between the ak70 and the jr. the most advantage of the ak70 is the abillity to stream music from my nas, but i can`t quite figure out how this will work -> i`ve seen a video on youtube about akconnect, where you needed a phone as the middleman between the nas and the dap. so here is my question: is it possible to connect directly from the dap to the nas or do i always need my phone/ipad/pc as a controller?

Just tried yesterday the ak connect.
Works great! I have my iMac with the MQS Streaming server on and the ak70 can access all my music!
Don't need any control. It´s like you´re browsing on the music library of the AK.

 

[romiso]

thanks for your answer -> mqs was the keyword i was missing i guess

 

[ATau]

Found it! Last paragraph.

Wow, ok. I wonder why they would say this... Their cable must be enchanted or something.
Do they also have a paragraph concerning charging from something other than a PC? Like a phone charger for example?

 

[romiso]

hm... msq streaming seems to be a software for PC or MAC but is there something similar for a synology nas? in other words: can someone confirm accessing a synology nas from an ak70 without having any other pc/smartphone/ipad running? just the NAS and the dap?

 

[luisandre]

Wow, ok. I wonder why they would say this... Their cable must be enchanted or something.
Do they also have a paragraph concerning charging from something other than a PC? Like a phone charger for example?

 

[ATau]

luisandre Thanks! However, I really don't see how this helps us. All they are saying is we should charge the AK70 only with their own cable/adapter.
I don't see how using another USB cable would change anything, especially if it's just for charging.
It would be interesting to know what kind of malfunction they are refering to.

 

[Soundtrap]

@luisandre Thanks! However, I really don't see how this helps us. All they are saying is we should charge the AK70 only with their own cable/adapter.
I don't see how using another USB cable would change anything, especially if it's just for charging.
It would be interesting to know what kind of malfunction they are refering to.

I didn't even unpack the original USB cable, just using which ever is plugged in. This would the first time that I hear that original USB cable must be used. There some USB cables that are not wired for data transfer, just for power, maybe that is what they try to say?

 

[RobSF]

...any word on the troubling EQ issue with the firmware?

 

[RobSF]

...any word on the troubling EQ problem?

 

[svetlyo]

When using Android File Transfer for Mac to is it normal when one tries to drag and drop a folder with subfolders that contain the actual music files the operation always fails after creating only 1-2 of the internal folders with the error - "Cannot create folder". The only way to transfer such hierarchies (which are quite common - say you want to upload all works b an artist - it's the artist's directory with directories for each album inside) is by manually creating the folders and dragging and dropping files folder by folder. I would appreciate any impression that one might have with other MTP solutions for macOS - things like 'Commander One', etc.

 

[TheoS53]

Hey how does AK70 standalone compare to other entry dacs like DX80 and Fiio X5 etc.

I just received an AK70 for the purpose of a review. Compared it to my DX80. They sound INCREDIBLY similar. However, I found that the AK sounds just a little bit smoother, but less detailed than the DX80. Instrument separation and sound stage is also just a hair better on the DX80

 

[seanjoe]

I just received an AK70 for the purpose of a review. Compared it to my DX80. They sound INCREDIBLY similar. However, I found that the AK sounds just a little bit smoother, but less detailed than the DX80. Instrument separation and sound stage is also just a hair better on the DX80

What setup do you use..?

 

[TheoS53]

What setup do you use..?

Pinnacle P1

 

[Soundtrap]

Well, after not even 2 months of ownership and around 10 hours of listening, headphone jack on my AK70 broke,so it will have to go back to RedFli for warranty repair. I own numerous MP players and this is the very first that broke.