The Astell & Kern AK120
Apr 3, 2014 at 7:33 AM Post #5,674 of 7,071
Looks fine to me. If you're referring to first pic when there seems to be a gap between screen and the frame then it's normal as one cannot expect ak to be solid like big notebook or tablet manufacturer. Pic 2 top and bottom is not leak,  to me it's more like the design 
 
Apr 3, 2014 at 8:07 PM Post #5,676 of 7,071
What would be a typical use for the mini plug optical out that is shared with the headphone jack? If you were outputting digital to a preamp - wouldn't it want to use it's own dac to play analog to your speakers? That would defeat the purpose of the AK120's dac conversion.
 
Apr 3, 2014 at 8:53 PM Post #5,677 of 7,071
You could use it into a better DAC.  I never would but someone could.  A lot of the DAPs have this feature and no digital input which I certainly find more useful.
 
Apr 4, 2014 at 10:10 AM Post #5,678 of 7,071
What so I do if my Alienware doesn't have any USB2 ports?
 
Apr 4, 2014 at 5:17 PM Post #5,680 of 7,071
I really wish they would come out with an update, the not being able to go back in selecting a previously played track is bugging me. I guess though they are pouring all their attention on their new wunderkind!
 
Apr 4, 2014 at 5:24 PM Post #5,681 of 7,071
I have also just posted on AK's FB page about this issue and how it seems us 100 and 120 owners have been forgotten by them since the arrival of the 240!
 
Apr 4, 2014 at 8:17 PM Post #5,682 of 7,071
I really wish they would come out with an update, the not being able to go back in selecting a previously played track is bugging me. I guess though they are pouring all their attention on their new wunderkind!

 
Agreed, agreed, agreed.....very irritating. The earlier FW 1.32 does not do this just 1.37. I have written AK about this but nothing done so far ;-(
 
Apr 4, 2014 at 8:39 PM Post #5,683 of 7,071
Well hopefully Jimmy is reading and can pass it on so they can address the disc number too, so the ak120 will recognize that the tracks are labeled both by disc number and track number. Disc 2 track 1 does not follow disc 1 track 1, it's on a whole other cd! Aargh. I finally go through retagging and it wasn't the tags it was the software.
 
Apr 5, 2014 at 12:08 AM Post #5,684 of 7,071
Anyway to get a Line Out signal with the AK120?
 
Apr 5, 2014 at 12:16 AM Post #5,685 of 7,071
Anyway to get a Line Out signal with the AK120?

 
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