I dont have an ak120 on a hand. Just because it is not interesting for me. I'm an engineer and can imagine it's potential regardless the asked  price. This units just coming from a different leagues of the sound and direct comparsion between them is not possible to perform.   As for MA9AE it...

It is on par with DX100 in terms of SQ and outperform it on a usability (especially when flash rockbox on it). Outperforms ak120/100 in SQ whithout any question.

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Remember that russian staff of Monster Audio keep workin on oficial integration of both (MA9+MA8 models) to the rockbox software comunity. We already have a success on a MA9 models and I hope that we ended the integration with the MA8 to the autumn..   What I can say about sound of MA8? it...

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