Recent content by Julienstanford
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Astell&Kern new flagship A&Ultima SP2000
No particular album or song—I usually play everything shuffled. I just know that the SP1000 always startles me at least once an hour with its ultra-realistic sound. That never happens with the SP2000. I don’t get that feeling of someone singing directly in my ear. There’s certainly more...- Julienstanford
- Post #5,875
- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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Astell&Kern new flagship A&Ultima SP2000
The SP2000 doesn't produce the same level of realistic playback as the SP1000, though the difference is slight. However, the SP2000 is more consistent in its level of realistic reproduction. You might lose about 10%-20% of the realistic sound quality, but what it does produce is consistently...- Julienstanford
- Post #5,873
- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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Astell&Kern new flagship A&Ultima SP2000
I know I’m replying to an old message of yours, but did you ever find a way to downgrade the firmware versions or find other versions of the firmware? My SP1000 also had a backwards button and out for downgrading the firmware. My device isn’t allowing USB storage, DAC, or transport options...- Julienstanford
- Post #5,811
- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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Astell&Kern new flagship A&Ultima SP2000
I'm having the same issue. Did you find a way to resolve this issue? Thanks- Julienstanford
- Post #5,810
- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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New Beyerdynamic T5p 2nd generation
Has anyone tried Meze cables with their T5Ps? The 3.5mm connectors are a mono style connector.- Julienstanford
- Post #1,949
- Forum: Headphones (full-size)
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Astell&Kern new flagship A&Ultima SP2000
Did I miss a setting or is there no way to stop the unit from scanning the SD card every time it starts? With no new files I’m not sure why it scans for 15 mins every time it starts.- Julienstanford
- Post #5,806
- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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Flawless albums
Lee Fields & The Expressions - Faithful Man Justice - Cross Daft Punk - Random Access Memories Jenny Wilson - Live and Youth Two Door Cinema Club - Beacons- Julienstanford
- Post #938
- Forum: Music
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Astell&Kern new flagship A&Ultima SP2000
Does anyone know if the SP2000T case will fit the SP2000?- Julienstanford
- Post #5,800
- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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Astell&Kern new flagship A&Ultima SP2000
I used a one click root on my SP1K and was able to install any apps I wanted. I had torrents, VPN, file explore, Firefox running most of the time. It was a powerhouse. New music constantly downloading and I could search, transfer, delete anything quickly. Later on a dealer in China sent me the...- Julienstanford
- Post #5,799
- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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Reply to review by 'Julienstanford' on item 'Luxury & Precision W2'
Does anyone know if the OTG chip is built into the device and any cable from a mobile device to the DAC will function correctly? Or does it needs an OTG cable work with mobile devices?- Julienstanford
- Head Gear rating reply
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New TOL A&K DAP : the AK Ultima SP1000
I’ve had my SP1000 for seven months and three of those months it was out for repair. The battery became outrageously hot and the device wouldn’t start/charge again. Now the 2.5 jack is shorting our. About a week after receiving it back. It only plays the left channel if I push forward on the...- Julienstanford
- Post #6,467
- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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New TOL A&K DAP : the AK Ultima SP1000
Even though the SP1000 and many other AK DAP have some of the best EQs found on portable devices it still produces listener fatigue for me. I become tired of listening within 30 minutes. Not even counting the listener fatigue, most if not all EQs on portable devices and even some low-quality...- Julienstanford
- Post #6,457
- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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Home-Made IEMs
Some wire manufactures add coatings to the wire. With Cardas each individual strand of wire has a thin coating on it. Even if it doesn’t have a coating from the manufacture, just melting the shield would leave residue. I found distortion at higher volumes and lack of detail all over if the...- Julienstanford
- Post #9,012
- Forum: DIY (Do-It-Yourself) Discussions
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New TOL A&K DAP : the AK Ultima SP1000
My player is overheating. It won’t turn on yet the battery is very hot. I was on the metro going home listening to music when it became too hot to hold. I turned it off and it stayed hot. Now I’m at home, the player of off and won’t turn on but it’s still getting hotter. What can I do?- Julienstanford
- Post #5,625
- Forum: Portable Source Gear