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Astell&Kern new flagship A&Ultima SP2000
How good is SP2000 paired with Airpods 3? Will it improve the sound of AirPods compared with using merely an iPhone as DAP? I'm tired of playing with wired headphones nowadays and also DAPs to some extent. Looking for some convenient but superior solutions. Welcome any thoughts.- seanz
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- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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Astell&Kern new flagship A&Ultima SP2000
Seriously? Which IEM do you pair with your sp2k while listening AM? I find the background is not dark if your IEM sensitivity is high but Qobuz has no this issue. And what's your AM version?- seanz
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- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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Astell&Kern new flagship A&Ultima SP2000
Has anyone observed the white noise from playing high-res music at Apple Music (3.8.0 beta from apkpure) in SP2000 (paired with Noble Katana)? It's hardly noticeable but I think there is. The background is quiet and clean while playing music on Spotify and Qobuz. I wonder if there is any...- seanz
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- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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Astell&Kern new flagship A&Ultima SP2000
I see. Thank you very much for telling me this!- seanz
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- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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Astell&Kern new flagship A&Ultima SP2000
Hi, May I ask if the improvement from single-ended (3.5mm) to balanced (2.5mm TRRS) is clearly observed? I only own two IEMs Noble Audio Katana and K3003. I have been using single-ended 3.5 mm sockets, but I have heard 3.5mm socket sp2k is even no better than spk. If you want to drive the...- seanz
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Astell&Kern new flagship A&Ultima SP2000
I just want to confirm if this AM 3.6.0 actually supports Dolby Atoms? I can only see "lossless" tag on each song.- seanz
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Astell&Kern new flagship A&Ultima SP2000
Can I know where you installed 3.6.0 AM? Thanks! https://apkpure.com/apple-music/com.apple.android.music I have just installed AM3.6.0 from here, and it works with lossless songs! edited: May I ask if we can safely set the streaming format at the highest one with 24bit/192khz?- seanz
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- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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Astell&Kern new flagship A&Ultima SP2000
Hello, Anyone knows if it is possible for sp2000 to use the latest features of lossless and Dolby atmos music from Apple Music? I find AM is the most convenient and cost-efficient solution to enjoy high-quality music. Hope someone could inform me if A&K has a schedule to bring this to its...- seanz
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- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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Noble Audio - the Wizard returns!
Am I understanding correctly that the faceplate replacement fee for wizard universals is 200 bucks if I want essentially the same design shown on the look book page? Thanks.- seanz
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- Forum: Portable Headphones, Earphones and In-Ear Monitors
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Astell&Kern new flagship A&Ultima SP2000
Hi, Anyone knows how to create a playlist on MacOS and transfer it to sp2000? I have tried to create .m3u file in the same format as .m3u which was created inside sp2000, but there are no music shown in the created playlist. Thanks. @JasonNYC- seanz
- Post #4,145
- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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Astell&Kern new flagship A&Ultima SP2000
Thanks! Am I understanding that it gives better overall listening experience from sp2000 alone rather than connect it to pc/mac with USB-DAC mode? In terms of line out, do you mean to output sp2000 to AMP?- seanz
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- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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Astell&Kern new flagship A&Ultima SP2000
Might be a silly question: Where am I supposed to plug in the IEM (akg k3003) if I'd like to use sp2000 as DAC to MacBook Pro? sp2000 or mac's 3.5mm socket? I thought it should be sp2000. However, I'm not sure if there is any problem with my ear - I can't hear the noticeable difference between...- seanz
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Astell&Kern new flagship A&Ultima SP2000
Thanks a lot! If I'm understanding correctly, I need to get a Netgear router (can you suggest a model) connected to my BT modem router via cat5/cat6 cable, and connect all my devices to Netgear. Or is that okay if I find another third-party modem router, like TP-link vr2800? or it is better...- seanz
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- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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Astell&Kern new flagship A&Ultima SP2000
Yes, it is existing no matter how close to the router. The wifi signal is actually saying "excellent" when connecting. It just keeps dropping out a few minutes after not using.- seanz
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Astell&Kern new flagship A&Ultima SP2000
My sp2000 is the same as yours sp1000 - disconnected after a while no matter in use or not. How strangely, it won't drop out of wifi if connected to my iPhone hotpot.- seanz
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- Forum: Portable Source Gear