Lol, @JasonNYC, my Cube seems quite unusable. Playing anything (mp3, flac, dsd) through Bluetooth works. Playing anything using the dac chip, even the music that came with the device (e.g. “Spanish Harlem”) causes the device to instantly switch off. Just as a test, I tried playing a song with...

Nevermind. Somehow the ship righted itself. (Clueless)

Hi @JasonNYC I seem to be reliably seeing a problem where attempting to play music (any song at all) causes the Kann Cube to instantly crash (resulting in a complete power off). This is with the 1.33CM firmware. At this point it’s basically a brick that doesn’t do anything. Any suggestions...

Hi Newsee! Does version 6.3.1.4 allow you to purchase music on the Kann Cube? Best regards and happy listening, audio-

Will there be an update to fix the Qobuz problems?

@JasonNYC, I can confirm that after installing the new firmware, purchasing music using Qobuz is still impossible. Do you know if the developers checked this before releasing this firmware update? It only took me a few minutes to confirm, it is a bit surprising that they would do a software...

@JasonNYC, based on what you are seeing with the updated firmware on other A&K players, does the new firmware allow Qobuz customers to buy music again?

@JasonNYC there is a minor bug with “Settings”, “System Reset”, “Initialize Media Scan”. After it completes the scan, it has sorted all my playlists chronologically according to when they were first created. So any rearranging I did by moving the playlists around is gone.

I just upgraded to 5.15.0.0.

@JasonNYC, are you noticing Qobuz is also broken, possibly due to the new firmware update? It’s no longer possible to buy music using the Kann Cube.

Thanks for helping me update to Qobuz 5.15.0.0. Actually, the problem I was seeing with my ancient version of Qobuz is still present in 5.15.0.0. There is no way to purchase music. I get to the Qobuz store and there is a button labeled “Payment” (maybe it says “Go to Payment”), but clicking...

Thank you!

Hi JasonNYC, Thank you for this! May I ask, I tried your suggestion for the very first time about two days ago and it scared the daylights out of me since, after making sure the box “Clear playlists” was not checked, for a short while my KC stated that I had zero songs and zero playlists...

Is there a way, after downloading a song, to tell the KC to scan for new media? What I am doing now is turning off the KC (power down the device), then turn it back on again. When the KC first powers on, it does a media scan for new music.

Is there a way to re-trigger the prompt to re-import all deleted tracks? Also, are you finding that every track needs to be downloaded twice in order to reach the KC gui (not the Qobuz app). I have to “import” every track and then “download” every same track in order for the KC to be able to...

How do I copy the .apk to the Cube internal drive? When I connect the Cube to my Mac, it automatically enters USB DAC mode. I’ve tried clicking the Cube buttons “USB Mode” (below the circle with the word “DISK”) and “External USB” (below the circle with the USB icon in it), but they seem to be...

Might anyone happen to know of an apk installer that works on a Mac? Any Qobuz fans who might know the best version that can be sideloaded onto the Kann Cube? I seem to have marooned myself at Qobuz 5.4.3. The link to buy music is now permanently deactivated and it just reported that over 200...

I purchased the A&K CD Ripper (PEM15). It looks nice (IMHO) and the quality of the ripped files is very, very good. There are two additional benefits to using the A&K ripper: All files are somehow examined over the internet (you will need to have WiFi turned on and have a stable connection to...

The issue with line out is steering wheel integration is lost. That might (understandably) be a minor issue for many folks. After all, one can just make a very long playlist and hit play before driving. I have personally gotten used to control through the steering wheel as I started this...

What car Bluetooth did you connect to? Thank you

Thanks for an incredibly detailed assessment! Have you had any luck with the SR25 Bluetooth in a vehicle? I bought the Kann Cube partly to use in my car, but in the manual (buried somewhere) it says Kann Cube won’t work with car Bluetooth and Astell & Kern stated to me they have no plans to...

Do you also own the Kann Cube? Might you be willing to share listening impressions of the SR25 relative to the Kann Cube? I am thinking of purchasing the SR25 as an EDC. I purchased the SR15 and strongly disliked the Cirrus Logic CS43198 in dual dac configuration. I ended up returning the...

Thanks Newsee! Got the issue solved, it seems Qobuz was preventing my Cube from shutting down. Regarding my WiFi, I am not able to test anything with my home network at the moment as my home network has died. But as soon as I get it back up and running I will check. Thank you for your...

Thanks! That has solved the problem as far as my KC is concerned. I didn’t know that sideloaded apps could keep the Cube awake. I am using Qobuz as my music source. I’m not sure what you mean by tapping twice on the virtual back button to exit an app, or maybe Qobuz doesn’t work that way...

I have located the problem. Under “Settings”, “Timer Settings”, “Auto Power Off” is set to 30 minutes, but in fact, my Kann Cube never turns off. Kind of amazing that in the most recent case, which I found today, my KC was able to stay powered on for a full 48 hours, with Bluetooth on...