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I just ordered the 1040 and 1050 pelican cases with foam inserts. I’ll let you guys know which one is the best fit. I use them for a lot of my other gear and even my sunglasses with a tactical rubber band
for your sunglasses? o.O sounds overkillI just ordered the 1040 and 1050 pelican cases with foam inserts. I’ll let you guys know which one is the best fit. I use them for a lot of my other gear and even my sunglasses with a tactical rubber band
I've had the traillii and ak sp3000 here for a couple of weeks. Out of the sp3000 they crushed the Meze Rai Penta's, which mobile sound I was very familiar with. Noticably better than ibasso dx220 to penta. Now I'm going line out to ferrum orr from sp3000 to LCD5s and I have to say if it was before the pearly gates, and my life depended on hearing every detail, I'd go with LCD 5 from Orr with Hypsos. But for all other circumstances, I'd take sp3000 in my pocket, straight to the Bird. I'm playing to sp3000 as a Roon endpoint in my house, with eq (not HQ Player) on an i7 roon core, controlled from a big Samsung tablet. That's got to be about 90% of max goodness, considering typical lifestyle and such.
I probably will get shamed ...for sharing what I purchased if the occasion requires to travel with a big DAP (mine is the Ibasso 300 max)....at your nearest Prada store.I use this
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Amazon Basics Travel Case Electronic Devices (e.g. GPS, MP3 Portables, Nintendo DS)
Amazon £11.00I probably will get shamed ...for sharing what I purchased if the occasion requires to travel with a big DAP (mine is the Ibasso 300 max)....at your nearest Prada store.
My thought was to carry big phone, maybe a few other things, hide it under my coat or jacket or reverse to minimize logo showing ..but then afterwards, I thought what a great, great DAP bag ..to carry around ...if I was in a plane, i would be able to carry right into the bathroom and it has dual utility. It is sturdy, leightweight enough....
Again, it is prada...probably material worth ...25 dollars..but it cost in the USD...1170 plus tax....it is selling very well it appears because my local store stocks and it sells out quickly.
Right now, it sits at home - but this is truly the best "designer" high end bag i think....for all we know one can carry this and another prada men bag...then, don't get mugged...I guess....
I do admit - obscene - but then again - we are all pursuing a hobby..here ..that is insane![]()
After some problems with my A&K SE200 (sold in 2021) I gave A&K another try with a little help of Black Friday Discount and purchased the SP3000, going TOTL now
I've owned the device since last week and oh boy, is this a nice luxury gadget. I bought the silver one and being cured now from the luxury watch virus I have a feeling of nicely manufactured stainless steel. While not 100% at Swiss watch level the volume knob alone is a wonderful thing of beauty, I can't stop looking at it, together with the perfectly integrated LED ring. The rest of the device is also great but also a huge fingerprint magnet and it is hefty.
I really like the included cover, it is top notch, high quality. But for me the color is a bit boring. I wish they made the thread in the back in white that would be much more interesting. Still a very nice cover and the color is also great.
I love the GUI and how A&K focuses purely on music. No Twitter installable, no email, that's what I need.
The SP3000 seems to be extremely powerful for IEMs, I have lots of headroom with my ODINs, looking forward to the Supermoons which are on their way to me. The UI is super smooth and fast responding, screen is sharp like retina from Apple.
I am very happy with it.
My main use-case is streaming music and some local files. But 99% streaming with Apple Music (main), Spotify (exploring, finding new music), Tidal (sometimes).
I am very delighted to see that the SP3000 can now analyze the music stream from those services and e.g. switches from red LED lighting while playing 16bit on Apple Music to green for 24bit on Apple at a higher res song. Nice! Same works for the downloaded Tidal app. Spotify is always red as they seem to stream only in 16bit, I guess.
Some little issues / questions regarding streaming:
- I discovered that the device crashes if you are doing anything in the streaming apps like Apple, Spotify and simultaneously charge the device. It will stop responding and reboot. As soon as I disconnect the USB-C cable, streaming works fine without issues.
Any help appreciated, maybe there is a solution?
- I love using Spotify for finding music and for their "Canvas" feature where they play short 8sec videos, fitting to the current song. I think they are delivered by the artist. Problem: Canvas doesn't work on my SP3000. I tried with the stock Spotify app through A&K services, as well es side loaded the latest version - no Canvas. Why?? The option doesn't even appear within the Spotify settings
(edit) One nitpick - WiFi reception is still underwhelming, also with this TOTL device. I had to switch from 5Ghz to 2.4Ghz band. With 5Ghz you literally need to be in line of sight with the access point. A little wall (no problem for all other devices) kills 5Ghz...
Yes, normal, it has a little movement. Probably because it is a volume knob + on/off switch.I experience a slack in the volume crown. Up and sideways of about 0,5mm is this normal?
If that’s the case with your unit, then there is something wrong!. I can use all those services, while charging, without issue.Some little issues / questions regarding streaming:
- I discovered that the device crashes if you are doing anything in the streaming apps like Apple, Spotify and simultaneously charge the device. It will stop responding and reboot. As soon as I disconnect the USB-C cable, streaming works fine without issues.