[William1955]

Thanks Jason that's answered my question. Good news on 2TB card currently on 76% of 1TB SP2K. Dealers quoting mid October in the UK.

 

[William1955]

Dude, it kind of is what it is at this point, does the reason matter? I assume it is important to you for streaming downloads? Do you have a reason to not use a sd card?

No streaming at 76% of 1TB SP2K

 

[JasonNYC]

Thanks Jason that's answered my question. Good news on 2TB card currently on 76% of 1TB SP2K. Dealers quoting mid October in the UK.

The 256GB internal memory was discussed on the initial announcement thread, but was not discussed here. I didn't realize that until today. I thought I had also mentioned it here.

 

[arftech]

Review of SP3K from Bloom Audio: https://bloomaudio.com/blogs/articl...s and the responsiveness of in app operations.

 

[Alexzander]

Review of SP3K from Bloom Audio: https://bloomaudio.com/blogs/articles/astell-kern-sp3000-review#:~:text=SP3000 is the fastest, most responsive DAP that,apps and the responsiveness of in app operations.

Sorry but I can’t stand reviews from them as they are overselling almost each and every product.

Why to compare to SP2KT while even good old SP2K is much better than it?
Where is the comparison with SP2K?

And while comparison with DX320 is kinda interesting from price point perspective it makes more sense to compare to N8ii with updated fw/revision.

 

[subguy812]

No streaming at 76% of 1TB SP2K

Got it...

 

[Deferenz]

Sorry but I can’t stand reviews from them as they are overselling almost each and every product.

Why to compare to SP2KT while even good old SP2K is much better than it?
Where is the comparison with SP2K?

And while comparison with DX320 is kinda interesting from price point perspective it makes more sense to compare to N8ii with updated fw/revision.

In the Bloomaudio review they said there was Snapdragon 665, but the specs from AK say Snapdragon 6125. I think I would go with AK, unless I’ve understood it wrong.

 

[musicmusic]

Looking forward to seeing some more thorough comparisons on the sound of SP3000 vs SP2000.

As a listener of mainly long symphonies and operas, the UI doesn’t really bother me as I’m rarely having to change the track. Also I store all my music in DSD formats on the player/SD card, so don’t need to use apps, online features etc. either.

So it’s really ONLY about the sound for me. So am very interested to hear whether people think it’s a big upgrade from the SP2k in this department, and if it’s a worthwhile investment.

 

[rlw6534]

In the Bloomaudio review they said there was Snapdragon 665, but the specs from AK say Snapdragon 6125. I think I would go with AK, unless I’ve understood it wrong.

I'm pretty sure 6125 is just the model number for the 665, so same thing.

 

[Deferenz]

I'm pretty sure 6125 is just the model number for the 665, so same thing.

Oh I see. I didn’t know that.

 

[arftech]

Looking forward to seeing some more thorough comparisons on the sound of SP3000 vs SP2000.

As a listener of mainly long symphonies and operas, the UI doesn’t really bother me as I’m rarely having to change the track. Also I store all my music in DSD formats on the player/SD card, so don’t need to use apps, online features etc. either.

So it’s really ONLY about the sound for me. So am very interested to hear whether people think it’s a big upgrade from the SP2k in this department, and if it’s a worthwhile investment.

Have you read the review from Twister6 because he goes into a little detail about the SP2K and SP3K. He’s one of best reviewers in our industry and I trust him. https://twister6.com/2022/09/12/astell-kern-ak-sp3000/3/

 

[arftech]

Anybody know how the back of the SP3K is designed? By that I mean what materials are used for the back?

 

[musicmusic]

Have you read the review from Twister6 because he goes into a little detail about the SP2K and SP3K. He’s one of best reviewers in our industry and I trust him. https://twister6.com/2022/09/12/astell-kern-ak-sp3000/3/

Thanks arftech.

Yeah I did read it. A detailed review and probably the most insightful I’ve seen so far. Though they seem to have only tested on pop music songs. Was hoping for impressions of classical/orchestral recordings also.

SP2000 does sound terrific, and although almost everything I’ve seen has said the SP3000 is a step up in sound, some say only marginally.. and I did see one or two comments from Asian users on Twitter claiming the SP2k sounded better.

Of course this is slightly subjective, like all things, but from what I’ve read so far on balance, I suspect I will find the new player superior… Still, looking forward to hearing more people’s thoughts and hopefully being able to A/B the two players myself at some point.

 

[subguy812]

Oh I see. I didn’t know that.

He is correct

 

[Luhar]

Anyone reading this who has an A18s and SP3k - would love to hear your impressions on pairing