Astell&Kern A&ultima SP3000
Oct 17, 2022 at 7:32 AM Post #466 of 4,129
4300 Euro Flagship Player....and you can NOT even listen to your music with Bathys via Usb Audio Out
(Because the volume cannot be changed .....not on the Bathys Ear Cup...and not on the SP3000 via Usb Output 👎)

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NOMAX

PS.Strangely it works with the 1800 euro Fiio M17 😉
(On the Fiio you can control the volume on the Bathys or via the player 👍 )

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With the A&K neither goes🤣
We can only pray that Korea finally wakes up and improves that with firmware update
I don't know how you see it my friends...but we are in 2022
Am I too strict?
Of course your question merits an answer from AK. However am I missing something, why pay 4,000 plus Euros and then not use the very thing most of the expense goes on? Surely then it makes sense to stick with the Fiio anyway.
 
Oct 17, 2022 at 8:40 AM Post #468 of 4,129
Of course your question merits an answer from AK. However am I missing something, why pay 4,000 plus Euros and then not use the very thing most of the expense goes on? Surely then it makes sense to stick with the Fiio anyway.

I use them as already mentioned with the Nutopia/Utopia

NOMAX

PS.Guess how long the battery life is in the 4.4mm Balanced connection when you drive the Nutopia with 95 db?
(Always fun to see when certain things don't come up..remember back fondly..who was it that brought up the start time?)😉
 
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Oct 17, 2022 at 1:52 PM Post #473 of 4,129
Oct 17, 2022 at 3:07 PM Post #474 of 4,129
I have my shipping notification here in Canada. Let‘s go Canada Post!
 
Oct 17, 2022 at 11:08 PM Post #475 of 4,129
Sharing two wonderful videos on both versions of SP3000. Managed to get in 4K 60fps. Stunning players.
I believe both videos are not post-processed so they do reflect accurate colors and looks. Enjoy!
- Silver
- Black

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Oct 17, 2022 at 11:50 PM Post #476 of 4,129
4300 Euro Flagship Player....and you can NOT even listen to your music with Bathys via Usb Audio Out
(Because the volume cannot be changed .....not on the Bathys Ear Cup...and not on the SP3000 via Usb Output 👎)

25E2699D-CB81-486B-B427-A7BE4AC1171E.jpeg

NOMAX

PS.Strangely it works with the 1800 euro Fiio M17 😉
(On the Fiio you can control the volume on the Bathys or via the player 👍 )

FD53FAFB-73BE-4841-8BB1-8B90160670C3.jpeg


With the A&K neither goes🤣
We can only pray that Korea finally wakes up and improves that with firmware update
I don't know how you see it my friends...but we are in 2022
Am I too strict?
You are definetly in a wrong chat.. You should definetly NOT get sp3k - because you need M17 with Apple iPods connected to it via Bluetooth 🤣😂 By the way, my friend (owner of the M17) almost cried when he tried sp2k with IE900.. It was my "2 cents" regarding M17.. Never mind ))
 
Oct 18, 2022 at 12:11 AM Post #477 of 4,129

Sharing two wonderful videos on both versions of SP3000. Managed to get in 4K 60fps. Stunning players.
I believe both videos are not post-processed so they do reflect accurate colors and looks. Enjoy!
- Silver
- Black

Screen Shot 2022-10-17 at 8.07.13 PM.png
Screen Shot 2022-10-17 at 8.07.39 PM.png
Hi! Could you confirm if both colors sound the same? I read somewhere that said the black one sounded warmer whereas the silver one sounded colder. Wanted to know if this was true. Thank you!
 
Oct 18, 2022 at 2:32 AM Post #480 of 4,129
Sharing two wonderful videos on both versions of SP3000. Managed to get in 4K 60fps. Stunning players.
I believe both videos are not post-processed so they do reflect accurate colors and looks. Enjoy!
- Silver
- Black

Screen Shot 2022-10-17 at 8.07.13 PM.png
Screen Shot 2022-10-17 at 8.07.39 PM.png
Both look nice. Glad I went for the one that was first available in my region, however.

Considering that it will likely never leave its case, silver vs black didn't seem all that crucial. Couldn't help but notice that the guy in the video had some difficulty rotating the DAP using one hand only. The thing is super wide..
 

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