jjazzy
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Hope to see reviews soon
, curious how it compares to the current sp3000
, curious how it compares to the current sp3000Astell&Kern A&ultima SP3000M - Coming Soon
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Makiro
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I'm intrigued. Sacrificed display and housing material for smaller size and reduced price. Very interesting product.
vikinguy
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It doesn't sound anything like the SE300. It does, on the other hand, sound exactly like the SP3000.
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to what?
We are shipping additional NOVUS units to dealers as we receive stock from EE. Best to check directly with dealers to see if they currently have stock.
Portable DAP should be indeed portable not transferrable like what most vendors are doing nowdays. Just because of right size I just ordered one. 
I am not super thrilled but if this is at the same level of sound quality (SP3000) I would be happy about it. No more heavy fat DAP please..
I am extremely happy with the sound characteristics of Ti99 but some times I want to work with more modern UI, not like UI from 90's.
I am not super thrilled but if this is at the same level of sound quality (SP3000) I would be happy about it. No more heavy fat DAP please..
I am extremely happy with the sound characteristics of Ti99 but some times I want to work with more modern UI, not like UI from 90's.
el-jorge
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The SE300, the sound profile is different, so the SP3000M would next to an upgrade also be a sidegrade.
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Yeah, if you think the se300 sounds as good as the sp3000.
Portability indeed fulfills one of the most important criteria for a DAP.Portable DAP should be indeed portable not transferrable like what most vendors are doing nowdays. Just because of right size I just ordered one.
I am not super thrilled but if this is at the same level of sound quality (SP3000) I would be happy about it. No more heavy fat DAP please..
I am extremely happy with the sound characteristics of Ti99 but some times I want to work with more modern UI, not like UI from 90's.
A&K still need to improve a lot on the Software front imo. They are far behind the competition.
If they at least provided a full Android OS like the Activo P1 I would have been interested too, but not with the crappy Open App service and 90% of the DAP features which only work with the stock player and does not apply to streaming apps.
Are you aware that Activo is A&K's "cheap/entry level" brand?
BTW, Moon Audio shipped my SP3000M today and I'll have it on Friday.
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jjazzy
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Agree software wise they are behind, very behind… soundwise they are way beyond competition of other daps. Heared many flagships of other brands, none of them except a few are on the same level. Certainly not ibasso or shanling.
Why else would I mention it in this thread out of all the million DAPs out there ?
Soundwise I would say it's subjective. For eg. I'm not a fan of the Dx320 (I own one) but I love the Kann Ultra.
Imho iBasso products have a very flat tuning, not everyone's cup of tea, definitely not mine and I hate EQing.
Sorry, I just thought you were one of those randos that likes to bomb unrelated threads.
And, fyi, the OS on the Activo is not a full-blown version of Android; it is a customized UI https://www.headfonia.com/activo-p1-review/2/
