The battery protection mode is intended for stationary operation when the AK is constantly connected to the power grid, so that the battery is not charged all the time and at the same time it is protected by not charging it completely.
thanks, now I understand the meaning of this setting
You will have many options, if you are just thinking on use the connection to transfer data using a dongle or an adapter will do the trick.
Thank you, npatrix.
For me the choice is simple. 3K sounds identical to 3KT in OP mode. I read some reviews by experts who found no difference in sound between the two. Maybe there is, but it is almost impossible to detect and is most likely subjective, since the listener knows the price difference. If we assume that there is a difference, and it is in favor of 3K, then it is so small, apparently, that if 3KT had nothing else except OP mode, even then it would not be worth $ 500 more (price difference). If in such a case (only OP mode for 3KT) they cost the same, then yes, 3K is preferable. But 3KT has several times more sound settings (tube - 3 modes, hybrid - 5 levels). Even if 3KT cost $ 500 more, I would not hesitate to give preference to it. This is my point of view.I appreciate that this is the T thread and I might receive biased opinions, but how do folk feel about the T versus the 3000?
If offered either would people take the T or non T? I’ve now listened to both machines and to be honest I’m not sure which I prefer. They are both great. The 3000 sounds cleaner with slightly more detail retrieval and deeper soundstage to my ears but the T often sounds more “fun” and immediate, plus the tube showing is completely cool!
Thanks!
I bought my player in Munich in a Hi-Fi store. I don't know how and why the 3K appeared on their website at a discount (3200 euros instead of 4200). I wrote to the main manager and offered 2600! for this model. But he said that for this money he could offer me the new 3KT model (it had just appeared at that time). Having quickly read several reviews of the 3KT, I immediately agreed. Even after I had already paid and was holding the player in my hands (brand new, sealed), I still couldn't believe that I could buy a brand new player for 1000 euros less (in Europe it costs 3600 euros). And I told the manager: "If you offered me the 3K for the same price, I would have taken this one anyway." He was a little surprised, but a week later this store started selling 3K for 300 euros cheaper than 3KT and this has been going on for 2 months now (they don't always have them on sale, but the price difference is always in favor of 3KT). Several stores are already selling 3K for 3500, while 3KT is consistently priced at 3600 euros. Considering that the 3K case (material) is more expensive and has 2 more top chips (although judging by the diagram this doesn't play any significant role), the price difference in favor of 3KT speaks of its advantages in the audio sphere, most likely.
For my ears, the AK 3000T opened up the room more in depth and width the more tubes were involved. The sound benefited for my ears especially when acoustic instruments were used. For other genres like indie, I mostly used the hybrid mode, but rarely the OP mode because I had the impression that the stage became noticeably smaller in both width and depth.
Interesting. I also have a ten-year-old daughter, who has also been regularly taking piano lessons for several years, which means she has a certain level of hearing. I probably also have to consult with her when analysing the quality of music playback. Or even involve my father in this, he was a music teacher all his life and played the clarinet in an orchestra until he was forty and was a conductor at the end of his career. There is no doubt that both my daughter and my father will like the sound of one player more than another, but this does not mean that it is better, but simply everyone has their own preferences. Perhaps this is why no one asks them to review this or that player or headphone, they are not able to capture exactly those properties or characteristics of the sound that affect its quality as a whole. This requires a certain (many years of) experience in listening to music in different modes and, of course, skills. Although, maybe I'm wrong. There will always be those who like the sound of 3KT more, and others who will think that 3K sound is better. As one reviewer said: you'd have to be an idiot to pay $3,500 for headphones or a player, because at a certain level the difference in sound is simply imperceptible (for most, with a few exceptions, although we would most likely consider ourselves one of them) and that level is well below $3,500. But we still pay.
