Astell & Kern AK10 portable DAC and amp
Jan 1, 2014 at 1:27 AM Post #228 of 359
I don't use my Android cable and perhaps could swop with someone's Lightning cable.
 
Jan 11, 2014 at 3:04 PM Post #232 of 359
   
I dont think the amp section in this is particularly powerful either, TBH.    Quite frankly, I think this falls in a nether area, quality wise and it would be better to spend more and get a CLAS or other $500 MFi device with a *proper* amp.
 

 
Did you - or anyone else - in here compare the AK10 with the new or old CLAS?
 
Jan 11, 2014 at 3:08 PM Post #233 of 359
Rasmus - I havent A/Bed it, unfortunately.   My CLAS -R/Conti V3 stack is for a totally different use case, so i dont really see the point of bothering with a comparison.
 
Quick q for other AK10 owners - can you remind me what cables/chargers came with it?   I can only find the Lighting cable and a USB cable, but the USB cable's other end is too thick to fit into the AK10 - which makes me wonder how I had charged it a couple of weeks ago.
 
[Nevermind.  I was using the cable from a camera - I found the correct cable]
 
Jan 12, 2014 at 9:52 AM Post #236 of 359
  Could you give more details please ?
Thanks 

Well, UHA-6S.MKII has more power, less hiss, more detail, better clarity, and more resolution. AK10 is great for a small portable thing, but isn't purely $300 worthy. I paid $200, so I think I had a great deal, but if you don't mind the portability, there are lot more options besides AK10.
 
Jan 12, 2014 at 9:59 AM Post #237 of 359
Alright. I got my AK10 Micro USB cable. Now that I'm comparing AK10 and AK100, I can say few things.
AK100 has much more power and overall impact. Much more layered.
AK10 has fair sq for $200(i paid $200).
 
Hmm. I still like my AK100 more. This evaluation was done using: GS3+AK10+MDR7550 and AK100+MDR7550. I feel like part of this could be due to my phone's lousy usb audio out. I would like to do more evaluation with iPhone, but that is for later.
 
Jan 16, 2014 at 1:38 PM Post #239 of 359
  For US buyers!
http://north-america.beyerdynamic.com/shop/hah/headphones-and-headsets/at-home/h
 
WTH is this? iRiver gave me this link...

the link is bad takes you to a 404 error page
 
is this what you wanted to communicate?
 
http://north-america.beyerdynamic.com/shop/hah/headphones-and-headsets/at-home/headphones-amps.html
 

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