[onlychild]

. I asked - they laughed.

Was it an evil laugh?

 

[sonickarma]

Official info
 
http://www.iriver.jp/products/product_112.php
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

Native playback of PCM 32bit / 384kHz, DSD128 (5.6MHz / 1bit)

Asahi Kasei Electronics "AKM AK4490" of state-of-the-art DAC, is equipped with dual DAC configuration

The ultra-low jitter 0.2Ps. VCXO Clock (voltage-controlled crystal oscillator) equipped

The Parametric EQ (20Band EQ / 0.1dB) featured to enable a more sophisticated tone control

2.5mm / 4-pole balanced output equipped

The scheduled launch of the various private options. High scalability beyond the frame of the portable player

DLNA enhancements:

 
 

Name of product​	Astell & Kern AK380​
Body color​	Meteor Rick titanium​
Recording medium​	Built-in capacity​	256GB (NAND flash) * including system area​
Expansion slot​	microSD card slot × 1 slot (up to 128GB)​
Audio​	File format​	WAV, FLAC, MP3, WMA, OGG, APE, AAC, ALAC, AIFF, DFF, DSF​
Sampling rate​	8kHz, 16kHz, 32kHz, 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz, 96kHz, 176.4kHz, 192kHz, 352.8kHz, 384kHz (all native playback)​
DSD native: DSD64 (1bit 2.8MHz), stereo / DSD128 (1bit 5.6MHz), stereo​
Quantization bit rate​	8bit, 16bit, 24bit, 32bit (all native playback)​
Bit rate​	FLAC: 0 ~ 8, APE: Fast ~ High, MP3 / WMA: up to 320Kbps, OGG: Up to Q10, AAC: up to 320Kbps​
D / A converter​	AKM (Asahi Kasei), Inc. AK4490 × 2 (Dual DAC)​
Input terminal​	USB microB terminal (charging and data transfer)​
Output terminal​	Earphone (unbalanced) output / optical digital output (3.5mm), the balance output (2.5mm / 4-pole)​
Output Level​	Unbalance 2.1Vrms, balance 2.3Vrms (no load)​
Output impedance​	Unbalanced output (3.5mm) 2Ω / balanced output (2.5mm) 1Ω​
Frequency characteristic​	± 0.053dB (20Hz ~ 20kHz imbalance and balance), ± 0.56dB (10Hz ~ 70kHz imbalance), ± 0.55dB (10Hz ~ 70kHz balance)​
S / N ratio​	116dB (unbalanced) / 117dB (balance) (1kHz)​
Stereo crosstalk​	130dB (unbalanced) / 135dB (balance) (1kHz)​
THD + N​	0.0008% (unbalanced) / 0.0007% (balance) (1kHz)​
IMD​	0.0007% 800Hz 10kHz (4: 1) imbalance / 0.0006% 800Hz 10kHz (4: 1) balance​
Clock jitter​	30ps (typ)​
Wi-Fi​	Standard​	IEEE 802.11 b / g / n (2.4GHz)​
Bluetooth​	Version​	4.0​
Profiles​	A2DP, AVRCP​
Corresponding OS * 7​	Windows® 8 / 8.1 (32bit / 64bit), 7 (32bit / 64bit), XP, Mac Os X 10.7 or more​
Power supply​	Battery​	Built-in lithium polymer battery (3,400mAh / 3.7V)​
USB​	Shape​	microUSB (5pin)​
Connection system​	MTP (media device) system​
Screen​	Display​	4-inch capacitive touch screen​
Resolution​	WVGA (480 × 800 dots)​
Size (W × H × D)​	About 79.8 × about 112.4 × about 17.5 (mm)​
Weight	About 218g
JAN	4549325015680
Model number	AK380-256GB-MT

 
 




 
 

 
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Astell & Kern AK380

Evolution of the professional model. 
THE EVOLUTION OF A MASTERPIECE

AK380 is a concept Astell & Kern, and addition to faithfully reproduce the sound of the Bit-to-Bit studio master quality, also aims to meet the needs of the professional use environment, and brushing up further quality, It will be played the addition of A New function series top model. 
Portable audio players to meet the professional needs. It is AK380.

 

[ATSCODE]

Since you were there & you managed to ask that qns, you should share your initial impressions of the AK380 over here.

 

[bflat]

. I asked - they laughed.

Was it a type of fun type of laugh that indicates "you are just being silly" or
Was it a maniacal laugh that indicates "muhahaha I will get another $1000 from you"?

 

[Sound Eq]

so whats the price for this ak380
 
and with the amp how much will it cost

 

[wm-phile]

Was it an evil laugh?

A cautious laugh, I'd say. I thought it sounded very, very good through the balanced AK T5p...with or without SS. These guys are serious - one of the best stands on the show. Loved the Jnr through AK Ed 5s as well. Sony? How the mighty have fallen.

 

[warrior1975]

Zx2 sounds very good, it is comparable to my AK240.

 

[ATSCODE]

Very, very good?

Could you elaborate a little bit more on that?

 

[high-fidelity]

AK380 will be : 3500 USD (sure)
 
External amp : 700 USD (probably)

 

[wm-phile]

Since you were there & you managed to ask that qns, you should share your initial impressions of the AK380 over here.

I wouldn't dare attempt to draw any meaningful conclusions - too noisy and unfamiliar pgm material. Aesthetically it develops the AK240 form very successfully - a little larger, bigger screen, 3400mAh over the 240's 3250. Crucially, to my eye at least, the whole appearance is more balanced and less lopsided than the 240. The plug in amp is awesome design - adios Hugo, rubber bands and awkward cabling. Different DACs; AKM4490 instead of Cirrus 4398.

 

[warrior1975]

Very, very good?


Could you elaborate a little bit more on that?

I've only had it 3 days, so not done burning it in. Straight out of the box, it sounded very good. Nice separation, a bit more bass than the 240. Feels great in my hand, amazing battery life. Amp section not quite as strong as the 240, but acceptable. Great detail retrieval.

 

[wm-phile]

I

Zx2 sounds very good, it is comparable to my AK240.

I know, I have a ZX2 and love it.

 

[warrior1975]

I
I know, I have a ZX2 and love it.

I guess I misunderstood your post, it seemed like you weren't enjoying the zx2, as in Sony were the mighty that were falling.

 

[Zaroff]

I've only had it 3 days, so not done burning it in. Straight out of the box, it sounded very good. Nice separation, a bit more bass than the 240. Feels great in my hand, amazing battery life. Amp section not quite as strong as the 240, but acceptable. Great detail retrieval.

 
On par with Lotoo PAW Gold for example? It averages 11-12 hours at least, from what I could read.

 

[wm-phile]

I guess I misunderstood your post, it seemed like you weren't enjoying the zx2, as in Sony were the mighty that were falling.

fallen in the sense that Sony were nowhere to be seen, sadly given the amount of effort they've put into hi-res and 2ch audio lately.