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Heya Dai, no hissing. Were you the guy who commented on Reddit about his Ak70 Fate hissing on Andro?
Heya Dai, no hissing. Were you the guy who commented on Reddit about his Ak70 Fate hissing on Andro?
Yes there are 3 exclusive voice recordings of VA's of Sakura, Rin and Saber, but they are like 30 seconds long so they are nothing special.
The classical musics are included in every device, the volume knob is also slightly wobbly on mine but it seems to be the same with most demo units I've seen, I don't have any hissing though I don't thinkI have yet to test them with my HD800's because I lost my 1/4" to 3.5mm adapter
However, mine came with a weird looking scrape on the left side... Had some classical music on it too that wasnt mine on the internal memory. Good songs but I feel like this wasnt a brand new unit?? The backplate (very awesome artwork) was "loose" and had a lot of play hear the volume knob (+/- 1 or 2 mm that I can push in with minimal force). The volume knob was pretty wobbly too, also +/- 1 or 2 mm play. Despite the full metal body, these 2 points make it feel a bit flimsy and quite cheap.
Very hissy with my Andromedas in both balanced and less so in 3.5mm mode. Very audible in both, I would have to turn the volume above moderate for it to be "unnoticeable". No matter what, in quieter songs or silent parts of songs the hiss will rear its ugly head.
Considering I spent 1200$CAD (~1000USD) for these bad boys, I was pretty let down.
On the bright side, the Fate/Stay Night : Heaven's Feel Limited Edition looks ****ing gorgeous. If anyone has the regular AK70 II who also has a pair of Andromedas report back with hissiness or anything I've mentioned that would be super appreciated.
I want to find out if maybe if I received a defective unit or just got insanely unlucky...
Thanks in advance.
The classical musics are included in every device, the volume knob is also slightly wobbly on mine but it seems to be the same with most demo units I've seen, I don't have any hissing though I don't think
Damn I wish I had my ZS6 with me right now coz those things are super sensitive to hissing and would be great for testing the ak70, with ASG 2.5 I don't hear anything at low or 0 volume, however I couldn't hear any hissing with my ASG 2.5 on my fiio X5 in USB DAC mode either until I tried it with ZS6, which all of a sudden made me realize how bad the hissing was on the x5, maybe the zs6 with the extremely sensitive highs is part of the reason but would definitely let you know again when I get them back from my friend. Also try to contact A&K, I sent them some questions previously and they replied in a day or two.Thanks for the response. Have you tried volume at 0 and play a song? thats the easiest way to test for hissing that ive found. Another user has expressed his is not hissy at all, so im inclined to believe that my unit is not how it should be.
Sorry, jumping in late here. Is there hiss with any other headphones/IEMs or just the Andromeda?I have yet to test them with my HD800's because I lost my 1/4" to 3.5mm adapter
However, mine came with a weird looking scrape on the left side... Had some classical music on it too that wasnt mine on the internal memory. Good songs but I feel like this wasnt a brand new unit?? The backplate (very awesome artwork) was "loose" and had a lot of play hear the volume knob (+/- 1 or 2 mm that I can push in with minimal force). The volume knob was pretty wobbly too, also +/- 1 or 2 mm play. Despite the full metal body, these 2 points make it feel a bit flimsy and quite cheap.
Very hissy with my Andromedas in both balanced and less so in 3.5mm mode. Very audible in both, I would have to turn the volume above moderate for it to be "unnoticeable". No matter what, in quieter songs or silent parts of songs the hiss will rear its ugly head.
Considering I spent 1200$CAD (~1000USD) for these bad boys, I was pretty let down.
On the bright side, the Fate/Stay Night : Heaven's Feel Limited Edition looks ****ing gorgeous. If anyone has the regular AK70 II who also has a pair of Andromedas report back with hissiness or anything I've mentioned that would be super appreciated.
I want to find out if maybe if I received a defective unit or just got insanely unlucky...
Thanks in advance.
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Sorry, jumping in late here. Is there hiss with any other headphones/IEMs or just the Andromeda?
As per our warranty terms that are included in the package, we cannot honor the warranty for any products that are not purchased from authorized Astell&Kern resellers (which includes ebay) since we cannot guarantee the authenticity of the product. We've seen examples in the past of people purchasing from unauthorized resellers and having issues. Upon review by us, we've seen knock-offs, fakes, poorly refurbished items sold as new, cannibalized units pieced together and sold as new, etc.I will have to borrow my brothers IEMs as the andromedas are the only ones I won at the moment. I found the adapter yesterday night but didnt use them with my HD800's because the AK70 was charging. I will report back with my findings.
My educated guess is the hiss will persist only on sensitive IEMs and will not be audible from my HD800's but I will test it out after work.
I bought them imported from Japan on Ebay if that matters for you guys. All original packaging is included with warranty and everything.
Thanks so much for the response!
Best,
Ed
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As per our warranty terms that are included in the package, we cannot honor the warranty for any products that are not purchased from authorized Astell&Kern resellers (which includes ebay) since we cannot guarantee the authenticity of the product. We've seen examples in the past of people purchasing from unauthorized resellers and having issues. Upon review by us, we've seen knock-offs, fakes, poorly refurbished items sold as new, cannibalized units pieced together and sold as new, etc.
Happy to help in any way that I can. If you want to PM me the serial # (on bottom of unit) and the seller on ebay, I can have our HQ team check our global database.
Me. You can search my impression/post here and on 1A thread. What specifically would you like to know?To AK70 mkii owners -
Does anyone also have the Sony WM1A? Debating between the two devices, would appreciate any first hand practical use comparisons.
Thanks in advance.