[Southak]

Anyone have any feedback on whether you can make wired connection from an iPhone to the ak70mk2 and make use of the DAC?

 

[R7photo]

Im interested as well
Got mk702 and original kann
How do we play tidal on players now since no tidal support ??
Anyway to still use players ,,,, phone to ak pkayers?????

 

[iank2021]

Hi Everyone,

New user here, sorry to bump an old thread (I'm not allowed to create!), but I wonder if anyone can shed some light on the Tidal issue?

I understand Tidal won't work on the MK70 any more (and other services won't either), but you can use AK Connect to connect Tidal from your phone.

Does this solution work well? Can the hotspot on the phone be used as the carrier between the player and the Connect App whilst the phone itself streams from Tidal? Sounds like a lot going on there.

If this doesn't work are there any other streaming sources for these players?

Always wanted to be in the club but don't have much dinero.

Thanks

Ian

 

[THGM]

Welcome to Head-Fi I would use the traditional greeting, "sorry about your wallet" but you seem to have pre-empted that already! The 'club' is not exclusive, however, welcoming headphone users of every age and of every means. I hope you enjoy your time on the forums and your headphone journey.

I didn't know Tidal no longer works on the AK70; I moved from Tidal to Qobuz a while ago, so only use my AK70 MkII with music files on a SD card. Having now looked on their website, this seems to be a Tidal issue, not wanting to work with older Android builds. It appears as though an update to AK Connect, enabling a workaround by using a smartphone or tablet, is pending: https://us.astellnkern.com/blogs/ne...ith-embedded-tidal-app-on-astell-kern-players

Just a thought, have you checked to see if AK Connect on your AK 70 recognises Tidal on your smartphone? Alternatively, you might think about getting an Audioquest Dragonfly to work with your smartphone, which would also open up other music streaming services.

Otherwise, try contacting AK support: https://us.astellnkern.com/apps/help-center There is a contact button at the bottom of the page.

 

[iank2021]

Thanks for this, it was very helpful.

I did have the red dragonfly which I loved until it vanished, it led me on a long hunt for ever better quality, but I tend to buy as cheaply as I can, and i noticed recently eBay became flooded with ‘unexpectedly cheap’ players which all seem to be from the android no longer supported set. Bit naughty really but I suppose that’s tech.

 

[THGM]

Thanks for this, it was very helpful.

I did have the red dragonfly which I loved until it vanished, it led me on a long hunt for ever better quality, but I tend to buy as cheaply as I can, and i noticed recently eBay became flooded with ‘unexpectedly cheap’ players which all seem to be from the android no longer supported set. Bit naughty really but I suppose that’s tech.

Pleased I could help, only sorry to hear about your Dragonfly. Agree, tech is always becoming obsolete, either by accident or, more commonly these days, by design. I have upgraded my headphone system over the years through the combined purchase of new, used and ex-demo gear and will continue to do so but am always wary of the 'too good to be true' offers!

 

[Southak]

Just an update I connected my iPhone to my AK70mk2 via a micro usb to usb a adapter and a regular usb to lightning cable and I wasn’t able to get it to function as dac/amp for Spotify, YouTube etc.

 

[Avatar86]

1. I have an Astell & Kern AK70 MkII. Is it a pure Digital Volume Control on this DAP?

2. Are there other DAPs that have Analog Volume control? (Analog amp).