Astell & Kern Junior (AK Jr.) Impressions Thread
Jul 15, 2015 at 8:41 PM Post #706 of 3,321
Holy crap, that's a cool deal...
 
Jul 16, 2015 at 6:37 PM Post #713 of 3,321
I got the leather and love the feel. Sounds weird, even the smell is nice. I have the light brown. Top notch quality.
 
Jul 16, 2015 at 9:32 PM Post #715 of 3,321
I have been using the Senn Momentum IEMs and they were pretty good. Just got the Cypher Labs C6IEM and what a difference. Fantastic staging and separation.
 
Jul 16, 2015 at 11:14 PM Post #716 of 3,321
My hands were itching today, so I bought the black AK Junior with the blue leather case.  Should be here early next week, can't wait to try them out with the IE800, SE846 and Angie's!
 
Not expecting it to be better than my DX90 + VorzAmp Pure II combo, but it sure is a hell lot more portable.  Though probably an overkill, anyone with an AK Jr. happened to have paired it with a Pico Slim?
 
Jul 17, 2015 at 12:55 AM Post #717 of 3,321
  My hands were itching today, so I bought the black AK Junior with the blue leather case.  Should be here early next week, can't wait to try them out with the IE800, SE846 and Angie's!
 
Not expecting it to be better than my DX90 + VorzAmp Pure II combo, but it sure is a hell lot more portable.  Though probably an overkill, anyone with an AK Jr. happened to have paired it with a Pico Slim?

 
Definitely will be more portable.  I think I like the DX90 better.  It has way more power so to me it makes stuff sound more dynamic.  The AK Jr has this wonderful tone to it though that I think bests the DX90.
 
Jul 17, 2015 at 2:32 AM Post #719 of 3,321
  You got got it right except for the older AKs, 100mk2 (closer) and 120 (clear upgrade), are still better. I A/B'd. The original AK120 FW was a bit lean and bright. The last 5 have not been so.


My apologies for this question:
 
Are you saying the AK Jr is better than the AK 120?
 
I have the AK 120 and wondering if the JR is better.
 

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