Astell&Kern KANN CUBE
Apr 25, 2019 at 8:33 PM Thread Starter Post #1 of 2,200
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Introducing KANN CUBE - The latest player in the KANN Performance Line from Astell&Kern.

KANN CUBE makes its debut at the 2019 Tokyo Fujiya Avic Spring Headphone Festival and features dual ESS Sabre ES9038PRO DACs, 128GB internal memory and a microSD card slot for additional storage. KANN CUBE supports up to 32-bit/384 kHz PCM and DSD256 playback natively and features a 5-inch high definition screen. Power output on KANN CUBE is almost double of the original KANN player, giving users the ability to drive any headphone on the market. KANN CUBE features support for MQA and OpenApp Service, allowing the most popular music streaming services to be installed. More information is available here - https://us.astellnkern.com/blogs/ne...n-kann-high-resolution-audio-player-kann-cube
 
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Apr 25, 2019 at 10:22 PM Post #5 of 2,200
5-pin mini XLR analogue out? Seriously? Is this how much you hate the brilliant idea of a 4.4mm jack?

Make it a 3-pin AES out like on the xDuoo x-10t would have been a way better idea.
 
Apr 25, 2019 at 11:18 PM Post #7 of 2,200
Modified project to 4.4 upcoming lol
 
Apr 25, 2019 at 11:59 PM Post #8 of 2,200
The first kann was soso sounding. Also 2.5 balance is a no go on the go.
 
Apr 26, 2019 at 12:41 AM Post #10 of 2,200
Agreed, it's just not as durable as 4.4 balanced. If A&K produced a DAP with 4.4, I would be first in line to demo it honestly. If only the SE100 had 4.4, it would have been awesome IMHO...
It was just yesterday I went out with a headphone with my last 2.5 connection onto a 2.5 dap. 1.5 hr journey I lost sound from this connector four times. When yo an audio shop and had them remove the 2.5 connector and put a 4.4 connector and no issues on the return journey.
 
Apr 26, 2019 at 12:49 AM Post #11 of 2,200
It was just yesterday I went out with a headphone with my last 2.5 connection onto a 2.5 dap. 1.5 hr journey I lost sound from this connector four times. When yo an audio shop and had them remove the 2.5 connector and put a 4.4 connector and no issues on the return journey.

Oh man, that is bad. I would have been really annoyed if I were you. Good one on the 4.4 connector! It should be the basic standard on almost all DAPs by now...
 
Apr 26, 2019 at 1:27 AM Post #12 of 2,200
Great info, looks very qute this dap, but want 1 terra internal memory and 24 hours runtime. For the 2.5 connector, I never had any problem on all my daps with this connection... never loose any connection... for me it's not a problem!
 
Apr 26, 2019 at 1:42 AM Post #13 of 2,200
Great info, looks very qute this dap, but want 1 terra internal memory and 24 hours runtime. For the 2.5 connector, I never had any problem on all my daps with this connection... never loose any connection... for me it's not a problem!
With your 2.5 connectors jave you say walked through a city for 1 hr then got in a train bus and taxi or you just sitting in a room ?
 
Apr 26, 2019 at 5:47 AM Post #14 of 2,200
With your 2.5 connectors jave you say walked through a city for 1 hr then got in a train bus and taxi or you just sitting in a room ?
i use 2.5 for over 4 years now... never had a problem with it. ( also @work , industrial mechanic )
 
Apr 26, 2019 at 6:37 AM Post #15 of 2,200
my question is where I can find 5pin mini xlr plug for making a adapter 4.4 to 5 pin xlr?
 

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