[bettyn]

There goes another $1100. Yikes!

 

[waterking]

Hope it does not sound like the Kann Cube...

Playing from the Cube's XLR thru an SPL Elector and then to the SPL Phonitor xe sounds very, very good....

 

[musicinmymind]

What would be mW for 12 Vrms,

example Sony WM1Z outputs 250mW + 250mW in balanced output and I am not able to compare WM1Z output with new Kann.

 

[dsrk]

What would be mW for 12 Vrms,

example Sony WM1Z outputs 250mW + 250mW in balanced output and I am not able to compare WM1Z output with new Kann.

It's very difficult to calculate the exact power output as AK advertises at no load.
The typical calculation for 12Vrms would be 4.5 watts at 32 Ohms.

 

[gLer]

What would be mW for 12 Vrms,

example Sony WM1Z outputs 250mW + 250mW in balanced output and I am not able to compare WM1Z output with new Kann.

If I'm not mistaken (and using the online calculator correctly), 6.3VRMS is equivalent to 794mW, so 12VRMS is probably double that. Then again Sony players have always been "underpowered" compared to the market average, but more than powerful enough for most IEMs.

Edit: I'd go with what @dsrk says above.

 

[Onik]

another useless player from A&K, I was hoping that they will release the Update Fix for Original KANN and they are still not giving damn about it, zero respect for this company!

 

[Whitigir]

another useless player from A&K, I was hoping that they will release the Update Fix for Original KANN and they are still not giving damn about it, zero respect for this company!

Fix what ? And why fix anything when you can upgrade ?

 

[DAPpower]

Perhaps it is Astell&Kern's vision to always have a new generation of players very 2-3 years, nothing wrong with that to be honest.

 

[Deferenz]

another useless player from A&K, I was hoping that they will release the Update Fix for Original KANN and they are still not giving damn about it, zero respect for this company!

You seem to have the Alpha. Why did you find it useless?

 

[Onik]

Fix what ? And why fix anything when you can upgrade ?

Check A&K KANN page: https://www.head-fi.org/threads/ast...storage-battery.843376/page-165#post-15763964

 

[Onik]

You seem to have the Alpha. Why did you find it useless?

Even if I had one I would call it useless because I don't need it, if I need more power I would use my Headphone amps, the KANN doing an excellent job for iems and also has sufficient power to drive high end Headphones for portable use.

I won't hate this company if it wasn't for their last update which bricked the KANN and made me and most of the kann users unhappy, even after many complaints they are still not releasing a fix.

 

[Zachik]

If only it had tube mode(s), like Cayin's N8 and N3Pro.......

 

[Deferenz]

It doesn’t look like Musicteck sell A&K daps. That’s a pity

 

[starouterspace]

Even if I had one I would call it useless because I don't need it, if I need more power I would use my Headphone amps, the KANN doing an excellent job for iems and also has sufficient power to drive high end Headphones for portable use.

I won't hate this company if it wasn't for their last update which bricked the KANN and made me and most of the kann users unhappy, even after many complaints they are still not releasing a fix.

Yes, my sr15 is spending a lot of time scanning files every time I turn it on, since the last firmware update. My sp1000m had the same problem, but it was fixed by another firmware. No fix for sr15 yet.

It's pretty clear AK would like to ruin their cheaper/older models to force an upgrade.

 

[mungster]

Yes, my sr15 is spending a lot of time scanning files every time I turn it on, since the last firmware update. My sp1000m had the same problem, but it was fixed by another firmware. No fix for sr15 yet.

It's pretty clear AK would like to ruin their cheaper/older models to force an upgrade.

Yeah they have a fix for your sr15! It's called the sr25! Lol