[alwass89]

Any firsthand info on use hours per battery charge, eg two vs four dac, hi and low gain?
I should’ve wrote in-hand

Today during my 1 hour lunch break I listened to the SR35 on High Gain, Four DAC, Balanced Output, mixture of 16bit and 24bit in a playlist, just left the screen off and let my playlist play, the battery went down 8%. At that rate, you'd get about a total of 12.5hours of total playback on a full charge.

 

[F700]

Had my unit up for sale in the Classifieds, but withdrawn it as the sound of this little player has been growing on me. Add the ISN EST50 and the Penon Vocal cable into the equation and that’s all I ask to commute or business travel from a sound quality perspective. Natural, balanced and not fatiguing. The SR35’s purpose is fulfilled in my book.

The UI is not the snappiest, but it’s not a dealbreaker at all. It works just fine. We might not forget how solidly built the device is and that the battery life is outstanding.

Yes, there most likely will be a SR35 MK2 and later a SR45, etc… I don’t see why this should prevent anyone to get the SR35, if it suits one‘s needs.

 

[someyoungguy]

I am curious about your statement that overall tuning and timbre are quite consistent between the SR35 and HC3. Am I wrong if I read it as HC3 is also non-fatiguing, slightly warm with clear tone definition?
If it is true, then I am a bit surprised because HC3 uses ESS ES9219MQ DAC while SR35 has Cirrus Logic CS43198 DAC. ESS DACs are somehow known for slightly harsher higher frequencies (I can confirm this from SoundBlaster AE-5 Plus with ES9016K2M DAC). If HC3 proves the opposite, that ESS DACs could sound at least a bit warm with non-fatiguing sound signature, then it confirms a huge importance of DAC implementation, not just the DAC chip itself.

Yes I was quite surprised that their overall tonality has ended up so similar despite different form factors and DAC chips. As I said earlier the detail and soundstage aren't on the same level as the SR35, but I find the basic sound signature is much the same.

 

[morndewey]

Would an SR35 owner kindly post a picture of the screen when viewing albums list? Thanks

 

[someyoungguy]

Would an SR35 owner kindly post a picture of the screen when viewing albums list? Thanks

It starts out like this:

Then when you scroll down the top menu text disappears:

 

[morndewey]

It starts out like this:


Then when you scroll down the top menu text disappears:

Thanks. Is there an album list option? Like albums in single line horizontal list? Not sure how else to put it. I do recall album art thumbnails were not available for it.
Also, does this player have amp class AB/A functionality?
Cheers

 

[orifiel]

It starts out like this:


Then when you scroll down the top menu text disappears:

Very good selection of music do you have there…
do SR35 give them all the punch it needs?

 

[someyoungguy]

Very good selection of music do you have there…
do SR35 give them all the punch it needs?

Thanks brother Yes indeed, it sounds good!

 

[F700]

It’s getting better and better. A warmish single DD set, even if not very easy to drive, pairs marvelously with the AK SR35.

…and it plays Electronics with aplomb

 

[Cemil]

Does anyone know how to put in album art? They mention 'We also added an easy album art search function' but I couldn't find how to do it. The pink/purple square is not helpful really.
Thanks

 

[someyoungguy]

Thanks. Is there an album list option? Like albums in single line horizontal list? Not sure how else to put it. I do recall album art thumbnails were not available for it.
Also, does this player have amp class AB/A functionality?
Cheers

You can switch the album list to be like this:

For the amp there’s two gain levels but I presume they’re both AB. I think the new SE300 and PA10 are the only A&K products with class A?

 

[123peter]

Astell & Kern has brought the matter back to life with class-A amplifiers in portable devices.
There have already been such attempts by several class-A companies, the most famous being the Cayin C9.
It's a bull's-eye and allows you to use class-A in new equipment as well as gives you the ability to connect to your current one.
Whether to buy class-A I am convinced, I hesitate only if:
Astell & Kern SR 35 aprox - 800$
Astell & Kern SE 300 aprox -1900$
Astell & Kern PA10 aprox - 550$

Combo AKSR35 + PA10 -1350$ - seems attractive to try class-A

 

[rocketron]

Astell & Kern has brought the matter back to life with class-A amplifiers in portable devices.
There have already been such attempts by several class-A companies, the most famous being the Cayin C9.
It's a bull's-eye and allows you to use class-A in new equipment as well as gives you the ability to connect to your current one.
Whether to buy class-A I am convinced, I hesitate only if:
Astell & Kern SR 35 aprox - 800$
Astell & Kern SE 300 aprox -1900$
Astell & Kern PA10 aprox - 550$

Combo AKSR35 + PA10 -1350$ - seems attractive to try class-A

You could buy the PA10 first and use it with any of the dongles on the market from your phone,iPad or computer.
This way you could have a few different sound signature feeding the amp and still be Less than the SR35.

I use various dongles and a Chord Mojo 2 feeding a Vorzuge Pure ii+ portable amp as it gives me the opportunity to change the sound rather than be stuck with one dap.

Saying that I would still like to try the SR35 one day.

 

[morndewey]

You can switch the album list to be like this:


For the amp there’s two gain levels but I presume they’re both AB. I think the new SE300 and PA10 are the only A&K products with class A?

Its nice album art is visible now in the non-grid or list format. Long time coming. Thanks!

 

[Lambeek]

Apple Music Classical is now available on Android devices. Are there any plans to include it in Open APP service for SR35?
@JasonNYC