Astell&Kern new flagship A&Ultima SP2000
Feb 12, 2021 at 12:39 AM Post #4,053 of 5,840
And here it is ! The beauty in his own disguise, the magnificent impressionnant Sp 2000 Cu Tiger Ears property :ksc75smile::smile_cat:



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Feb 12, 2021 at 8:06 AM Post #4,054 of 5,840
And here it is ! The beauty in his own disguise, the magnificent impressionnant Sp 2000 Cu Tiger Ears property :ksc75smile::smile_cat:



Not sure why, but I am excited for you to hear it...but they are well designed and beautiful
 
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Feb 12, 2021 at 9:35 AM Post #4,055 of 5,840
So far I cant give an opinion as it has no burn in and I only have 3.5mm cable lol so my impressions are only on Se...

I can say this as a start and sound out of the box is very musical, good bass more then m8 and it has good slightly thick sound and yes more then m8.

To my ears sp2k cu is very close to a la 1z sound but more closer to a balanced audiophile tuning.

I cant really say more as I only listen for 1 hour out of the box 😅

Few key features that I would use to describe the sound,

Natural warm sound

Super detailed good bass with a very good bump

Musical, I felt it was sucking me into the music

Very very black back ground and no hiss

Treble is not bright or pearcing so far and very enjoyable.
The sp2k sound is very smooth pleasant and with good quick fluidity in notes.

So far what I hear is a very very positive one for me. Cant wait to have my new dhc full copper for the sp2k with the 2.5mm jack
 
Feb 12, 2021 at 9:40 AM Post #4,056 of 5,840
On my friend said that he read on the forums somewhere that people stated the 2.5 balanced is much more enhanced as sound vs the Se.

Is the difference that much dramatic?
 
Feb 12, 2021 at 9:45 AM Post #4,057 of 5,840
On my friend said that he read on the forums somewhere that people stated the 2.5 balanced is much more enhanced as sound vs the Se.

Is the difference that much dramatic?
Aside from the fact that it has 2X the power on balanced, it is more of a dynamic, lively sound....the word I am trying to use to summarize is escaping me, senior moment sorry
 
Feb 12, 2021 at 11:00 AM Post #4,060 of 5,840
@Vitaly2017 has gotten a SP2000 to listen to spoty 320 mp3 🤔

get hi-res or DSD to fully use the DAC.


Dear friend and 1a fan lover :sunglasses: I have spotify and local music library I do both. I do prefer spotify over Tidal because of better edm music playlist. I have a huge library of local files 80% wav and 10% dsd and 10% flacs. Its all majority is high res like 24bit.
I know I listen more to spotify and Sp2kcu does it well so far.
 

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Feb 12, 2021 at 11:07 AM Post #4,061 of 5,840
So far I cant give an opinion as it has no burn in and I only have 3.5mm cable lol so my impressions are only on Se...

I can say this as a start and sound out of the box is very musical, good bass more then m8 and it has good slightly thick sound and yes more then m8.

To my ears sp2k cu is very close to a la 1z sound but more closer to a balanced audiophile tuning.

I cant really say more as I only listen for 1 hour out of the box 😅

Few key features that I would use to describe the sound,

Natural warm sound

Super detailed good bass with a very good bump

Musical, I felt it was sucking me into the music

Very very black back ground and no hiss

Treble is not bright or pearcing so far and very enjoyable.
The sp2k sound is very smooth pleasant and with good quick fluidity in notes.

So far what I hear is a very very positive one for me. Cant wait to have my new dhc full copper for the sp2k with the 2.5mm jack
You are now in the epic level DAP. Welcome to the club.
 
Feb 12, 2021 at 1:15 PM Post #4,062 of 5,840
So far I cant give an opinion as it has no burn in and I only have 3.5mm cable lol so my impressions are only on Se...

I can say this as a start and sound out of the box is very musical, good bass more then m8 and it has good slightly thick sound and yes more then m8.

To my ears sp2k cu is very close to a la 1z sound but more closer to a balanced audiophile tuning.

I cant really say more as I only listen for 1 hour out of the box 😅

Few key features that I would use to describe the sound,

Natural warm sound

Super detailed good bass with a very good bump

Musical, I felt it was sucking me into the music

Very very black back ground and no hiss

Treble is not bright or pearcing so far and very enjoyable.
The sp2k sound is very smooth pleasant and with good quick fluidity in notes.

So far what I hear is a very very positive one for me. Cant wait to have my new dhc full copper for the sp2k with the 2.5mm jack

Enjoy it! Agree that it is closer to a balanced audiophile tuning than 1z. Less warm than 1z, more detailed and better soundstage (but both incredibles)... and yes, the balanced 2.5 output is better than 3.5 ...
 
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Feb 12, 2021 at 1:27 PM Post #4,064 of 5,840
Enjoy it! Agree that it is closer to a balanced audiophile tuning than 1z. Less warm than 1z, more detailed and better soundstage... (but both incredibles) and yes, the balanced 2.5 output is better than 3.5 ...
If he has cables with 4.4, he can get an adapter
 

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