Astell&Kern new flagship A&Ultima SP2000
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Surprised to see BBC iPlayer Radio in any form on this list as BBC does not support it any longer and quite resolutely suggests to bugger off and start using BBC Sounds, which is not whitelisted by A&K.
Kiats
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Well, my 2 year old SP2000Cu seems to have breathed its last breathe this evening. It's been a bit erratic for the past week as Roon endpoint. I thought it's wifi was giving up. Well now we know.
it turns on and then off again. It will progress to various degrees of being on. And then shut down. A couple of times the Home Screen was on and then it will then black out.
oh well... it is what it is.
@JasonNYC is there any hard reset button?
Well, it perhaps comes at the right time. I've been thinking that there's been so much issues I've been facing with the aging flagship AK DAP, that the journey that started with the AK100 almost 10 years back is over:
Time to move on.
it turns on and then off again. It will progress to various degrees of being on. And then shut down. A couple of times the Home Screen was on and then it will then black out.
oh well... it is what it is.
@JasonNYC is there any hard reset button?
Well, it perhaps comes at the right time. I've been thinking that there's been so much issues I've been facing with the aging flagship AK DAP, that the journey that started with the AK100 almost 10 years back is over:
Time to move on.
Try holding Scroll up+Power for 7 secondsWell, my 2 year old SP2000Cu seems to have breathed its last breathe this evening. It's been a bit erratic for the past week as Roon endpoint. I thought it's wifi was giving up. Well now we know.
it turns on and then off again. It will progress to various degrees of being on. And then shut down. A couple of times the Home Screen was on and then it will then black out.
oh well... it is what it is.
@JasonNYC is there any hard reset button?
Well, it perhaps comes at the right time. I've been thinking that there's been so much issues I've been facing with the aging flagship AK DAP, that the journey that started with the AK100 almost 10 years back is over:
Time to move on.
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Where will you move next?Well, my 2 year old SP2000Cu seems to have breathed its last breathe this evening. It's been a bit erratic for the past week as Roon endpoint. I thought it's wifi was giving up. Well now we know.
it turns on and then off again. It will progress to various degrees of being on. And then shut down. A couple of times the Home Screen was on and then it will then black out.
oh well... it is what it is.
@JasonNYC is there any hard reset button?
Well, it perhaps comes at the right time. I've been thinking that there's been so much issues I've been facing with the aging flagship AK DAP, that the journey that started with the AK100 almost 10 years back is over:
Time to move on.
Kiats
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Did that already. Didn’t make any difference at all. A bit disappointing that AK still current flagship does not last even 2 years.
Will let the AD deal with it. Will keep the thread updated. I will be more than slightly annoyed if AK tries to rip me off for the replacement of parts/repairs. It will be educational.
PortableAudioLover
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Did this happen under regular abuses ?Did that already. Didn’t make any difference at all. A bit disappointing that AK still current flagship does not last even 2 years.
Will let the AD deal with it. Will keep the thread updated. I will be more than slightly annoyed if AK tries to rip me off for the replacement of parts/repairs. It will be educational.
Kiats
Headphoneus Supremus
Well, I do have the Shanling M8, the iBasso DX300 and the FiiO M11Plus LTD. Latter two are android 9 and 10. So should last for a while in terms of support for their version of android OS.
But for sound quality, I am very pleased with the Luxury & Precision P6 Pro. No bells and whistles. But R2R DAC and if i want streaming, i just use their easy to use USB DAC function with my iPhone. Big shout out to Andrew of @MusicTeck for making it possible. I love it so much that I have a LP 6 which will be making its way across to me some time tomorrow.
Kiats
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Heheh! I do take good care of my DAPs. Nothing exotic like swimming with it etc. Normal use. In the office, at home, on flights.
Which is precisely why it is so annoying. @JasonNYC , for the price AK charges, you’d expect a premium experience. I don’t think that is too much to expect. But of course I could be wrong.
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A one year warranty on a DAP that price would not be legal in Australia. Our consumer legislative authority mandates warranty that is commensurate the expected user lifespan which is usually at least 2 years.
Good luck!
Good luck!
Kiats
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thanks! Let's see what AK says when the AD sends it in. If it is too unreasonable, it'll just be a stain, albeit an expensive one, on my view of what AK has become as an audio company.
Especially since I just had to send my less than year old Kann Alpha back to AK because the 4.4mm socket is losing contact with pentaconn 4.4mm plugs…
Not quite what one would expect from a premium brand…
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Unlikely to be the reason but have you tried removing the SD card?Did that already. Didn’t make any difference at all. A bit disappointing that AK still current flagship does not last even 2 years.
Will let the AD deal with it. Will keep the thread updated. I will be more than slightly annoyed if AK tries to rip me off for the replacement of parts/repairs. It will be educational.
Kiats
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Heheh! No SD card. I usually use it to stream
Steeve
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As predicted Qobuz up to their old tricks. Fix one problem, introduce another. Streaming now works but 'imports' don't with v 6.0.1.0
Will report today when I get a moment.
@JasonNYC fyi
Will report today when I get a moment.
@JasonNYC fyi
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