[wwyjoe]

Sorry for the noob question. To burn in the SR15, can i just leave the player playing without connecting any earphones to its 2.5mm or 3.5mm outputs?

Or burn in only happens with the earphones connected?

 

[singleended5863]

Sorry for the noob question. To burn in the SR15, can i just leave the player playing without connecting any earphones to its 2.5mm or 3.5mm outputs?

Or burn in only happens with the earphones connected?

Burning in the SR15 with the headphones or CIEMs are best way!

 

[T.R.A.N.C.E.]

Sorry for the noob question. To burn in the SR15, can i just leave the player playing without connecting any earphones to its 2.5mm or 3.5mm outputs?

Or burn in only happens with the earphones connected?

Yes burn in only happens with headphones connected, with no load the circuits in the dap aren't actually doing anything.

 

[wwyjoe]

Got it! Thanks all !!

 

[AndyGer75]

Hi everyone, just got myself a pair of Astell & Kern Billie Jean in blue due to an Amazon deal! Together with the Sr15 they realy sound great just out of the box without any burn in time ... wow. If you like I will keep you informed how they develope.
Till now I am allready impressed by it's sound in that combo... I read a review somewhere, where they were discribed to have a v-shaped sound Profile, which I can allready NOT confirm in any means and which ist great to my likings! Running them SE but I am thinking of getting a balanced silver Lavricable for them. Pretty even sound, Bass is there, not boomy, great mids, natural highs, nice soundstage ... to keep it short!

Got them as "used like New condition" for 272 Euro instead of 385 Euro ... they look like they were never worn, cable was still sealed!

So Till now very pleased with my purchase!

Cheers!

 

[The Socialist Nerd]

Ordered this sucker a few days ago and I should be getting this Saturday. This will be replacing my Ponoplayer as it will support Tidal and Bluetooth.

 

[AndyGer75]

Did you know, you can switch between total and remaining track time by touching the right tracktime on screen? Pretty cool!

 

[velocita]

Good day, I've had my A&K SR15 for a couple of weeks now, paired with Shure SE535s and via the balanced output.

Was browsing some 80s music today and listened to the Dire Starits track Brothers in Arms. It gave me chills, So far the most intense listening experience on my new equipment. What tracks are leaving a big impression on other owners? Give me something else that I can revisit with my new gear.

Cheers folks.

 

[abitdeef]

Good day, I've had my A&K SR15 for a couple of weeks now, paired with Shure SE535s and via the balanced output.

Was browsing some 80s music today and listened to the Dire Starits track Brothers in Arms. It gave me chills, So far the most intense listening experience on my new equipment. What tracks are leaving a big impression on other owners? Give me something else that I can revisit with my new gear.

Cheers folks.

Some standouts besides Brothers in Arms are Steely Dan Aja HD, Fleetwood Mac Rumours HD, Heart Dreamboat AnnieDCC, Jeff Beck Wired remastered 2001, Joe Satriani Flying in a Blue Dream HD tracks, Peter Gabrial So remastered, Pink Floud DSOTM UK quad, Queen Greatest Hits remastered 2011 HD, Radio Head OK Computer HD, The Doobie brothers best of DCC, U2 The Joshua Tree, The Police Synchronicity, Beck Sea Change HD, Kansas The Ultimate Kansas, Porcopine Tree In Absentia, Spocks beard V, Pink Floyd The division Bell HD tracks, Yes 90125 DVD, America Geatest Hits, Brian Eno Another Green World, Zeppelin

Oh, and Heart The best of and Lacuna Coil Comalies sound very good also.

I tried to keep it mainstream, but Sphongle, Bluetech, The Orb, Zero One, OTT, FSOL all have very good recordings. I almost forgot Infected Mushroom Classical Mushroom is a very good listen. And..... lol how could I forget my favorite band Rush- 2112, Hemispheres, Moving Pictures, A Farewell to kings- most anything sounds good.

 

[The Socialist Nerd]

And it's coming later on today... so excited! My first DAP in over 3-4 years.

 

[raydenray]

Do I need to restart the burn in process if I switch to 2.5 mm balanced ?

 

[singleended5863]

Do I need to restart the burn in process if I switch to 2.5 mm balanced ?

You don’t need to.

 

[NovaFlyer]

Good day, I've had my A&K SR15 for a couple of weeks now, paired with Shure SE535s and via the balanced output.

Was browsing some 80s music today and listened to the Dire Starits track Brothers in Arms. It gave me chills, So far the most intense listening experience on my new equipment. What tracks are leaving a big impression on other owners? Give me something else that I can revisit with my new gear.

Cheers folks.

Some of my favorite tracks, and all are available on Tidal:

John Williams - Duel of the Fates from Star Wars Phantom Menace Soundtrack
Eagles - Hotel California (Live) from Hell Freezes Over
Phil Collins - I Don't Care Anymore (2016 Remaster) from Hello, I Must Be Going (Deluxe Edition)
Phil Collins - In the Air Tonight (Live) from Face Value (Deluxe Edition)
Escala - Palladio from Escala
Def Leppard - Pour Some Sugar on Me (Live) from Hysteria (Super Deluxe)
Brad Fiedel - The Terminator (Main Title) from The Terminator Soundtrack
Manu Katché - Unstatic from Unstatic
Hans Zimmer - Why So Serious? from The Dark Knight Soundtrack
Dave Grusin - Fascinating Rhythm (Album Version) from The Gershwin Connection

 

[GRUMPYOLDGUY]

SR15, just a few months old in mint condition.

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/fs-astell-kern-a-norma-sr15-case-red.903803/

 

[The Socialist Nerd]

Just received this unit this afternoon and testing it happily atm