[jamescheru]

Could you please share the link where Zx2 is available at 600$

 

[Emerald Core]

  UI and design go for ak70
battery life and android go for zx2

 Sound quality ? 

 

[Emerald Core]

  Could you please share the link where Zx2 is available at 600$

 
It is a demo sale in our Sony showroom in the country
I already left the showroom yesterday, so probably a lucky guy will take the deal anytime now.

 

[WhiteKnite]

  I got a charging question:
My AK70 is connected to my Chord Mojo via a very short microUSB to microUSB cable.
It is a pain in the butt to re-plug this short cable every time after charging...  

 
Is there a way to charge the Mojo and AK70 while still being connected to each other?
The Mojo (very conveniently) has a separate microUSB for charging and microUSB for data-in.  Unfortunately the AK70 does not...
 
I wish the Mojo would have charged the AK70 through the microUSB cable.
 
Any smart ideas?!

Assuming the mojo does not require a connection on the power pins to signal a connection or something, yes, you could DIY a cable that connects the data pins from the Mojo to the AK, then have a split to a standard USB Type A Male or Micro B female for the power wires to the AK.  You could technically make a cable that charges both at the same time as well, if you wire in a micro USB to the mojo and then have it connect to a single standard USB Type A Male, but it would be more complicated and require a high amperage charger.  
 
BTW if this solution doesn't work (it doesn't on some android devices) it might be possible by adding a resistor.  It would require some work on your part either way, and there is no cable I have seen for purchase that will do this but it is possible they are out there.

 

[mathi8vadhanan]

 

  I got a charging question:
My AK70 is connected to my Chord Mojo via a very short microUSB to microUSB cable.
It is a pain in the butt to re-plug this short cable every time after charging...  

 
Is there a way to charge the Mojo and AK70 while still being connected to each other?
The Mojo (very conveniently) has a separate microUSB for charging and microUSB for data-in.  Unfortunately the AK70 does not...
 
I wish the Mojo would have charged the AK70 through the microUSB cable.
 
Any smart ideas?!

Assuming the mojo does not require a connection on the power pins to signal a connection or something, yes, you could DIY a cable that connects the data pins from the Mojo to the AK, then have a split to a standard USB Type A Male or Micro B female for the power wires to the AK.  You could technically make a cable that charges both at the same time as well, if you wire in a micro USB to the mojo and then have it connect to a single standard USB Type A Male, but it would be more complicated and require a high amperage charger.  
 
BTW if this solution doesn't work (it doesn't on some android devices) it might be possible by adding a resistor.  It would require some work on your part either way, and there is no cable I have seen for purchase that will do this but it is possible they are out there.

Mojo needs the power pin to switch to USB input.

 

[WhiteKnite]

  Mojo needs the power pin to switch to USB input.

Ah that's what I was worried about.  Still possible but that makes it much more complicated, and probably not worth it.

 

[Zachik]

  Ah that's what I was worried about.  Still possible but that makes it much more complicated, and probably not worth it.

 
I see.  Thanks.

 

[phillevy]

have an issue plugged my AK70 into windows 10 and windows wont install the mtp driver so i can see the Ak70 so i can drag and drop music across to it.
Any ideas or pointers to driver updates etc thank you

I solved this by clicking on the let windows search for a driver dialog and when it fails then select choose from a list. The android driver was listed and it immediately recognised the AK.

Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

 

[Zachik]

Quick question to the experts:
Since the AK70 does NOT support a FLAC image (confirmed by AK tech support), but only FLAC tracks - is there a utility out there to convert (without any quality loss) a FLAC image into FLAC individual tracks?
 
I know an image with CUE file can be played as a playlist, but since I mostly play by folder - I really want to convert my collection of FLAC images into FLAC tracks...
 
Thanks in advance!

 

[border66]

if you're on mac, XLD does the job easily

 

[Gerryhatrick]

if you're on mac, XLD does the job easily

If you are Windows medieval cue splitter.

 

[sandman1990]

  Quick question to the experts:
Since the AK70 does NOT support a FLAC image (confirmed by AK tech support), but only FLAC tracks - is there a utility out there to convert (without any quality loss) a FLAC image into FLAC individual tracks?
 
I know an image with CUE file can be played as a playlist, but since I mostly play by folder - I really want to convert my collection of FLAC images into FLAC tracks...
 
Thanks in advance!

 
 

If you are Windows medieval cue splitter.

It is not safe to use Medieval CUE Splitter as it is known to have issues related to track boundaries.
For more information you can read here: https://hydrogenaud.io/index.php/topic,84209.0.html
 
You can use Foobar2k safely to split a single FLAC into individual tracks using a CUE sheet.
CUETools is another good option.

 

[Gerryhatrick]

It is not safe to use Medieval CUE Splitter as it is known to have issues related to track boundaries.

For more information you can read here: https://hydrogenaud.io/index.php/topic,84209.0.html

You can use Foobar2k safely to split a single FLAC into individual tracks using a CUE sheet.

CUETools is another good option.

Cue splitter has been fine for most of my cue files, but fails with some. Yes I have found foobar to work fine with files cue splitter can't handle.

 

[commingled]

I'd love to hear from anyone else who looked into the compatibility of 200GB microSD cards.  The only mention I can find is earlier in the thread of someone who seemed to find that the AK70 stopped reading after 140GB, but since there is no sequential order of the data I wonder how that can be true--unless it just randomly misses data after the card is filled over 140GB.
 
In fact, I have never heard a clear explanation from manufacturer or user about any of this SD size limit business, namely whether there is really any technical basis to the limits since they too often mean bupkis (least of all because they depends on the largest available SD sizes at time of writing technical specs).

 

[WhiteKnite]

  I'd love to hear from anyone else who looked into the compatibility of 200GB microSD cards.  The only mention I can find is earlier in the thread of someone who seemed to find that the AK70 stopped reading after 140GB, but since there is no sequential order of the data I wonder how that can be true--unless it just randomly misses data after the card is filled over 140GB.
 
In fact, I have never heard a clear explanation from manufacturer or user about any of this SD size limit business, namely whether there is really any technical basis to the limits since they too often mean bupkis (least of all because they depends on the largest available SD sizes at time of writing technical specs).

I was wondering this too. Especially since their official facebook page recently had a pic of a 256gb card sitting next to an AK70 here: http://www.facebook.com/astellnkern/photos/a.137176109769753.32240.121274494693248/786818098138881/?type=3