New TOL A&K DAP : the AK Ultima SP1000
Feb 16, 2019 at 3:50 PM Post #5,282 of 9,409
 
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Feb 16, 2019 at 11:13 PM Post #5,286 of 9,409
I spent some time at CanJam NYC with the Sp1000m gold and the SP1000cu listening to the same Pat Metheny album and the 2 players have a really, really similar sound signature, I couldn’t detect and differences, unfortunately there is always some background noise that doesn’t help.
I have to say I really like the dimension of the smaller player, if I didn’t have already the sp1000, the gold would be on the top of my list.
 
Feb 16, 2019 at 11:16 PM Post #5,287 of 9,409
Why not reference any SP1000m review? It probably sounds quite similar if not the same.

Based on what i heard at the CJ NYC show today, SPKM Gold tonality is closer to SPK CU (being warmer and a little thicker/fuller body in lower mids with iems I tested), while SPKM is closer to SPK SS. Also, SPKM Gold soundstage is a touch wider than SPKM, and I find it closer to SPK soundstage expansion.

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Feb 16, 2019 at 11:53 PM Post #5,288 of 9,409
Based on what i heard at the CJ NYC show today, SPKM Gold tonality is closer to SPK CU (being warmer and a little thicker/fuller body in lower mids with iems I tested), while SPKM is closer to SPK SS. Also, SPKM Gold soundstage is a touch wider than SPKM, and I find it closer to SPK soundstage expansion.


Thanks for your real life feed back. It's quite tempting...:)
 
Feb 17, 2019 at 12:30 AM Post #5,289 of 9,409
I spent some time at CanJam NYC with the Sp1000m gold and the SP1000cu listening to the same Pat Metheny album and the 2 players have a really, really similar sound signature, I couldn’t detect and differences, unfortunately there is always some background noise that doesn’t help.
I have to say I really like the dimension of the smaller player, if I didn’t have already the sp1000, the gold would be on the top of my list.

A$K and $hure make my pain in ass when they release early spkm gold and kse1200 after skk and kse1500.

I'm not gonna be bank robber
 
Feb 17, 2019 at 9:58 AM Post #5,293 of 9,409
Does anyone know if it's possible to find the 1000m gold for less than $3k?
Just wait a few months for a pre-owned one to be made available.
 
Feb 17, 2019 at 8:53 PM Post #5,294 of 9,409
Boston area.

visit https://audio46.com/ - they had a special CanJam NYC show coupons for yesterday/today, it pops up when you click on their website. Tony (the owner of audio46, their store is right in Manhattan) was at the show with their own table, a really nice guy. Ping them to see if they can help you with a deal.
 

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