[Hyde8767]

Very happy owner of AK320. Compared both the 300 and the 320, and chose the latter. The 320 sounds more brighter, wider, and sparkly in my ears. Love it especially with Kaiser. I also own an IE800 but it sounds a bit dull and the mid range is too much v-shaped sound.

My ak320

That's a sexy piece of gear

 

[gazzington]

I'm thinking of getting a second ak for work and travel. I have sp1000 ss for home use. How does the 320 compare to the 240 and 380?

 

[fotomeow]

IME, very chip-dependent.

I went with the 320 b/c I like the chip and overall SQ of the AKM chips. I think the 320 has the 4480.
More of a SQ with more natural tones with broader and rounder (than the 240/380) notes and a sense of presence. Soundstage is spot on.
Has a lil warmth.

The 240 and 380 have the Cirrus Logic chips if my memory serves.
IME, these chips are more akin to the SQ of the CHORD HUGO and its little brothers FPGA DNA.
Accurate, linear, complete , but more of a spare sound but with strong and clear tonal density.
More of a neutral, “simple” sound than the 320.

 

[SCBob]

I've read that the AK320 works fine with a 400 GB micro SD card. Will a 512 SD card work as well? Thanks.

 

[fotomeow]

I haven’t done any research on it for 1 to 2 years, but at that time I remember that it was generally accepted that the 320 did not function very well above 256 GB. But you’ve read it it’s OK with 400 GB. That also might depend on the brand of the disk as well. Wish I had a better answer, these things are just finicky. Maybe you can buy a 512 GB card that you can return if it doesn’t work properly

 

[uncle b]

HI,
Is it possible to configure a specific power on volume level? It keeps the last volume level, which in my case is always high at the end of my music sessions, but for sure not appropriate at the beginning, and I always forget to decrease it before powering the DAP off. I think it is a must have option for all DAPs, as it prevents your ears to be damaged.

I know this is years ago, but I was wondering if you ever figured out how to configure a default “start-up” volume!?!!

 

[linecur]

HI, what is the last firmware of the AK300, please? I ´ve bought before few months AK and can´t find any info from Astell webpages Thanks

 

[lights]

HI, what is the last firmware of the AK300, please? I ´ve bought before few months AK and can´t find any info from Astell webpages Thanks

Might be the same as the AK320:

AK320 v1.21​

10.30.2017

https://www.astellnkern.com/support...nloadCategory=&productNos=&page=1&pageSize=10