The Astell and Kern AK240 Impressions Thread
May 20, 2014 at 7:14 AM Post #1,053 of 2,262
Damn I finally gave in and ordered one...I blame all you guys.


The AK240 or RWAK240? Welcome to the 240 club. :) I am sure you will love the sound coming out of it.
 
May 20, 2014 at 8:39 AM Post #1,058 of 2,262
May 20, 2014 at 9:15 AM Post #1,059 of 2,262
Damn I finally gave in and ordered one...I blame all you guys.

 
Welcome to the club. You're wallet stings for a while but just about the time your 240 is completely burned in, you'll forget about the expense and revel in audio nirvana. 
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May 20, 2014 at 9:16 AM Post #1,060 of 2,262
May 20, 2014 at 9:52 AM Post #1,061 of 2,262
In the Fujiya Spring festival 1 1/2 weeks back, one of the exhibitors commented that majority of the attendees were carrying either an AK240 or NW-ZX1. It seems if anyone is complaining about the price of  the AK240, looks like the folks in Tokyo don't seem to be! I don't think I've seen so many AK240s in one place. Not surprisingly a lot of cable makers who were exhibiting anticipated that and had 2.5mm TRRS terminated balanced demo cables for show attendees to try.
 
May 20, 2014 at 10:17 AM Post #1,063 of 2,262
In the Fujiya Spring festival 1 1/2 weeks back, one of the exhibitors commented that majority of the attendees were carrying either an AK240 or NW-ZX1. It seems if anyone is complaining about the price of  the AK240, looks like the folks in Tokyo don't seem to be! I don't think I've seen so many AK240s in one place. Not surprisingly a lot of cable makers who were exhibiting anticipated that and had 2.5mm TRRS terminated balanced demo cables for show attendees to try.


Even at Jaben Singapore, AK240 is not an uncommon sight.
 
May 20, 2014 at 11:14 AM Post #1,064 of 2,262
Well I am still appalled about the price. But I sold sold my ZX1, which sounded great with my SE5, but not my NT6. I have the Hugo for home use, and the Tera for true on the go. I wanted a DAP sounding as good as 901 and ergonomic as ZX1. AK240 seems to be the only one that comes close...if it does, the 901 will be up the FS thread.
 
May 20, 2014 at 11:16 AM Post #1,065 of 2,262
Well I am still appalled about the price. But I sold sold my ZX1, which sounded great with my SE5, but not my NT6. I have the Hugo for home use, and the Tera for true on the go. I wanted a DAP sounding as good as 901 and ergonomic as ZX1. AK240 seems to be the only one that comes close...if it does, the 901 will be up the FS thread.

Micheal, drop that 901 on meh..
 

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