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The Astell & Kern AK120
May 18, 2013 at 6:58 PM Post #406 of 7,071
Hey Tup, where did you get your ak120?...really eager for your impressions.
tupac0306 said:
I will let you know hopefully in 2 or 3 days time 
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May 18, 2013 at 7:34 PM Post #408 of 7,071
mimouille said:
Hey Tup, where did you get your ak120?...really eager for your impressions.
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Hey mate, I preordered on sound fidelity like 10 days ago, they were supposed to ship it last for Friday, but they emailed me and said it will be delayed till next Monday~ I am not sure this will help your situation since you are located in china.
 
May 18, 2013 at 7:36 PM Post #409 of 7,071
lin0003 said:
A few people have said that it's not up to the level of the RWAK100 and the DX100. 
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But Gavin also said it trumps over both rwak100 and dx100 :wink:

I really hope it sounds good. Finger's crossed
 
May 18, 2013 at 7:55 PM Post #411 of 7,071
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He meant the regular lot .. lol those who have easy access to 1k
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for us normal users lol we haveto wait for feedback from the elite lot, then go on a noodle / soup diet for a month or two, then save up that 1k and finally place the order and pray that it is as good as everyone says it is! hahahahaha
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You know me too well....
 
May 18, 2013 at 7:56 PM Post #412 of 7,071
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toxicdrift said:
He meant the regular lot .. lol those who have easy access to 1k
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for us normal users lol we haveto wait for feedback from the elite lot, then go on a noodle / soup diet for a month or two, then save up that 1k and finally place the order and pray that it is as good as everyone says it is! hahahahaha
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Lol
 
May 18, 2013 at 8:02 PM Post #413 of 7,071
toxicdrift said:
He meant the regular lot .. lol those who have easy access to 1k :tongue_smile:


for us normal users lol we haveto wait for feedback from the elite lot, then go on a noodle / soup diet for a month or two, then save up that 1k and finally place the order and pray that it is as good as everyone says it is! hahahahaha
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Ohh we are the same. I just do this in reverse order :wink:
 
May 18, 2013 at 8:29 PM Post #417 of 7,071
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tupac0306 said:
But Gavin also said it trumps over both rwak100 and dx100
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I really hope it sounds good. Finger's crossed
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tupac I don't think you'd be disappointed 
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I had the DX100 and AK100.  The AK120 does trumps over its lil' bro but while the AK120 doesn't make me miss the DX100, I think they are mostly on par and which sound better depends largely on your preference on sound signature.  DX100 sounded colder and more analytical than AK120, while I seem to like the slightly warmer/denser sound on AK120 more (this was DX100 on low gain with FT334 and AK120 with FT334).  I'm almost sure DX100 have more power for fullsize cans but since I'm almost exclusively listening to these on-the-go with IEMs I can't say for sure.
 
where DX100 really got trumped by the AK's with a capital T are volume control, responsiveness, battery, and size....  so much so I was willing to take the sound quality compromise to replace it with an AK100.  Now the AK120 bridged the sound quality gap so it's a no brainer for me.
 
oh, the HM901.... wake me up when someone finds one available 
 
May 18, 2013 at 8:54 PM Post #418 of 7,071
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tupac I don't think you'd be disappointed 
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I had the DX100 and AK100.  The AK120 does trumps over its lil' bro but while the AK120 doesn't make me miss the DX100, I think they are mostly on par and which sound better depends largely on your preference on sound signature.  DX100 sounded colder and more analytical than AK120, while I seem to like the slightly warmer/denser sound on AK120 more (this was DX100 on low gain with FT334 and AK120 with FT334).  I'm almost sure DX100 have more power for fullsize cans but since I'm almost exclusively listening to these on-the-go with IEMs I can't say for sure.
 
where DX100 really got trumped by the AK's with a capital T are volume control, responsiveness, battery, and size....  so much so I was willing to take the sound quality compromise to replace it with an AK100.  Now the AK120 bridged the sound quality gap so it's a no brainer for me.
 
oh, the HM901.... wake me up when someone finds one available 
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Can you do a comparison with the DX100 please
 
May 18, 2013 at 9:41 PM Post #419 of 7,071
Lin I don't have the DX100 anymore so I'm not sure I can do a proper comparison from memory.  To me, they are both more on the analytical/clean side of sound signature and any difference I cite would be minor.  DX100 sounds colder and have slightly more clarity and a wider soundstage that pulls you further away from the stage.  AK120 has more height and put me closer to the stage.  The mids has more density and it also attacks notes with more authenticity both in the low end and highs.  Generally this make the AK120 a tad less "reference" and more "consumer" sounding compared to DX100.  But personally I seem to enjoy this sound more - it just seems to gave me better lows/mids/high on my FT334 especially if compared to AK100.  I probably need more time and try with more IEMs to understand this better as usually a more "v-shape" sound would means a more recessed mids but this is not the case with AK120.  
 
Having said that, if you can put up with the size/sluggy interface/battery (and built quality) for DX100, it is easily the more bang-for-buck purchase.  For sound quality alone, AK120 definitely is not worth almost double the price of DX100.  I also believe HM901 have better sound quality than AK120.
 
For me personally, I value portability and I'm rather happy with the AK120 purchase (note to self: I love ramen dinners... I love ramen dinners... I love...) as for the first time I think I achieved what I wanted in a portable system.  Heck I'm excited enough to sign up on HF after lurking for a couple years.  
 
May 18, 2013 at 9:45 PM Post #420 of 7,071
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Lin I don't have the DX100 anymore so I'm not sure I can do a proper comparison from memory.  To me, they are both more on the analytical/clean side of sound signature and any difference I cite would be minor.  DX100 sounds colder and have slightly more clarity and a wider soundstage that pulls you further away from the stage.  AK120 has more height and put me closer to the stage.  The mids has more density and it also attacks notes with more authenticity both in the low end and highs.  Generally this make the AK120 a tad less "reference" and more "consumer" sounding compared to DX100.  But personally I seem to enjoy this sound more - it just seems to gave me better lows/mids/high on my FT334 especially if compared to AK100.  I probably need more time and try with more IEMs to understand this better as usually a more "v-shape" sound would means a more recessed mids but this is not the case with AK120.  
 
Having said that, if you can put up with the size/sluggy interface/battery (and built quality) for DX100, it is easily the more bang-for-buck purchase.  For sound quality alone, AK120 definitely is not worth almost double the price of DX100.  I also believe HM901 have better sound quality than AK120.
 
For me personally, I value portability and I'm rather happy with the AK120 purchase (note to self: I love ramen dinners... I love ramen dinners... I love...) as for the first time I think I achieved what I wanted in a portable system.  Heck I'm excited enough to sign up on HF after lurking for a couple years.  
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Thanks
 
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