[menchi]

How does it even support SACD and DSD anyway? There's no optical player in the thing. Or are we supposed to get a real SACD player and connect it to this to output?

 

[ButtUglyJeff]

I was reading the Engadget posting on the AK120, and they say that DSD will "eventually" be on this player...
 
http://www.engadget.com/2013/05/11/iriver-ak120-mqs-player-fcc/
 
I forget if this was settled or not...

 

[spkrs01]

I recently compared the UI usability between the AK100 and AK120. The AK120 is so much better now and most of the criticisms has been address:- 
 
- the battery meter is now linear and accurate. Down to where the indicator turns red, there is still a good 2 hours playback before a diagonal line appears on top of the battery meter. At this point, I think it is near the full discharge. I have never run the battery flat, so no idea of how much more playing time when this shows, as I switch off manually at this juncture
 
- it is much faster to navigate through the the player, as there is now a home button on the playing screen and a back arrow. The home buttons takes you directly to the albums, artists, MQS, etc etc. page. There is also a functions icon here to navigate the set up.
 
- gapless play works perfectly
 
 
 
However:-
 
- each start up still takes a while
 
- scanning the files takes about the same amount of time as the AK100. So changing the settings to manual scan is by far better

 

[audionewbi]

Just placed my order for the AK120, looking forward to comparing it with AK100, I really hope it doesnt disappoint me. 

 

[lee730]

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Just placed my order for the AK120, looking forward to comparing it with AK100, I really hope it doesnt disappoint me. 

Wow how much did that baby set you back? .

 

[lin0003]

Wow how much did that baby set you back? .

Probably something like $1400.

 

[spkrs01]

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Just placed my order for the AK120, looking forward to comparing it with AK100, I really hope it doesnt disappoint me. 

 
Congratulations......
 
Give it 4-5 days solid playing time...
 
Out of the box, it is rather disappointing and you will be kicking yourself. I know I did as I was walking out of the the shop and thought $1400 down the drain. However, even after 2-3 hours, the performance already surpasses the AK100

 

[audionewbi]

I will, I still havent had more than 20 hours on the AK100. 

 

[spkrs01]

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I will, I still havent had more than 20 hours on the AK100. 

 
 
LOL
 
Simultaneous burn in

 

[audionewbi]

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LOL
 
Simultaneous burn in

hehe sure.
 
HF is a bad place for me, I am making to much impluse purchasaes. Soon I will be selling my kidneys

 

[lin0003]

hehe sure.

HF is a bad place for me, I am making to much impluse purchasaes. Soon I will be selling my kidneys

Better hope it doesn't come down to that.

 

[audionewbi]

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Better hope it doesn't come down to that.

i hope not, I already promised my relatives one of them....
I am really hoping that the Ak120 sound good, not only for the sake of my money but for the sake of my trust to once a great company who gave us the HA120.

 

[lin0003]

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i hope not, I already promised my relatives one of them....
I am really hoping that the Ak120 sound good, not only for the sake of my money but for the sake of my trust to once a great company who gave us the HA120.

Nothing so far, even the HM901 has soundly defeated the HDP-R10 so I feel really good about my purchase. 

 

[audionewbi]

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Nothing so far, even the HM901 has soundly defeated the HDP-R10 so I feel really good about my purchase. 

o so you bought the hm901? Congrats. 

 

[lin0003]

Nup, but people say that the HM901 is only a bit better than the DX100 and I find the HDP-R10 to be quite a bit better.