[CosmicHolyGhost]

Perhaps email Crystal cable for an authenticity check? Congrats on your purchase and (gift!?).
Connect to an amp to listen if its great and enjoy mu along the way...

 

[Sauntere]

Hmm, I never received that white AK booklet with mine. Is that the manual ? Is it downloadable from AK ?

 

[gcannon]

  Hmm, I never received that white AK booklet with mine. Is that the manual ? Is it downloadable from AK ?

The booklet is actually a 6 page document covering what Astell&Kern is and the current lineup including the AK100ii, AK120ii and the AK240 with full specs.  Based on what I have been able to find via google is what I got appears to be a special "gift package" including the AK240 and the Crystal Cable, that was prepared exclusively for ParagonAribia, which is a high end retailer/service provider in Saudia Aribia.
 
I can only assume someone received this gift and had no idea what it was, or had no interest, and sold it off to a Los Angeles-based electronics company that sells computers and other electronics on eBay.  Given there is no doubt the AK240 is real, as I auditioned one in my home for a week just a week ago, then the Crystal Cable has to be real as well.  Why would someone package a real AK240 with a fake Crystal Cable?

 

[ATSCODE]

  The booklet is actually a 6 page document covering what Astell&Kern is and the current lineup including the AK100ii, AK120ii and the AK240 with full specs.  Based on what I have been able to find via google is what I got appears to be a special "gift package" including the AK240 and the Crystal Cable, that was prepared exclusively for ParagonAribia, which is a high end retailer/service provider in Saudia Aribia.
 
I can only assume someone received this gift and had no idea what it was, or had no interest, and sold it off to a Los Angeles-based electronics company that sells computers and other electronics on eBay.  Given there is no doubt the AK240 is real, as I auditioned one in my home for a week just a week ago, then the Crystal Cable has to be real as well.  Why would someone package a real AK240 with a fake Crystal Cable?

 
How much did you pay for it, btw?

 

[gcannon]

Perhaps email Crystal cable for an authenticity check? Congrats on your purchase and (gift!?).
Connect to an amp to listen if its great and enjoy mu along the way...

Thanks.  I have been using a Moon Audio 12" Toslink from my RWAK100 to my Hugo, and plan to use the same with the AK240.  The Crystal Cable is 1.5M, which is way too long for this purpose.  Guess I can sell it...

 

[gcannon]

   
How much did you pay for it, btw?

Under $2k

 

[Samuel777]

  Under $2k

At that price,
it may be a fake one, i think unless the supplier unconfirms here
sam 

 

[ddaktiv]

At that price,
it may be a fake one, i think unless the supplier unconfirms here
sam 

I don't think there's a fake ak240..yet. Congrats on the purchase

 

[Saraguie]

I don't think there's a fake ak240..yet. Congrats on the purchase

+1 about fakes, congrats your in for a treat!

 

[gcannon]

 
+1 about fakes, congrats your in for a treat!

I exchanged emails with the seller and he said that the AK240/Crystal Cable set was brought into their store by a famous celeb who had received it as a gift and didn't want it.  Mystery solved...

 

[burtomr]

  I exchanged emails with the seller and he said that the AK240/Crystal Cable set was brought into their store by a famous celeb who had received it as a gift and didn't want it.  Mystery solved...

 
Not really....who's the "famous celeb".....that's what we really want need to know.

 

 

[CosmicHolyGhost]

   
Not really....who's the "famous celeb".....that's what we really want need to know.

 

LoL, I think most celebs would have no use of this anti-social device...

 

[OICWUTUDIDTHAR]

seems super sketchy

 

[kerrys30]

Reminds me of a sopranos when they goto Hollywood to meet Ben Kingsley and he isn't the free product place and given loads of free stuff including an iriver player.

 

[cvincent]

CHG - perhaps you can help me.  I just received a new, unopened AK240 I bought on eBay.  It came in a larger Crystal Cable box that included the unopened AK240, the Crystal Cable and pouch - the same as in your facebook post above.  I thought I was just buying the AK240, but the CrystalConnect Reference cable and pouch were included - see picture below.  Inside the box is a small certificate of authenticity from Crystal Cable made exclusively for Paragon.  What do I have here? The cable is very heavy.  I assume it is not fake as I'm listening to the AK240 now and it's the real deal.  I just don't know about the cable.  Thanks for any help you or others can provide.

wooooo! So lucky you are with a gift likes that. May be you should say thank to the seller?