ASTELL&KERN AK240 BLUENOTE PORTABLE MASTER QUALITY SOUND PLAYER
This very special limited edition Blue AK240 Bluenote Edition offers you the opportunity to own something exceptionally unique. Offering 75 stunning high resolution Blue Note albums preloaded on the device, a special hardbound book filled with original album art (front and back cover) for the 75 titles, as well as Richard Havers’ new book, Blue Note: Uncompromising Expression. Also included in this lavish collection is an acrylic stand for holding the albums.
The Astell&Kern AK240 MQS Portable Music Player is the latest in a long line of ultra high quality portable music players! Offering 256GB of built in storage and 1 upgradable microSD card slot makes up to 384GB of storage for the AK240 making it ideal for carrying around your music collection.
The AK240 features a dual-core processor which allows the player to handle multiple requests and play high-resolution audio files with no lag, and users will also be able to connect to music download sites and download directly to the player or stream music from their PC from the local network.
Featuring a massive 3.31in AMOLED touchscreen with 800x480 resolution the AK240 offers enough screen real estate to access your music collection with ease and with a step up from the Wolfson chipsets used in the AK100 and AK120 the AK240 uses dual Cirrus Logic 4398 DAC which feature native DSD support – including DSD64 and DSD128 files.
Albums pre loaded on the AK240 Blue Note are;
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Astell & Kern AK240 |
Color |
Blue |
Body Material |
Duralumin (Aircraft grade) |
Display |
3.31-inch WVGA (480 x800) AMOLED capacitive |
File format |
WAV, FLAC, WMA, MP3, OGG, APE (Normal, High, Fast), AAC, ALAC, AIFF, DFF, DSF |
Sampling rate |
FLAC, WAV, ALAC, AIFF: 8kHz ~ 192kHz (8/16/24/32bit (float / Integer)) * 32bit integer is down-converted to a 24bit |
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DSD native: DSD64 (1bit 2.8MHz), stereo / DSD128 (1bit 5.6MHz), stereo |
Output Level |
Unbalanced 2.1Vrms + 2.1Vrms / balance 2.3Vrms + 2.3Vrms (no load) |
Decode |
Up to 32bit (float / Integer) / 192kHz bit to bit decode * 32bit integer is down-converted to a 24bit |
Input terminal |
And data transfer (charging USB micro-B input (PC & MAC) Connection mode MTP (Media Device) |
Output terminal |
(2.5mm, 4 contacts only) (3.5mm) / optical digital output (3.5mm) / balanced output headphone out |
Wi-Fi |
IEEE 802.11 b / g / n (2.4GHz) |
Bluetooth |
V4.0 (A2DP/AVRCP) |
Size |
66mm [W] x 107mm [H] x 17.5mm [D] |
Weight |
185g |
Other Features |
Firmware upgrade (OTA) |
Frequency characteristic |
± 0.023dB (20Hz ~ 20kHz) unbalanced balance ± 0.3dB (10Hz ~ 70kHz) unbalanced balance |
S / N ratio |
(Unbalanced 1kHz/0dB, 48kHz/24bit, no load) 116dB (Balance 1kHz/0dB, 48kHz/24bit, no load) 117dB |
Crosstalk |
(Unbalanced 1kHz/0dB, 48kHz/24bit, no load) 130dB (Balance 1kHz/0dB, 48kHz/24bit, no load) 135dB |
THD + N |
(Unbalanced 1kHz/0dB, 48kHz/24bit, no load) 0.0007% (Balance 1kHz/0dB, 48kHz/24bit, no load) 0.0005% |
IMD |
0.0004% (unbalanced 800Hz 10kHz (4:1)) 0.0003% (balance 800Hz 10kHz (4:1)) |
Output Impedance |
1Ω |
Clock jitter |
50ps (Typ) |
Embedded memory |
Including the 256GB NAND flash * system area |
Expansion slot |
microSD (up to 128GB) x 1 |
Battery |
3,250 mAh 3.7V lithium polymer battery |
Support OS |
Windows ® XP, Windows ® Vista, Windows ® 7,8 (32/64bit) 10.6.5. Above MAC OS X |
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