Astell&Kern Portable High Fidelity Sound System - AK240 in Brushed Duralium Metal Grey & Carbon Fibre Black

• OTA (Over the Air firmware updates.
• Closer to the original sound.
• Native DSD support.
• Balanced Output.
• 256GB of Massive Storage (Max 384GB).
• W-fi support for MQS Streaming.

Product Description ------------------- BE THE ULTIMATE, AK240 ---------------------- The AK240 MQS Portable Music Player is the new ship model in Astell&Kern's growing range of exceptionally high-quality portable music players. This pocket-sized machine offers 256GB of onboard memory, expandable via its microSD card slot to a very impressive 384GB - plenty of space to carry around your music collection at the quality it was meant to be heard in - whether DSD or 24bit or 16bit PCM - as well as the ability to stream music digitally via USB, Optical, Wi-Fi or Bluetooth connections. AK240 Handheld Media Player View larger ( https://images-eu.ssl-images-.com/images/I/31Ar1TYeLzL.jpg ) Detailed Design with Carbon Fiber View larger ( https://images-eu.ssl-images-.com/images/I/31FHwTFIKaL.jpg ) Native DSD Support ------------------ DSD (Direct Stream Digital) is a digital audio file format originally developed for SACDs (Super Audio CD). Its Wi-Fi capability not only allows you to stream music from your PC, laptop or media server over your local network, but also to connect directly to online music stores to download music as well as taking the pain out of updating its firmware with automatic notifications and Over-The-Air upgrades. Dual-Core Processor ------------------- The AK240 features a dual-core processor which allows it to to replay your high-res files while serving up a silky smooth user interface experience with zero lag. With its huge 3.31" AMOLED touch screen with 480x800 resolution and all-new Android-based User Interface, there is ample screen space for navigating your collection, made all the easier with a superb search feature easily accessible at the swipe of a finger. Dual DAC meets Balanced Output ------------------------------ It did not take Astell&Kern long to figure out that the AK240’s Dual DAC and balanced output resulted in the best sound. During the development of the AK100 and AK120, Astell&Kern's specific analogue amp setup was already creating full balanced analogue signals streaming from the DAC and so were able to move a step closer towards the original sound by then creating a balanced output terminal at the end. New Design, New Internal Components ----------------------------------- In a move away from the Wolfson chips used in the AK100 and AK120, the AK240 houses dual Cirrus Logic 4398 DAC chips along with an exclusive XMOS chip dedicated to enabling native DSD support, meaning this portable player competes with the best full-size Hi-Fi DACs on sound as well as features while still being small enough to fit in a shirt or jacket pocket. Key Features ------------ * OTA (Over the Air firmware updates) * Closer to the original sound * Real Carbon Fiber back * Balanced Output * 256GB of Massive Storage (Max 384GB) * W-fi support for MQS Streaming Box Contains ------------ * Astell&Kern AK240Player * Instructions * Warranty * Badalassi Carlo Premium Italian Leather Case * Front & back screen protectors