Description
Astell & Kern Kann Ultra Portable Music Player
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The new A&K KANN ULTRA features the highest output of any Astell&Kern player, the inclusion of Triple Output Sound, and an optimized processor and UI/UX to make it even easier to enjoy clear sound performance.
KANN ULTRA, the 5th product in the KANN series, continues the success of the KANN series by providing the highest output of any Astell&Kern player, the inclusion of Triple Output Sound, and an optimized processor and UI/UX to make it even easier to enjoy clear sound performance.
With four Gain Modes that provides up to 16Vrms of desktop Hi-Fi level output and sound, and ES9039MPRO Dual DAC chips, KANN ULTRA perfectly powers many of today’s headphones with high resolution. A separate Pre/Line Out allow users to enjoy the sound with a variety of different devices.
- Triple Output Mode Featuring Separately Configured Circuit and Amplifier Designs
- Headphone Out / Pre-Out / Line Out
- Next-Generation Octa-Core Processors With Significant High-Performance Improvements
- Supports 4 Preset Gain Settings With Ultra-High Output up to 16Vrms (Headphone Out)
- Equipped With ES9039MPRO Dual DACs
- Featured Digital Audio Remaster (DAR) Technology
- Supports Playback up to 32-bit/768kHz, Native DSD512
- Features Astell&Kern’s Unique TERATON ALPHA Technology
- Up to 11 Hours of Playback (Battery 8,400mAh)
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SPECIFICATIONS:
- Body Color: Astro Gray
- Body Material: Aluminum
- Display: 5.5”, 1080 x 1920 touch
- Supported Formats: WAV, FLAC, WMA, MP3, OGG, APE, AAC, ALAC, AIFF, DIFF, DSF, MQA
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Sample Rate
- PCM: 8kHz ~ 768kHz (8/16/24/32-bits per Sample)
- DSD Native: DSD64 (1-bit, 2.8MHz) | DSD128 (1-bit, 5.6MHz) | DSD256 (1-bit, 11.2MHz) | DSD512 (1-bit, 22.4MHz)
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Headphone Output (no load)
- Low: UnBAL 2Vrms | BAL 4Vrms (also Pre/Line Out)
- Mid: UnBAL 4Vrms | BAL 8Vrms
- High: UnBAL 6Vrms | BAL 12Vrms
- Super: UnBAL 8Vrms | BAL 16Vrms
- CPU: Octa-Core
- DAC: ESS ES9039MPRO x2
- Decoding: Support up to 32-Bit/768kHz Bit-to-Bit Playback
- Input: USB-C (charging & data)
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Outputs
- Headphone Out: 3.5mm, Balanced 4.4mm (5-pole only)
- Line Out: 3.5mm (+ Optical Out), Balanced 4.4mm (5-pole only
- Wi-Fi: 802.11 b/g/n (2.4GHz)
- Bluetooth: v4.2 (A2DP, AVRCP, Qualcomm® aptX™-HD, LDAC)
- Dimensions: 5.5″ x 3.2″ x 0.9″
- Weight: 13.8 oz
- Firmware upgrade supported (OTA)
- Operating Temp: 0℃ ~ + 40℃ (32℉~ 104℉)
- Clock Jitter: 25ps (Typ) | 200 Femto seconds reference
- Built-In Memory: 128GB NAND
- External Memory: microSD x1 (Max. 1TB)
- Supported OS: Windows 8,10,11 (32/64bit) | MAC OS X 10.7+
Battery
- Capacity: 8400mAh 3.8V Li-Polymer
- Charge Time: about 4.5 hours (9V, 1.67A Fast) | 6.5 hours (5V, 2A Std)
- Playback: About 11.5 hours (Reference: FLAC, 16-bit, 44.1kHz, Vol. 50, LCD Off, Low Gain)
Audio Specifications (Low Gain)
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Frequency Response
- Headphone @ 20Hz~20kHz: ±0.006dB UnBAL │ ±0.004dB BAL
- Headphone @ 20Hz~70kHz: ±0.016dB UnBAL │ ±0.020dB BAL
- Pre Out @ 20Hz~20kHz: ±0.022dB UnBAL │ ±0.023dB BAL
- Pre Out @ 20Hz~70kHz: ±0.023dB
- Line Out @ 20Hz~20kHz: ±0.002dB
- Line Out @ 20Hz~70kHz: ±0.007dB UnBAL │ ±0.006dB BAL
- SNR, HP: 115dB @ 1kHz, UNBAL | 119dB @ 1kHz, BAL
- Crosstalk, HP: -134dB @ 1kHz, UNBAL │ -140dB @ 1kHz, BAL
- THD+N, HP: 0.0004% @ 1kHz
- IMD SMPTE: 0.0006% 800Hz 10kHz (4:1)
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Output Impedance
- Headphone: 3.5mm, 1Ω │ 4.4mm BAL 1.3Ω
- Pre Out: 3.5mm, 3.5Ω │ 4.4mm BAL 5.7Ω
- Line Out: 3.5mm, 6.5Ω
