Astell&Kern KANN ULTRA Portable Music Player

1899,00 

The KANN Ultra represents Astell&Kern’s most advanced music player to date, designed to effectively drive nearly all headphones available, including demanding models such as the Dan Clark AEON Noire, Stealth, and Expanse. Its true discrete separate pathway for line-out positions it as an excellent source for a two-channel home audio system or a portable amplifier like the Cayin C9, which allows for bypassing its preamp stage.

Description

Fueling Your Sound

The KANN series is adored by audiophiles all over the world for its performance that focuses on ultra-high output and clear sound. 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, Triple Sound

KANN ULTRA features a Triple Output Mode that allows you to enjoy Astell&Kern’s perfectly prepared sound when connected to demanding headphones, highly detailed IEMs, and external devices. Instead of simply separating the output ports, Astell&Kern’s Teraton Alpha technology allows for separate amplifier/sound design for the Headphone Out and Line/Pre-Out ports to provide the optimal sound for each port. Complete your powerful Head-Fi system even on portable devices with the KANN ULTRA with Triple Output.

Upgraded Sound, the Newest ESS Flagship DAC

The KANN ULTRA is designed with dual ES9039MPRO DACs, the newest flagship DAC from ESS, to deliver richer and more expansive sounds that exceed your expectations. The ES9039MPRO is an updated ES9039PRO model that has a built-in stereo hardware MQA renderer. It has even more advanced modulation than the existing flagship DAC to reduce power consumption, noise and distortions inside the DAC for enhanced audio performance.

Astell&Kern has redesigned the AMP BLOCK to ensure that the clear, high-resolution sound of the ES9039MPRO is clearly expressed through every port of the Triple Output, and each output’s characteristics show its own advanced performance.

Incredible User Experience with Next-Generation Octa-Core Processors

KANN ULTRA is the first to feature the next-gen Octa-Core processors with significant performance improvements, allowing you to enjoy KANN ULTRA’s incredible sound performance with faster system speeds and a 4th generation UI/UX that flows faster and smoother.

The audio circuit area is physically separated from the processor area, which includes the CPU, memory, and wireless communication components, and is equipped with a dedicated shield can to minimize the heat and noise generated by the processor.

SPECIFICATIONS
Display: 5.5inch HD 1080 x 1920 touch screen
Supported Audio Formats: WAV, FLAC, WMA, MP3, OGG, APE, AAC, ALAC, AIFF, DFF, DSF, MQA
Sample Rate: PCM : 8kHz ~ 768kHz (8/16/24/32bits per Sample), DSD Native: DSD64(1bit 2.8MHz), Stereo / DSD128(1bit 5.6MHz), Stereo, DSD256(1bit 11.2MHz), Stereo / DSD512(1bit 22.4MHz), Stereo
Output Level: HEADPHONE OUT: [Low Gain] Unbalanced 2Vrms │ Balanced 4Vrms (Condition No Load), [Mid Gain]Unbalanced 4Vrms │ Balanced 8Vrms (Condition No Load), [High Gain]Unbalanced 6Vrms │ Balanced 12Vrms (Condition No Load), [Super Gain]Unbalanced 8Vrms │ Balanced 16Vrms (Condition No Load), PRE · LINE OUT: Unbalanced 2Vrms │ Balanced 4Vrms (Condition No Load)
CPU: Octa-core
DAC: ES9039MPRO x2
Decoding: Support up to 32bit/768kHz Bit-to-Bit Playback
Input: USB Type-C input (for charging & PC & MAC)
Outputs: HEADPHONE OUT: 3.5mm(Unbalanced Out, Optical Out), 4.4mm (Balanced Out, only 5-pole supported), PRE · LINE OUT: 3.5mm(Unbalanced Out), 4.4mm (Balanced Out, only 5-pole supported)
Wi-Fi: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4/5GHz)
Bluetooth: V5.3 (A2DP, AVRCP, Qualcomm® aptX™-HD, LDAC, LHDC)
Dimensions: 3.24” (82.4mm)[W] x 5.55” (141.1mm)[H] x 0.96” (24.4mm)[D]
Weight: About 13.75oz (390g)
Body Color: Astro Gray
Body Material: Aluminum
Feature Enhancements: Firmware upgrade supported (OTA)
Operating Temperature: 0℃ ~ + 40℃ (32℉~ 104℉)
About Astell & Kern
Our philosophy Astell&Kern is a premium audio brand of portable and non-portable audio systems that play hi-res audio files without compromise. Astell means "star" in Greek, and Kern means "core” in German. Together, it refers to our aim to continuously reach for the core of music - the "original sound." Since our first product was launched in 2013, the brand philosophy—refusing to overlook even the smallest differences in sound quality—has led to a diverse array of audio products and outstanding and well renowned technology honed through continuous R&D, enriching music lovers' lives.
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