Astell&Kern
AK240 BLUENOTE
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    Astell&Kern Blue Note 75th Anniversary 

    Package: Limited Edition

     

    After successfully launching the AK100 and the AK120 models, we asked ourselves, “What is the ultimate sound quality?” After much consideration, we decided to move a step further with our goal: to deliver the sound “exactly as the artist had intended” for us to hear. Moving from the AK100 to the AK120, we provided a Dual DAC setup to create better left and right channel separation with clearer sound quality. We thought that the Dual DAC setup would be enough. Still, while developing the AK240 Bluenote, we felt the need to further improve sound quality to accurately reproduce the original sound recording. After countless hours of research and testing, we were able to find the answer. The answer was to create both a balanced output and native DSD playback through the Dual DAC setup.

    Now with the AK240 Bluenote, we can dare say that we have gotten “that much closer” to the sound quality of the original recording.

    Model AK240 BLUENOTE
    Body Color Blue
    Body Material Aircraft Grade Duralumin
    Display 3.31inch WVGA (480 x 800) AMOLED Touchscreen
    Supported Audio Formats WAV, FLAC, WMA, MP3, OGG, APE(Normal, High, Fast), AAC, ALAC, AIFF, DFF, DSF
    Sample rate FLAC, WAV, ALAC, AIFF : 8kHz ~ 192kHz (8/16/24bits per Sample) / DSD Native : DSD64 (1bit 2.8MHz), Stereo / DSD128 (1bit 5.6MHz), Stereo
    Output Level Unbalance 2.1Vrms / Balance 2.3Vrms (Condition No Load)
    DAC Cirrus Logic CS4398 x2 (Dual DAC)
    Decoding Support up to 24bit/192kHz Bit to Bit Decoding, DSD64/128
    Input USB Micro-B input (for charging & data transfer (PC & MAC)) / Connection Mode : MTP (Media Device)
    Outputs PHONES (3.5mm) / Optical Out (3.5mm) / Balanced Out (2.5mm, only 4-pole supported)
    Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n (2.4GHz)
    Dimensions 2.59 ”(66 mm) [W] x 4.21 ”(107 mm) [H] x 0.68 ”(17.5 mm) [D]
    Weight 6.5 oz (185 g)
    Feature Enhancements Firmware upgrades supported (OTA)