Astell và Kern"s SP2000T hi-res music player was teased a couple of weeks ago, but now it"s officially broken cover. Here are all the details.
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As teased, it"s the firm"s first hi-res music player with a quad DAC & triple amp system. The OP-amp (operational amp) takes care of all the duties of a regular amp, while the tube amp gives tracks the warmth associated with an analogue amp. & if you want to lớn combine warmth with hi-res clarity, opt for the hybrid amp, which gives you the best of both worlds.
Vacuum tubes usually generate internal microphonic vibrations that can impact sound quality, but Astell & Kern has sought to overcome this with a specially designed modular structure that is physically separate from the PCB (Printed Circuit Board). Flexible silicone covers fix the vacuum tubes in place, minimising mechanical vibrations, while A&K claims that the amp "floats" in the air using magnetic forces lớn reduce internal noise.
Unlike last year"sSE200, which gave listeners achoice of DACsfrom different manufacturers, the SP2000T has four of the same ESS ES9068AS DAC chips khổng lồ convert digital file data into analogue. The chips have built-inMQA8x rendering, supporting up to lớn 32-bit/384kHz PCM, 96k SPDIF andDSD1024 files.
There are three different-sized headphone ports lớn choose from (2.5mm, 3.5mm or 4.4mm), while the replay Gain feature lets the player automatically adjust the volume between tracks to keep it consistent.
Following the firm"s A&futura SE180 player, the SP2000T is the second mã sản phẩm to use A&K"s Teraton Alpha sound tech, which is designed khổng lồ make audio playback sound as close lớn the original recording as possible. It does this by removing power noise and providing efficient power consumption và amplification throughout the audio output stage where the digital-to-analogue signal conversion takes place.
And it"s all capped off with a 5-inch Full HD display, dual-band wi-fi support and AK file Drop for easier wireless file transfers. You can connect it wirelessly khổng lồ a điện thoại cảm ứng thông minh via công nghệ bluetooth không dây using the new BT Sink function và play music back on the SP2000T. Bluetooth 5.0 comes as standard, & it supports 24-bit aptX HD Blueooth and LDAC codecs.
The 256GB of storage can be increased up to 1TB with a microSD card.
Price? The SP2000T will cost £1999 / $2399 / AU$3599 / €2299 when it launches in October. Look out for a full review soon.
