remember when Astell & Kern were called iriver, i had one of their mp3 playing portable cd players, actually i still have it and it still works like a charm.
Jesus iRiver has come a LONG way in the last ~15 years. I remember getting one of the clunky MP3 players that I wanted so badly for christmas back in like 2005. Now they are ... Astell & Kern aka lawfirm that moonlights in audiophilic hardware lmao.
Its not a long way iriver was great a&k is schit. Slow processors, bad small displays, no streaming apps support[have to use apks] etc etc but sound is good though but still not neutral very v shaped dynamic. So depends what you want. chifi is still better deal.
the thing is; would folks other than consumer-nerds even notice this device if they saw someone using it? Most folks have probably never even heard of it.
That review... Only with advanced knowledge you know this... Most people indeed just use their phone indeed... And yes I still use an Fiio X1 DAC for my car
Now that's placebo! Bluetooth headphones sound the same with phone, dap, etc as long as you use similar codec. So Airpods pro doesn't care if its connected to AK or iPhone. You should use this with some audiophile grade IEM or headphones
Idk 🤷♂️ maybe its able to push more signal then connected to a mobile device. Ive experience it with a imac while comparing to a iphone on apple airpods pro
my goodness this thing looks premium ! awesome video as always ! i can only imagine how good it sounds but "being inside of the music" is pretty excellent, especially coming from you
@@GearSeekers a player brand called ibasso and cayin already did that for several years now. It is indeed a nice feature to have in more well known brand to adapt
It is hobby stuffs mate. It sounds different compared to some ears, mine included. That's the whole reason why brands like walkman or Astell &Kern are still alive to this day. It is not for everyone indeed, like high refresh rate monitor. Fps player would definitely want a high refresh rate monitor, but some casual user wouldn't exactly need that. Hope that analogy works, cheers!
Hi I purchased Astell & Kern SE 180, but I have a question about Bluetooth Codec setting. Which setting is best between LDAC - audio quality optimization and LDAC connection quality optimization. Thanks in advance
