KANN ALPHA, the third product in the KANN series of Digital Audio Players. While the goal of the Astell&Kern KANN line is to provide ultra high power output to drive any headphone or IEM, KANN ALPHA has not forgotten the essence of being a portable DAP, so you can enjoy a near-perfect sound experience wherever you are.
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players such as the Astell & Kern Kann Alpha must deliver hi-res music in a portable design – and it delivers this in spades. It is a powerful and talented machine.
KANN ALPHA, the third product in the KANN series of Digital Audio Players. While the goal of the Astell&Kern KANN line is to provide ultra high power output to drive any headphone or IEM, KANN ALPHA has not forgotten the essence of being a portable DAP, so you can enjoy a near-perfect sound experience wherever you are.
The first Astell&Kern DAP to feature a 4.4mm balanced output
Complete separation of balanced lines to provide noise-free output
Crosstalk of 141dB and top-notch audio performance through a complete circuit redesign
Powerful 12Vrms ultra-high output support
14 ½ hours of continuous playback
Equipped with the latest version of Bluetooth, Bluetooth 5.0
Artistic design and ultra-precision metal shaping technology that Astell&Kern has perfected
Design Concept
The design of KANN ALPHA shows the beauty from the combination of delicate details and the substantial weight from its powerful performance.
Asymmetric triangles that resemble the identity of Astell&Kern surrounds the volume wheel on the solid, sturdy, bold and column-like body of the player.
Considering the hexagon as an extension of a triangle, we started with the top side of the player based on the hexagon.
The altered shape of the top section was created by pressing the hexagon shape together.
| Model | KANN ALPHA |
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| Body Colour | Onyx Black |
| Body Material | Aluminium |
| Display | 4.1inch HD 720 x 1280 Touch Display |
| Supported Audio Formats | WAV, FLAC, WMA, MP3, OGG, APE, AAC, ALAC, AIFF, DFF, DSF, MQA |
| Sample Rate | PCM : 8kHz ~ 384kHz (8/16/24/32bits per Sample) / DSD Native: DSD64(1bit 2.8MHz), Stereo혻 / DSD128(1bit 5.6MHz), Stereo / DSD256(1bit 11.2MHz), Stereo |
| Output Level | High: Unbalanced 6Vrms / Balanced 12Vrms (Condition No Load) |
| DAC | ESS ES9068AS x2 (Dual DAC) |
| CPU | Quad-Core |
| Decoding | Support up to 32bit / 384kHz Bit-to-Bit Playback |
| Input | USB Type-C input (for charging PC & MAC) |
| Outputs | Unbalanced Out (3.5mm) / Optical Out(3.5mm) |
| Wi-Fi | 802.11 b/g/n (2.4GHz) |
| Bluetooth | V5.0 (A2DP, AVRCP, Qualcomm® aptX HD, LDAC) |
| Dimensions | 2.68 ”(68.3 mm) [W] x 4.60 ”(117 mm) [H] x 0.98 ”(25 mm) [D] |
| Weight | about 11.14 oz (about 316 g) |
| Feature Enhancements | Firmware upgrades supported (OTA) |
| Frequency Response | ±0.021dB (Condition: 20Hz~20kHz) Unbalanced / ±0.024dB (Condition: 20Hz~20kHz) Balanced |
|---|---|
| Signal to Noise Ratio | 116dB @ 1kHz, Unbalanced / 117dB @ 1kHz, Balanced |
| Crosstalk | -128dB @ 1kHz, Unbalanced / -136dB @ 1kHz, Balanced |
| THD+N | 0.0003% @ 1kHz, Unbalanced / 0.0005% @ 1kHz, Balanced |
| IMD SMPTE | 0.0003% 800Hz 10kHz(4:1) Unbalanced / 0.0003% 800Hz 10kHz(4:1) Balanced |
| Output Impedance | Unbalanced Out 3.5mm (0.8ohm) / Balanced out 2.5mm (2.0ohm), 4.4mm(1.8ohm) |
| Clock Jitter | 25ps(Typ) |
|---|---|
| Reference Clock Jitter | 250 Femto Seconds(VCXO) |
| Capacity | 5,600mAh 3.8V Li-Polymer Battery |
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| Playback Time | About 14.5 hours (Standard : FLAC, 16bit, 44.1kHz, Vol.80, LCD Off, Low Gain) |
| Charge Time | About 3.5 hours (9V/1.67A Fast Charging) / 5hours (5V/2A General Charging) |
| Built-in Memory | 64GB (NAND) |
|---|---|
| External Memory | microSD (Max. 1TB) x1 |
| Supported OS | Windows 7,8,10 (32/64bit), MAC OS X 10.7 and up |
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