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Key Features
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.
Product Ref: 210318
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.
Model | KANN ALPHA |
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Body Colour | Urbanely Blue |
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), Stereo / 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 |
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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) |
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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) |
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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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