Astell&Kern KANN Alpha Portable Hi-Res Audio Player, Onyx Black Review

I'll be short and sweet. Skip playback Volume skips Screen won't turn off or loses its place Low resolution Smooth playback with no issues 2/5

I love this player. The UI is slower than a phone, but you get that point for sound quality, and it doesn't disappoint. I would recommend it to any friend. They pair very well with my Focal Clear and Moondrop Starfield IEMS headphones.

I bought mine from Moon Audio. Received on 10/20/2020. There were six songs on the disc and they played well. He was streaming Tidal over Wi-Fi, but after pasting 350GB of FLAC files onto a micro SD card, it started crashing. The device kept "scanning for media" and stopped streaming. It only played seconds of recorded files before freezing. I rebooted, reinstalled the micro SD card and it just froze like a faulty computer. I'm glad I didn't buy a more expensive device. Scanning files on the…

Everything you expect in the best in sound quality, performance and build quality you'll find in the Kann Alpha from Astell & Kern. The sound quality is excellent thanks to the ESS ES9068AS dual DAC, delivering a warm, clear and balanced sound. and detailed sound at all frequencies; deep and rich bass, clear mids and sharp highs. I'm using my Shure SE846 with a balanced 4.4mm cable and the results are amazing. The Shure SE846 easily handles the massive power of the Kann Alpha at any volume…

I wasn't a fan of DAP's implementation of ESS DAC until I tried this player. This is a great sounding DAP. I haven't had any major problems but I only use this DAP to play music files from the micro SD card in the player. With this limited use I had no problems. I can't talk about anything but this. However, this player sounds great. The sound quality is top notch. I have only one small problem that makes it impossible for me to give 5 stars. CLOCK. I don't use wifi so I set the time manually…

I have four models of these players and this is the best model I have ever bought. The first one I bought was the AK100 MKII 3oHm version and it still works very well. It was the most durable version of my four players. It plays 24-bit 196kHz files very well, but has no network connection and Bluetooth isn't the newer version. I also have an AK120, which has two DACs, but it doesn't sound as good as the AK100 due to the way it's built. The first AK100 I bought wasn't actually the MKII 3oHm…