This new Astell & Kern AK T1 is All in One Sound System, capable of playing complete music, integrated amplifier, audio support via LAN, WLAN, Bluetooth APTX, even via microSD memory card, a feature that rarely seen on the high-end sound system. The AK T1 sound system can be easily controlled through the app which downloaded on your phone or tablet, supports playback audio from the AK380 or AK500N.
The AK T1 All in One speaker systems includes Hybrid Amplifier system was implemented rather than using a single type to maximize the advantages of both analog and digital amplifiers. In the hybrid amplifier system, an analog amplifier drives the tweeters while the digital amplifier drives the mid range and woofers. It also includes Cirrus Logic CS4398 DAC chip for signal processing portion. In addition to supported all standard audio formats – 8~192kHz; 8/16/24bits, the system also has the ability to play DSD64 (1bit 2.8MHz) and DSD128 (1bit 5.6MHz).
The Astell & Kern AK T1 price around $3,700, just over $200 compared to the AK380 player.
Astell & Kern AK T1 Specifications:
- Dimensions of 700 x 998 x 404 mm
- Weight of 20kg
- LCD Touchscreen Display of 4.0 inches
- Resolution of 480×800 pixels
- Supported Audio: WAV, FLAC, WMA, MP3, OGG, APE(Normal, High, Fast), AAC, ALAC, AIFF, DFF, DSF
- Sample rate: FLAC, WAV, ALAC, AIFF : 8~192kHz (8/16/24bits per Sample)
/ DSD64(1bit 2.8MHz) / DSD128 (1bit, 5.6MHz) - Speaker System: 3 Way Multi Channel Active Speakers (4th CrossOver filter)
/ 0.75” Tweeter x2 / 2.0” Midrange x2 / 6.5” Woofer x2 - Frequency Range: 48Hz ~ 22kHz
- Amplifier Output: 180W (L/R, 90W x2)
- AK Connect (iOS/Android)
- Connectivity of Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, 2.4GHz, Ethernet (10/100/1,000Mbps), DLNA (UPnP);
- Bluetooth 3.0 with aptX; USB type A (Host) x1, microSD card slot x1
