{"product_id":"astell-kern-astell-kern-a-ultima-sp2000-portable-player","title":"Astell\u0026Kern A\u0026ultima SP2000 Portable Player","description":"Next Level, A \u0026amp; ultima SP2000 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\nA \u0026amp; ultima SP2000 is the third player released in the A \u0026amp; ultima lineup. \u003cbr\u003e\r\nA \u0026amp; ultima SP2000 features newly developed audio circuitry and amplifier design. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n Stainless Steel and Copper body finishes for the best acoustics \u003cbr\u003e\r\nDual DAC of AK4499EQ from AKM \u003cbr\u003e\r\nNative playback of 32bit\/768kHz PCM and DSD512 without compression or loss \u003cbr\u003e\r\nDual Band Wi-Fi (2.4\/5GHz) \u003cbr\u003e\r\nTwice the Amount of Internal Storage of Previous Flagship Models \u003cbr\u003e\r\nImproved Audio Output Power and Greater Acoustic Details \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\nThe SP2000 is the first Astell \u0026amp; Kern player to use separate, independent audio channels between the Unbalanced and Balanced outputs. \r\nThis design offers much more power than ever before, with 6 Vrms for Balanced output and 3Vrms for Unbalanced output. With this design, \r\nthe SP2000 offers the ultimate audio experience as Astell \u0026amp; Kern's newest flagship player. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\nThe design motif of the SP2000 resembles the dispersion of light around the player. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\nThe main focus of the design is the volume wheel, which is the starting point of the usability design. \r\nThe exquisite details of the crown pattern crossed over the pattern of the body, reflect the craftmanship and quality of the player. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\nGeneral Specifications:-\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\nModel: SP2000 \u003cbr\u003e\r\nBody Color: Stainless Steel \/ Copper \u003cbr\u003e\r\nBody Material:Stainless Steel : Stainless Steel \/ Copper : Copper \u003cbr\u003e\r\nDisplay: 5inch (720 x 1,280) Touch display \u003cbr\u003e\r\nSupported Audio Formats:WAV, FLAC, WMA, MP3, OGG, APE, AAC, ALAC, AIFF, DFF, DSF, MQA(Support Scheduled) \u003cbr\u003e\r\nMQA playback: Services(Tidal Masters), Local files, External USB, MQA-CD(ripped)\u003cbr\u003e \r\nSample rate: PCM : 8kHz ~ 768kHz (8\/16\/24\/32bits per Sample) \/ DSD Native: DSD64(1bit 2.8MHz), Stereo \r\n\/ DSD128(1bit 5.6MHz), Stereo \/ DSD256(1bit 11.2MHz), Stereo \/ DSD512(1bit 22.4MHz), Stereo \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n \r\n \r\nOutput Level: Unbalanced 3.0Vrms \/ Balanced 6.0Vrms (Condition No Load) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n \r\n \r\nCPU: Octa-Core\u003cbr\u003e \r\n \r\n \r\nDAC: AKM AK4499EQ x2 (Dual DAC) \u003cbr\u003e\r\n \r\n \r\nDecoding: Support up to 32bit \/ 768kHz Bit-to-Bit Playback \u003cbr\u003e\r\n \r\n \r\nInput:USB 3.0 Type-C input (for PC \u0026amp; MAC) \u003cbr\u003e\r\n \r\n \r\nOutputs:Unbalanced Out (3.5mm) \/ Optical Out (3.5mm) \/ Balanced Out (2.5mm, only 4-pole supported) \u003cbr\u003e\r\n \r\n \r\nWi-Fi: 802.11 a\/b\/g\/n\/ac (2.4\/5GHz) \u003cbr\u003e\r\n \r\n \r\nBluetooth:V4.1 (A2DP, AVRCP, aptXTM HD)\u003cbr\u003e \r\n \r\n \r\nDimensions: 3.00 ”(76.3 mm) [W] x 5.19 ”(132 mm) [H] x 0.61 ”(15.7 mm) [D] \u003cbr\u003e\r\n \r\n \r\nWeight: Stainless Steel : 14.49 oz (410.8 g) \/ Copper : 15.25 oz (432.4 g)\u003cbr\u003e \r\n \r\n \r\nFeature Enhancements: Firmware upgrades supported (OTA) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n  \r\nAUDIO PERFORMANCE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n \r\nFrequency Response:\u003cbr\u003e\r\n±0.015dB (Condition: 20Hz~20kHz) Unbalanced \/ ±0.010dB (Condition: 20Hz~20kHz) Balanced \u003cbr\u003e\r\n±0.050dB (Condition: 20Hz~70kHz) Unbalanced \/ ±0.030dB (Condition: 20Hz~70kHz) Balanced \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n \r\n \r\nSignal to Noise Ratio: 124dB @ 1kHz, Unbalanced \/ 125dB @ 1kHz, Balanced \u003cbr\u003e\r\n \r\n \r\nCrosstalk: -138dB @ 1kHz, Unbalanced \/ -144dB @ 1kHz, Balanced \u003cbr\u003e\r\n \r\n \r\nTHD+N: 0.0005% @ 1kHz, Unbalanced \/ 0.0004% @ 1kHz, Balanced \u003cbr\u003e\r\n \r\n \r\nIMD SMPTE: 0.0003% 800Hz 10kHz(4:1) Unbalanced \u0026amp; Balanced \r\n \u003cbr\u003e\r\n \r\nOutput Impedance: Unbalanced Out 3.5mm (1.5ohm) \/ Balanced out 2.5mm (1ohm) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n  \r\n\r\nCLOCK SOURCE\u003cbr\u003e\r\n \r\nClock Jitter: 25ps(Typ) \u003cbr\u003e\r\n \r\n \r\nReference Clock Jitter: 200 Femto Seconds\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \r\n  \r\nBATTERY\u003cbr\u003e\r\n \r\nCapacity: 3,700mAh 3.8V Li-Polymer Battery \u003cbr\u003e\r\n \r\n \r\nContinuous Playback Time: Up to 8 hours (Standard - MUSIC: FLAC, 16-bit\/44.1kHz, Unbalance, Volume 80, EQ OFF, LCD OFF)\u003cbr\u003e \r\n \r\n \r\nCharge Time:\u003cbr\u003e\r\nAbout 2.5 hours (Standard - 9V\/1.67A Fast charging) \r\nAbout 5 hours (Standard - 5V\/2A General charging)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \r\n  \r\nMEMORY\u003cbr\u003e\r\n \r\nBuilt-in Memory:512GB [NAND] \u003cbr\u003e\r\n \r\n \r\nExternal Memory: microSD (Max. 512GB) x1 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n  \r\nOS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n \r\nSupported OS: \u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\nWindows 7,8,10 (32\/64bit), MAC OS X 10.7 and up\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\nThe SP2000 Case emphasizes the beauty of the original material.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\nThe SP2000 Case is available in two types of leather and further enhances the SP2000's beautiful design and sophisticated crown pattern wheel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\nThe Black color case uses Buttero leather from Walpier. \r\nButtereo leather uses the shoulder of cow hide. Neck creases of blood vessels are slightly visible in the shoulder area. \r\nHowever, the chrome tanning pigment technique is not used to conceal such scratches or patterns. \r\nInstead, the leather is dyed with vegetable tannin to keep intact the natural texture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\nThe high fiber density allows richness of colors or excellent color generation, like Italia, besides elasticity. \r\nOnce familiarized, the moist texture of the material will be lustrous and transparent, providing a unique feeling.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\nEstablished in 1973 in San Miniato, Tuscany, Walpier Tannery has been in business for three generations \r\nand has a long tradition of making leather products based on vegetable tanning process. \r\nThe tannery handles 100% cow hair leathers imported from France and is a member of Vera Pelle, \r\nItaly’s association of vegetable-based leather tanners.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\nThe traditional vegetable tanning technology of Walpier Tannery has been handed down father to son for centuries in the Tuscany region. \r\nThe tanning process usually takes 40 days by putting raw leather with natural tanning extracted from a variety of trees in a drum. \r\nThis is a processing method only practiced by Italian tanners of the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\nLeather products that undergo the vegetable-based tanning process show the owner’s lifestyle vividly and \r\nmake the products their own as it takes a long time to break in depending on the owner’s way of handling.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n \r\nThe Juniper Green color case uses Elbamatt leather from Tempesti. \r\nElbamatt leather is made of high quality leather that has the highest density and thickness among the various parts of the cow and has a strong resilience against scratches due to its high oil content as a whole which can yield changes over time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\nTempesti, which laid the foundation of VERA PELLE, the association of Italian vegetable tanning, \r\nhas been producing natural leather for four generations since 1945.\r\nLeather has been produced in Tuscany since the Etruscans settled in the area in the 8th century B.C., and for the past 3,000 years, \r\nTempesti has honored that tradition by making the finest leather in rich colors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\nRawhide is carefully selected from farms that comply with strict animal and environment protection standards implemented \r\nby Northern European countries such as France, Sweden, Denmark, and Belgium, which are the world's top markets for rawhide. \r\n","brand":"Astell \u0026 Kern","offers":[{"title":"Astell\u0026Kern A\u0026ultima SP2000 Portable Player - Stainless Steel","offer_id":57851268038988,"sku":"A\u0026KA\u0026ULTIMAsp2000-ss","price":2832.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Astell\u0026Kern A\u0026ultima SP2000 Portable Player - Copper","offer_id":57851268071756,"sku":"A\u0026KA\u0026ULTIMASP2000-C","price":2832.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Astell\u0026Kern A\u0026ultima SP2000 Leather Case - Black","offer_id":57851268104524,"sku":"S102666256","price":116.67,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Astell\u0026Kern A\u0026Ultima SP2000 Leather Case - Juniper Green","offer_id":57851268137292,"sku":"S10266258","price":116.67,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1053\/6891\/2204\/files\/ac2b1057-6030-4564-8313-32c63f4e5774.bc9430c6ef5b2487df55516dbcfc3c84.jpg?v=1781883248","url":"https:\/\/www.stoneaudio.co.uk\/products\/astell-kern-astell-kern-a-ultima-sp2000-portable-player","provider":"Stone Audio","version":"1.0","type":"link"}