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Astell & Kern A&futura SE300 Hi-Res player with resistive matrix DAC unveiled

Astell & Kern A&futura SE300 Hi-Res player with resistive matrix DAC
Astell & Kern A&futura SE300 Hi-Res player with resistive matrix DAC

Astell & Kern has introduced a new portable digital player A&futura SE300 , which uses an R-2R digital-to-analog conversion unit with 96 resistors.

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The power supply uses the Teraton Alpha proprietary solution , which allows you to radically reduce the noise level on the power supply and provide the amplifier stages with clean voltage. Headphone jacks are 3.5 mm, 2.5 mm and 4.4 mm . The output stages operate in class A / AB, the maximum voltage on a 3.5 mm unbalanced connector is 3 V , on a balanced 4.4 mm – 6 V. The body of the device is made of aluminum and stainless steel, the color LCD touch screen has a size of 5.46 inches diagonally and a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels .

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The player works with PCM signals 32 bit / 384 kHz and native DSD256 stream and supports all major music services. The weight of the device is 317 grams .

The Astell & Kern A&futura SE300 hi-res player will sell for $1,900 .

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