{"id":139275,"date":"2022-01-07T06:16:39","date_gmt":"2022-01-07T06:16:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techweekmag.com\/?p=139275"},"modified":"2022-01-07T06:17:40","modified_gmt":"2022-01-07T06:17:40","slug":"astell-kern-acro-ca1000-headphone-dac-amplifier-with-built-in-8400-mah-battery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/hi-fi\/astell-kern-acro-ca1000-headphone-dac-amplifier-with-built-in-8400-mah-battery\/","title":{"rendered":"Astell &#038; Kern ACRO CA1000: Headphone DAC amplifier with built-in 8400 mAh battery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Astell & Kern\u00a0, known for premium players, has released a portable DAC headphone amplifier.\u00a0The amp was dubbed the ACRO CA1000\u00a0.<\/p>\n<p>As the developers explained, their DAC is ideal for headphones with 15V RMS output voltage.\u00a0The device is equipped with an\u00a0ESS ES9068AS\u00a0chip\u00a0and is powered by a built-in 8400 mAh battery.\u00a0The CA1000 can also be operated from a network.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_139276\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-139276\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-139276\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Astell-Kern-ACRO-CA1000.jpg\" alt=\"Astell & Kern ACRO CA1000\" width=\"1280\" height=\"701\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Astell-Kern-ACRO-CA1000.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Astell-Kern-ACRO-CA1000-800x438.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Astell-Kern-ACRO-CA1000-1080x591.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Astell-Kern-ACRO-CA1000-909x498.jpg 909w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Astell-Kern-ACRO-CA1000-432x237.jpg 432w, 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