{"id":159951,"date":"2023-04-10T06:43:30","date_gmt":"2023-04-10T05:43:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techweekmag.com\/?p=159951"},"modified":"2023-10-18T06:07:18","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T05:07:18","slug":"astellkern-ak-zero2-upgrade-of-hybrid-headphones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/headphones\/astellkern-ak-zero2-upgrade-of-hybrid-headphones\/","title":{"rendered":"Astell&Kern AK Zero2: Upgrade of hybrid headphones"},"content":{"rendered":"

Astell&Kern presented an update of its hybrid headphones with an original combination of different types of drivers.<\/p>\n

Astell&Kern’s philosophy is to deliver extremely accurate original sound, which has received high praise from many audiophiles with the results of the first release of the AK ZERO1 in-canal headphones.<\/p>\n

AK ZERO2 are professional IEMs made using advanced technology, based on the experience gained during the development of AK ZERO1.<\/p>\n

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AK ZERO2 is a headphone with a “Quad-brid” design, based on an advanced array of drivers and a low-noise crossover network, tuned to perfection.\u00a0Four varieties of drivers, including special armature radiators, a planar driver, a 10mm dynamic driver and a piezoelectric transducer, create a perfect synergy, coming together to form the Quad-brid AK ZERO2, capable of reproducing the pure sounds that Astell&Kern strives to deliver.<\/p>\n

The flat isodynamic driver with micro-rectangular diaphragm is a driver designed specifically for high frequencies, which uses advanced technology that allows the use of a planar driver in headphones, despite the great complexity of its manufacture in such a small housing.\u00a0A light but strong planar membrane provides a clear and dynamic response at high frequencies.<\/p>\n

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Two balanced armature radiators deliver a perfectly balanced rich sound, specially tuned for each frequency range, which reproduces great sounds.<\/p>\n

The 10mm speaker used in the AK ZERO2 is manufactured with the utmost care using a fully automated process.\u00a0This allows the speaker to reproduce rich and deep low frequencies.<\/p>\n

An additional piezoelectric transducer works with the speaker to act as a super tweeter that reproduces the extremely high frequencies that many IEMs struggle with.<\/p>\n

The ultra-finish crossover network provides the perfect balance between six drivers with different sonic characteristics, maximizing each of their acoustic properties and creating a balanced, cohesive sound.<\/p>\n

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Astell&Kern presented an update of its hybrid headphones with an original combination of different types of drivers. Astell&Kern’s philosophy is to deliver extremely accurate original sound, which has received high praise from many audiophiles with the results of the first release of the AK ZERO1 in-canal headphones. AK ZERO2 are professional IEMs made using advanced […] More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10404,"featured_media":159952,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[640],"tags":[779],"class_list":{"0":"post-159951","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-headphones","8":"tag-news"},"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159951","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10404"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=159951"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159951\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/159952"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=159951"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=159951"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=159951"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}