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A&Ultima SP2000

Next level, A&ultima

Stainless Steel and Copper body finishes for the best acoustics
Dual DAC of AK4499EQ from AKM
Twice the amount of internal storage of previous flagship models
Dual-band Wi-Fi (2.4/5GHz)
Improved audio output power and greater acoustic detail
Roon Ready: Support for multi-music platform

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£3,399.00

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Color: Copper

Introducing Astell&Kern’s new flagship

This is the ultimate. Cutting-edge technology combines with unique aesthetics results in a completely uncompromised listening experience - SP2000 is our flagship player, and the best-sounding portable music player ever made.

Dual AK4499EQ DACs

Experience the highest of high-resolution audio thanks to a pair of AKM AK4499EQ DAC chips. By completely rethinking the circuit design to optimise current consumption and extract every shred of performance from these class-leading DACs, we can support 32-bit/768kHz and DSD512 audio files natively, without loss or compression.

Huge internal storage

The SP2000 has a massive 512GB of internal memory, enough to hold well over 1000 albums at CD quality. Add a microSD memory card to expand up to a huge 1.5TB - it’s enough storage to take week’s-worth of high-resolution music with you, wherever you go.

Power and independence

For the first time, we’ve specified separate, independent audio channels between the balanced and unbalanced outputs. The result is abundant power: 6Vrms for the balanced output and 3Vrms for the unbalanced output. Which means the SP2000 will comfortably drive any headphones you choose, at any volume level you desire.

Ultimate streaming stability

With dual-band wi-fi (2.4/5GHz) facilitated by an all-new three-dimensional antenna design, the SP2000 preserves the signal strength and speed your favourite streaming service demands to function at its best.

Form complementing function

The elegant, sophisticated design of the SP2000 features sandblasted aluminium, machined from a single, solid block and finished in either copper or stainless steel. Along with the edge-to-edge high-definition touchscreen, it defines the SP2000 as a beautiful object as well as an extraordinary music player.

“…it sounds like no other personal media player (PMP) we’ve heard… both as a straight-up PMP in a desirable headphones set-up and as a streaming-capable source for your speaker-led hi-fi – the A&ultima SP2000 is the sort of musical and multi-talented device that’s otherwise hard to come by.”

What Hi-Fi?, 5 Stars

Included in the box

1x Astell&Kern A&ultima SP2000 player
1x USB-C to USB-A cable (1 metre)
3x screen protectors
1x Quick start guide

General Specifications

Model

SP2000

Body Color

Vegas Gold / Onyx Black / Stainless Steel / Copper

Body Material

Vegas Gold, Onyx Black, Stainless Steel : Stainless Steel / Copper : Copper

Display

5inch (720 x 1,280) Touch display

Supported Audio Formats

WAV, FLAC, WMA, MP3, OGG, APE, AAC, ALAC, AIFF, DFF, DSF, MQA

MQA playback

Services(Tidal Masters), Local files, External USB, MQA-CD(ripped)

Sample rate

PCM : 8kHz ~ 768kHz (8/16/24/32bits per Sample) / DSD Native: DSD64(1bit 2.8MHz), Stereo / DSD128(1bit 5.6MHz), Stereo / DSD256(1bit 11.2MHz), Stereo / DSD512(1bit 22.4MHz), Stereo

Output Level

Unbalanced 3.0Vrms / Balanced 6.0Vrms (Condition No Load)

CPU

Octa-Core

DAC

AKM AK4499EQ x2 (Dual DAC)

Decoding

Support up to 32bit / 768kHz Bit-to-Bit Playback

Input

USB 3.0 Type-C input (for PC & MAC)

Outputs

Unbalanced Out (3.5mm) / Optical Out (3.5mm) / Balanced Out (2.5mm, only 4-pole supported)

Wi-Fi

802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4/5GHz)

Dimensions

3.00 ”(76.3 mm) [W] x 5.19 ”(132 mm) [H] x 0.61 ”(15.7 mm) [D]

Weight

Vegas Gold, Onyx Black, Stainless Steel : 14.49 oz (410.8 g) / Copper : 15.25 oz (432.4 g)

Feature Enhancements

Firmware upgrades supported (OTA)

Audio Performance

Frequency Response

±0.015dB (Condition: 20Hz~20kHz) Unbalanced / ±0.010dB (Condition: 20Hz~20kHz) Balanced
±0.050dB (Condition: 20Hz~70kHz) Unbalanced / ±0.030dB (Condition: 20Hz~70kHz) Balanced

Signal to Noise Ratio

124dB @ 1kHz, Unbalanced / 125dB @ 1kHz, Balanced

Crosstalk

-138dB @ 1kHz, Unbalanced / -144dB @ 1kHz, Balanced

THD+N

0.0005% @ 1kHz, Unbalanced / 0.0004% @ 1kHz, Balanced

IMD SMPTE

0.0003% 800Hz 10kHz(4:1) Unbalanced & Balanced

Output Impedance

Unbalanced Out 3.5mm (1.5ohm) / Balanced out 2.5mm (1ohm)

Clock Source

Clock Jitter

25ps(Typ)

Reference Clock Jitter

200 Femto Seconds

Battery

Capacity

3,700mAh 3.8V Li-Polymer Battery

Continuous Playback Time

Up to 8 hours (Standard - MUSIC: FLAC, 16-bit/44.1kHz, Unbalance, Volume 80, EQ OFF, LCD OFF)

Charge Time

About 2.5 hours (Standard - 9V/1.67A Fast charging)
About 5 hours (Standard - 5V/2A General charging)

Memory

Built-in Memory

512GB [NAND]

External Memory

microSD (Max. 1TB) x1

OS

Supported OS

Windows 7,8,10 (32/64bit), MAC OS X 10.7 and up