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$1000-$5000, Portable Source, Review 12/05/2020

Astell&Kern SP2000 Review

Today we look at Astell&Kern’s flagship portable player, the SP2000. It’s selling for $3,499 USD Disclaimer: The sample of the AK SP2000…

$1000-$5000, Portable Source, Review 21/02/2019

Review: Astell&Kern SP1000M – Magestic

The SP1000M is one of Astell&Kern’s higher end players from their A&Ultima product line, the top level. Disclaimer: The SP1000M was sent to…

Blog, Opinion 25/12/2018

BLOG: 2018 Awards – Lieven’s Selection

This is an article many of you, well mostly the companies actually, always anxiously wait for. This is the article in which we award…

$1000-$5000, Picture Sunday, Portable Source 16/12/2018

Picture Sunday – Astell&Kern SP1000M

The SP1000M is a new smaller version of the SP1000 from the South Korean Astell&Kern. Disclaimer: The star of this weeks’ picture Sunday…

$1000-$5000, Budget, Portable Source, Review, Source 09/11/2018

Review: Astell&Kern SE100 – Smooth Operator

The SE100 is one of Astell&Kern’s higher end players from their A&Futura product line. Disclaimer: The SE100 was sent to us free of…

$500-$1000, Amps, Budget, Desktop Amps, Desktop Source, Review, Source 09/08/2018

Review: Astell&Kern Acro L1000 – Listed!

Disclaimer: The Astell & Kern Acro L1000 was sent to us by Astell&Kern directly. This unit will be returned to AK after this review….

$500-$1000, Amps, Budget, Desktop Amps, Desktop Source, Picture Sunday, Source 04/03/2018

Picture Sunday – Astell & Kern ACRO L1000

Disclaimer: The star of this weeks’ picture Sunday is the Astell&Kern ACRO L1000. This post is a part of our Picture Sunday series. …

$500-$1000, Budget, Portable Source, Review, Source 15/02/2018

Review: Astell&Kern AK70ii – One up.

Disclaimer: The AK70ii was sent to us free of charge by Astell&Kern directly in exchange for this review. The AK units are long term…

$500-$1000, Budget, Portable Source, Source, Watch it Wednesday 15/11/2017

Watch it Wednesday: The Astell&Kern AK70II

Disclaimer: The Astell&Kern AK70II was sent to Nathan for a photoshoot. He only had a few hours with it and didn’t even get to…

$1000-$5000, Budget, Portable Source, Review, Source 28/09/2017

Review: Astell&Kern SP1000 – Impressive

Disclaimer: The sample of the Astell&Kern SP1000 DAP was sent to us free of charge for this review on a long term loan. After…

$1000-$5000, Budget, Picture Sunday, Portable Source, Source 28/05/2017

Picture Sunday: A&Ultima SP1000

This week’s picture Sunday features the new A&Ultima SP1000 DAP. To check out recent Picture Sunday Posts click HERE. The A&Ultima SP1000 is the newest…

$500-$1000, Budget, Picture Sunday, Portable Source, Source 14/05/2017

Picture Sunday: Astell&Kern KANN

This week’s picture Sunday features the new Astell&Kern KANN DAP. To check out recent Picture Sunday Posts click HERE. I received the KANN a…

$1000-$5000, $300-$500, Budget, Picture Sunday, Portable Source, Source 05/03/2017

Picture Sunday: AK380 SS & Fiio X5iii

The star of this week’s Picture Sunday is the Astell & Kern AK380 & Amp SS. Check out other recent Picture Posts Here, and Here. This…

Blog 03/01/2017

BLOG: 2016 Awards Part 2 – Lieven’s Selection

Year overview What to say about 2016… It was an awful year for humanity but a great year for audiophiles with very good (portable)…

$1000-$5000, $500-$1000, Amps, Picture Sunday, Portable Amps, Portable Source, Source 18/12/2016

Picture Sunday: Portable Desktop Quality

The stars of this week’s Picture Sunday are the CypherLabs Duet and the Astell&Kern AK380 . Check out other recent Picture Posts Here, and Here. A…

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Matty
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Hey Wills, they have only a very slight difference in terms of their voicing. The SP200 sounds a little leaner than the L30, but for the most part you're getting…
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Hi Matty, do you reckon there is any difference between this and the smsl sp200? Just by looking at the review they seem similar imo. Also, if I also add…
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Matty
Topping L30 Headphone Amplifier Review
Hey Wills, they have only a very slight difference in terms of their voicing. The SP200 sounds a little leaner than the L30, but for the most part you're getting…
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Wills
Topping L30 Headphone Amplifier Review
Hi Matty, do you reckon there is any difference between this and the smsl sp200? Just by looking at the review they seem similar imo. Also, if I also add…
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Kenneth
Picture Sunday: Beautiful Audio’s Grado headband and earpad mods
Really interesting. I also have GH2. Does the merino wool darken the overall Grado sound? And make the sound stage larger? (HD600/HD650 is too dark/too warm to me.)