Speaking of Astell&Kern, everyone's impression is that the Walkman is "tall, handsome and rich", with excellent appearance and workmanship, rich functions and excellent interfaces, and of course, high prices. But the KANN introduced to you today is different from the previous products of Astell&Kern

In the afternoon of April 9, Aili and its Astell&Kern held a press conference on the new product KANN in Shenzhen Concert Hall, and KANN became the first product of Astell&Kern's Performance Line series (AK70, AK JR belong to Casual Line, while the well-known AK120, AK240, AK380 and other products belong to Core Line). Its positioning is a feverish user with heavy demand for functions and performance.

Like many other products of AK, KANN uses touch screens and intelligent systems. The 4-inch 800 * 480 resolution screen is also a high-end player.

The difference is that KANN has four physical keys, including the previous song, the next song, the home key and the play/pause key. The shape of the four keys is slightly abrupt, but it is very convenient to operate.

The new volume knob is very convenient to adjust the volume greatly. The knob has a certain damping, and it feels good to adjust.

The back cover of KANN is made of aluminum alloy with stripe lines. The design inspiration comes from the Doric style of Athens. Some players laugh that it is a "suitcase" style.

KANN comes in two colors: gray and blue, the latter is especially suitable for young users.

Talking about the configuration of KANN, it really shames competitors and even their flagship products. This connector alone is very interesting. There are 3.5mm headphone ports, 2.5mm balanced headphone ports, and 3.5mm linear output ports from top to bottom and from left to right, respectively, 2.5mm balanced linear output port , power key. It is worth mentioning that the linear output supports voltage regulation, which is obviously designed for some struggling enthusiasts.

SD card slot, microSD card slot USB Type-C Interface (for data transmission and charging) and microUSB interface (for USB DAC, supporting up to DoP: 2.8MHz/5.6MHz ）。 Even if similar products have dual card slots, they are generally dual microSD cards, while KANN directly introduces a standard SD card. It has a built-in 64G large capacity and supports 512G SD card and 256G microSD card, so theoretically it can achieve 832G Terror capacity.

In addition to rich interfaces, other hardware of KANN is also unambiguous. It uses the same hardware as AK3XX series AK4490 As a DAC, it also supports Hard solve DSD ， 32bit/384kHz PCM and other high specification music.

The length and width of KANN's fuselage are not large, but due to its own AMP and up to 6200mAh Because of its large capacity battery, the body is thick. I'm afraid it's a little pressure to put it in your pocket. In addition, it is worth mentioning that KANN uses the high-voltage fast charging scheme, which supports 9V 1.67A, i.e. 15W at most (Well, this is a familiar parameter, which is consistent with Samsung's flagship mobile phone.) However, due to its large battery capacity, it also takes 4 hours to fully charge.

The press conference also announced the price of KANN Bank of China, which is 7666 yuan. For a player with such a full range of functions, which is also a product of Astell&Kern, the price is "cost-effective". KANN will be launched at the end of April. Interested enthusiasts can take the opportunity to listen to this new high-end player. I believe its performance will not disappoint you.

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