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Astell & Kern ULTIMA SP3000

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904L Stainless Steel High-Resolution Player A&ultima SP3000
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Astell & Kern ULTIMA SP3000

Astell&Kern has set the standard for perfect sound using the latest innovative technology with the A&ultima series. The A&ultima SP3000 is the newest flagship product that is the essence of everything learned and engineered over the last 10+ years of digital music processing.

Luxury meets innovation, A & ultima SP3000 SP3000
Astell&Kern has set the standard for perfect sound using the latest innovative technology with the A&ultima series. The A&ultima SP3000 is the newest flagship product that is the essence of everything learned and engineered over the last 10+ years of digital music processing.

A&ultima SP3000 is the world’s first DAP with independent Dual Audio Circuitry and the latest DAC with HEXA – Audio Circuitry structure and uses all audio technologies and the best materials that let you feel the overwhelming impact of sound and music.

Experience perfection firsthand with the true next-generation flagship, A&ultima SP3000, the pinnacle of audio players.

Features Summary

  • World’s first use of Stainless Steel 904L for DAP body material
  • World’s first DAP with complete separation of digital and analog signal processing (Using the latest Flagship DAC chip AKM4499EX from Asahi Kasei
  • Stunning Audio Performance with Independent Dual Audio Circuitry
  • Equipped with High-Performance Qualcomm Snapdragon 6125 Octa-Core CPU
  • New Experience in the Graphic User Interface
  • Support for aptX-HD and LDAC
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Technical Data

General Specifications
Model SP3000 (PPF41)
Body Color Black, Silver
Body Material Stainless Steel 904L
Display Full HD 5.46” 1080×1920 Touch Display
Supported Audio Formats WAV, FLAC, WMA, MP3, OGG, APE, AAC, ALAC, AIFF, DFF, DSF, MQA
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 3.3Vrms
Balanced 6.3Vrms (Condition No Load)
CPU Octa-core
DAC AKM AK4191 x2(Dual Modulator) & AK4499EX x4 (Dual + Dual DAC)
Decoding Support up to 32bit/768kHz Bit-to-Bit Playback
Input USB Type-C input (for charging & PC & MAC)
Outputs Unbalanced Out (3.5mm), Optical Out (3.5mm)
Balanced Out (2.5mm, only 4-pole supported | 4.4m, only 5-pole supported)
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4/5GHz)
Bluetooth V5.0 (A2DP, AVRCP, Qualcomm® aptX™HD, LDAC)
Dimensions 3.24” (82.4mm)[W] x 5.48” (139.4mm)[H] x 0.72” (18.3mm)[D]
Weight About 17.39oz (493g)
Feature Enhancements Firmware upgrade supported (OTA: Over-The-Air)
Audio Specifications
Frequency Response ±0.017dB (Condition : 20Hz~20kHz) Unbalanced /
±0.021dB (Condition : 20Hz~20kHz) Balanced
±0.022dB (Condition : 20Hz~70kHz) Unbalanced /
±0.031dB (Condition : 20Hz~70kHz) Balanced
S/N 126dB @ 1kHz, Unbalanced / 130dB @ 1kHz, Balanced
Crosstalk -136dB @ 1kHz, Unbalanced / -145dB @ 1kHz, Balanced
THD+N 0.0006% @ 1kHz, Unbalanced / 0.0004% @ 1kHz, Balanced
IMD SMPTE 0.0007%, 800Hz 10kHz (4:1), Unbalanced / Balanced
Output Impedance 3.5mm(0.7ohm), 2.5mm(1.7ohm), 4.4mm(1.6ohm)
Clock Source
Clock Jitter 25ps (Typ)
Reference Clock Jitter 200 Femto Seconds
Storage Capacity
Built-in Memory 256GB [NAND]
External Memory microSD x1 (Max. 1TB)
Battery
Capacity 5,050mAh 3.8V Li-Polymer
Charge Time about 3.5hours (QC3.0 Charging)
Playback Time about 10 hours (Standard: FLAC, 16bit, 44.1kHz, Vol.80, LCD Off, Low Gain)
Supported OS
Supported OS Windows 10,11 (32/64bit) MAC OS X 10.7
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