Astell & Kern Kann ULTRA
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Fueling Your Sound
The KANN series is adored by audiophiles all over the world for its performance that focuses on ultra-high output and clear sound.
KANN ULTRA, the 5th product in the KANN series, continues the success of the KANN series by providing the highest output of any Astell&Kern player, the inclusion of Triple Output Sound, and an optimized processor and UI/UX to make it even easier to enjoy clear sound performance.
With four Gain Modes that provides up to 16Vrms of desktop Hi-Fi level output and sound, and ES9039MPRO Dual DAC chips, KANN ULTRA perfectly powers many of today's headphones with high resolution. A separate Pre/Line Out allow users to enjoy the sound with a variety of different devices.
- Triple Output Mode Featuring Separately Configured Circuit and Amplifier Designs
- HEADPHONE OUT / PRE-OUT / LINE OUT
- Next-generation Octa-Core processors with significant high-performance improvements
- Supports 4 preset gain settings with ultra-high output up to 16Vrms (Headphone Out)
- Equipped with ES9039MPRO Dual DACs
- Features Digital Audio Remaster (DAR) technology
- Supports playback up to 32bit/768kHz, Native DSD512
- Features Astell&Kern's unique TERATON ALPHA technology
- Battery 8,400 mAh (up to 11 hours of playback)
We have a comprehensive selection of Astell & Kern devices available for demonstration in our HiFi studios in Berlin-Kreuzberg. We look forward to your visit!
| Model | Astell&Kern KANN ULTRA |
| Body Color | Astro Gray |
| Body Material | Aluminum |
| Display | 5.5inch HD 1080 x 1920 touch screen |
| 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 | - HEADPHONE OUT [Low Gain] Unbalanced 2Vrms ¦ Balanced 4Vrms (Condition No Load) [Mid Gain]Unbalanced 4Vrms ¦ Balanced 8Vrms (Condition No Load) [High Gain]Unbalanced 6Vrms ¦ Balanced 12Vrms (Condition No Load) [Super Gain]Unbalanced 8Vrms ¦ Balanced 16Vrms (Condition No Load) - PRE · LINE OUT Unbalanced 2Vrms ¦ Balanced 4Vrms (Condition No Load) |
| CPU | Octa-core |
| DAC | ES9039MPRO x2 |
| Decoding | Support up to 32bit/768kHz Bit-to-Bit Playback |
| Input | USB Type-C input (for charging & PC & MAC) |
| Outputs | - HEADPHONE OUT 3.5mm(Unbalanced Out, Optical Out), 4.4mm (Balanced Out, only 5-pole supported) - PRE · LINE OUT 3.5mm(Unbalanced Out), 4.4mm (Balanced Out, only 5-pole supported) |
| Wi-Fi | 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4/5GHz) |
| Bluetooth | V5.3 (A2DP, AVRCP, Qualcomm® aptX™-HD, LDAC, LHDC) |
| Dimensions | 3.24” (82.4mm)[W] x 5.55” (141.1mm)[H] x 0.96” (24.4mm)[D] |
| Weight | About 13.75oz (390g) |
