Astell&Kern KANN ULTRA

1,899.00

Fueling Your Sound

  • Next-Generation Octa-Core processor brings significant performance improvements allowing you to enjoy incredible sound quality with faster system speeds and a smooth flowing 4th generation UI/UX.
  • Featuring the latest flagship DAC from ESS, the ES9039MPRO, delivers a richer, more expansive sound with advanced modulation for reduced power consumption, noise, and distortions, enhancing audio performance
  • Triple Output Mode to deliver natural, detailed sound when connected to demanding headphones, highly detailed IEMs and external devices.
  • Separate amplifier/sound design for the Headphone Out, Line Out and Pre-Out ports to provide the optimal sound for each
  • Digital Audio Remaster (DAR) technology, developed to deliver fine sound at higher sample rates. DAR technology upsamples the sample rate of the sound source being played to go beyond the limits of the source format.
  • A dedicated Pre-Out delivers sound through a specially designed Pre-Out amplifier, instead of the high-powered Headphone out amp, for optimal sound control
  • Exclusive Line Out mode outputs the sound directly from the DAC bypassing the amplifier, resulting in the lowest noise level, and making it ideal for connecting to external audio devices

Included in the box

  • 1x Astell&Kern KANN ULTRA player
  • 1x USB-C to USB-C Cable
  • 3x Screen protectors
  • 1x Quick start guide
  • 1x Warranty Card

General Specifications

Model
KANN ULTRA
Body Colour
Astro Grey
Body Material
Aluminium
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 [Mid Gain]Unbalanced 4Vrms │ Balanced 8Vrms (Condition No [High Gain]Unbalanced 6Vrms │ Balanced 12Vrms (Condition No [Super Gain]Unbalanced 8Vrms │ Balanced 16Vrms (Condition No 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 5-pole supported) PRE · LINE OUT 3.5mm(Unbalanced Out), 4.4mm (Balanced Out, only 5 5-pole supported)
Wi-Fi
802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4&5GHz)
Bluetooth
V4.2 (A2DP, AVRCP, Qualcomm® aptX™-HD, LDAC)
Dimensions
3.24” (82.4mm)[W] x 5.55” (141.1mm)[H] x 0.96” (24.4mm)[D]
Weight
About 13.75oz (390g)
Firmware upgrade supported
(OTA)
Operating Temperature
0℃ ~ + 40℃ (32℉~ 104℉)

Audio performance

Frequency Response
    HEADPHONE OUT

  • ±0.012dB (Condition : 20Hz~20kHz) Unbalanced │ ±0.011dB (Condition : 20Hz~20kHz) Balanced
  • ±0.125dB (Condition : 20Hz~70kHz) Unbalanced │ ±0.126dB (Condition : 20Hz~70kHz) Balanced
    PRE OUT

  • ±0.022dB (Condition : 20Hz~20kHz) Unbalanced │ 0.023dB (Condition : 20Hz~20kHz) Balanced
  • ±0.023dB (Condition : 20Hz~70kHz) Unbalanced │ 0.023dB (Condition : 20Hz~70kHz) Balanced
    LINE OUT

  • ±0.002dB (Condition : 20Hz~20kHz) Unbalanced │ 0.002dB (Condition : 20Hz~20kHz) Balanced
  • ±0.007dB (Condition : 20Hz~70kHz) Unbalanced │ 0.006dB (Condition : 20Hz~70kHz) Balanced
S/N
    HEADPHONE OUT

  • 115dB @ 1kHz, Unbalanced │ 119dB @ 1kHz, Balanced
    PRE OUT

  • 110dB @ 1kHz, Unbalanced │ 126dB @ 1kHz, Balanced
    LINE OUT

  • 110dB @ 1kHz, Unbalanced │ 125dB @ 1kHz, Balanced
Crosstalk
    HEADPHONE OUT

  • 134dB @ 1kHz, Unbalanced │ 140dB @ 1kHz, Balanced
    PRE OUT

  • 128dB @ 1kHz, Unbalanced │ 128dB @ 1kHz, Balanced
    LINE OUT

  • 129dB @ 1kHz, Unbalanced │ 121dB @ 1kHz, Balanced
THD+N
    HEADPHONE OUT

  • 0.0004% @ 1kHz, Unbalanced │ 0.0004% @ 1kHz, Balanced
    PRE OUT

  • 0.0012% @ 1kHz, Unbalanced │ 0.0005% @ 1kHz, Balanced
    LINE OUT

  • 0.0013% @ 1kHz, Unbalanced │ 0.0005% @ 1kHz, Balanced
IMD SMPTE
    HEADPHONE OUT

  • 0.0006% 800Hz 10kHz (4:1) Unbalanced │0.0006% 800Hz 10kHz (4:1) Balanced
    PRE OUT

  • 0.0006% 800Hz 10kHz (4:1) Unbalanced │0.0006% 800Hz 10kHz (4:1) Balanced
    LINE OUT

  • 0.0006% 800Hz 10kHz (4:1) Unbalanced │0.0006% 800Hz 10kHz (4:1) Balanced
Output Impedance
    HEADPHONE OUT

  • Unbalanced Out 3.5mm (1ohm) │ Balanced Out 4.4mm (1.3ohm)
    PRE OUT

  • Unbalanced Out 3.5mm (3.5ohm) │ Balanced Out 4.4mm (5.7ohm)
    LINE OUT

  • Unbalanced Out 3.5mm (6.5ohm) │ Balanced Out 4.4mm (10.7ohm)

Clock Source

Clock Jitter
25pS (Typ)
Reference Clock Jitter
200 Femto Seconds

Storage Capacity

Built-in Memory
128GB [NAND]
External Memory
microSD x1 (Max. 1TB)

Battery

Capacity
3,150mAh 3.7V Li-Polymer
Charge Time
about 4.5hours (9V 1.67A) / about 6.5hours (5V 2A)
Playback Time
about 11.5 hours (Standard: FLAC, 16bit, 44.1kHz, Vol.50, LCD Off, Low Gain)

Supported OS

Supported OS
Windows 10, 11(32/64bit) MAC OS X 10.7
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