A&Ultima SP3000 Luxury Meets Innovation Black
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 lets 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.
- 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 latest Flagship DAC chip AK4499EX 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
Uncompromising Design and Craftsmanship
Material Innovations,
World’s First Use of Stainless Steel 904L for DAP Body Material
To achieve the goal of the A&ultima series, which is 'to provide the best value that no one can imitate while using the most innovative and uncompromising design and craftsmanship', the SP3000 uses 904L stainless steel material that has never been attempted before in a portable audio player. Using this material has expanded its value from just a digital device to the realm of a luxury good.
904L stainless steel is harder and more difficult to process than general stainless steel requiring significantly more time and effort. However, due to its excellent durability and corrosion resistance, it has a characteristic that does not lose its beauty and is why it is used in expensive luxury watches where perfection in all materials and parts must be pursued with an irreplaceable and wonderful luster.
Experience the uncompromising beauty and luxury of the SP3000 produced by Astell&Kern’s experienced craftsmanship.
TERATON ALPHA
The Essence of A&K Audio Technologies Merged Into the SP3000
In order to develop the ultimate audio player that has never been experienced before, not only do we use the latest DAC and technology available, but we use the innovative audio technology of TERATON ALPHA, AK's Ultimate Sound Solution, which has been refined for the SP3000.
TERATON ALPHA, engineered through endless research, is Astell&Kern's unique technology that has been designed to produce audio playback that is close to the original sound through effective power noise removal, efficient power management and unwavering amplification, and a fully converted audio output interface. HEXA-Audio Circuitry structure and independent dual audio circuit, implemented for the first time in the SP3000, are paired together with TERATON ALPHA's sound solution to create the purest original sound.
First Use of AKM’s Latest Flagship DAC
The SP3000 is a flagship product with the latest technology and uncompromising design. Astell&Kern worked with AKM from the initial development stage to develop the DAC and circuit structure.
As a result of the collaboration, the world's first four AK4499EX DACs, AKM's latest flagship, were applied to the SP3000, and the innovative HEXA-Audio Circuitry structure in which two AK4191EQs that process digital signals are applied separately, complete the amazing sound that can only be found from Astell&Kern.
Most digital players process digital and analog signals together inside the DAC. However, the SP3000’s advanced HEXA-Audio Circuitry structure reduces the noise of the digital signal input through the AK4191EQ, a separate digital delta-sigma modulator, and the AK4499EX DAC is then designed to process the analog signals separately. By applying this unique design, digital and analog signal processing that is physically separated has been achieved for the first time in a digital audio player, and the overwhelming SNR (Signal-to-Noise Ratio) is maximized, making it possible to experience an incredible level of sound that has never been experienced before.
Silver Plated Shield Can
A shield can is applied to prevent various noise and electromagnetic interference from affecting the audio block. The SP3000 takes it a step further to achieve excellent audio performance and perfect shielding by applying highly conductive, high-purity silver on the existing shield can, and physically separating digital and analog signals.
Part Number: AKP08
Specification
- Model SP3000
- Body Color Black, Silver
- Body Material Stainless Steel 904L
- Display Full HD 5.46” 1080x1920 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)
- 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 Jitter 25ps (Typ)
- Reference Clock Jitter 200 Femto Seconds
- Built-in Memory 256GB [NAND]
- External Memory microSD x1 (Max. 1TB)
- 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 Windows 10,11 (32/64bit) MAC OS X 10.7
1 Year Warranty
What's Included
- Astell&Kern A&ultima SP3000 player Black
- USB-C to USB-A cable (1 metre)
- Screen protectors x3
- Quick start guide
