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Description
The SP1000 Cu is by far one of my all time favourite Astell&Kern products and one of my favourite portable players full stop. When you hold this copper behemoth in your hand you know that you are holding something pretty special, even if the unit is not powered on at the time. The unit reminds me of a prestige watch with it’s gorgeous volume dial and precision machined copper chassis.
The player itself offers best in class storage with an incredible 256GB built-in and expandable storage via a micro SD card of 512GB, meaning that you can store plenty of your favourite albums on board. The sheer power of the SP1000 produces enough juice to adequately replicate your music on a pair of full sized headphones and the 2.5mm balanced output means that you can squeeze out even more from it if your headphones or earphones have a balanced option available.
The quad core processor on board the player means that browsing and selecting your favourite music is a delight. Some players struggle to scroll through the music and quickly display artwork and information, however the SP1000 Cu takes it in it’s stride. Searching and quickly flicking back and forth between screens is effortless and adds saves a great deal of time when all you want to do is listen to music.
The SP1000 Cu has TIDAL streaming natively built into the player, meaning that with a subscription to their service you can stream CD quality audio directly to it via the internet, however it will not provide offline storage natively through the built in app.
With a firmware update the SP1000 Cu also provides the ability to add your favourite music app to it and use that instead of the built in interface. Be it Spotify™ or Amazon Music etc.
For me the Copper version of the SP1000 is by far the best. It shouldn’t make a difference what the enclosure is made of, however to my ears it does. I couldn’t tell you why the SS,Cu and Black Onyx all sound different, however the copper version has the warmer more musical sound to my ears, making it a more fun, involving and enjoyable listen than the other two versions.
Additional information
| Brand | Astell&Kern |
|---|---|
| Country | South Korea |
| Enclosure Material | |
| Colour | |
| Display | 5inch (720 x 1,280) Touchscreen |
| DAC | AKM AK4497EQ x2 (Dual DAC) |
| Continuous Playback Time | Up to 23 hours (Standard – MUSIC: FLAC, 16-bit/44kHz, Volume 75, LCD Off) |
| Built-in Memory | 256GB [NAND] |
| External Memory | microSD (Max 512GB) x1 |
| Streaming | Native TIDAL, Install Apps |
| Product Weight | 387.9g |
| Dimensions | 75.8 mm [W] x 132 mm [H] x 16.2 mm [D] |
| Google Product Name | Astell&Kern SP1000 Cu |
What Is Included
What Is Included
- Standard Leather Case x 1
- Stainless Steel & Copper: Burgundy Leather Case
- USB Type-C Cable x 1
- Quick Start Guide x 1
- Warranty Card x 1
- micro SD card tray x 1
- Pin for the tray x 1
- Protective Film (Front x 2, Back x 2)
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