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$2,499, May 3 - May 5 $2,441, May 1 - May 2 $2,499, Mar 29 1:35 am $2,500, Mar 30 - Mar 31 $2,499, Apr 1 - Apr 9 $2,500, Apr 9 - Apr 11 $2,499, Apr 13 - Apr 14 $2,500, Apr 15 - Apr 17 $2,499, Apr 19 - May 1 $2,441, May 1 - May 2 $2,499, May 6 - May 10 $2,399, May 11 - May 12 $2,499, May 12 - May 15 $2,379, May 17 2:56 am $2,439, May 18 - May 19 $2,499, May 19 - Jun 8 $2,399, Jun 13 - Jun 17 $2,499, Jun 17 - Jul 4 $2,399, Jul 5 - Jul 7 $2,499, Jul 8 - Jul 17 $2,500, Jul 18 2:00 pm $2,299, Jul 19 - Jul 20 $2,499, Jul 21 4:10 pm $2,399, Jul 26 4:01 pm $2,299, Jul 27 - Jul 29 $2,399, Jul 30 - Aug 2 $2,299, Aug 3 - Aug 5 $2,499, Aug 6 - Aug 8 $2,399, Aug 9 - Aug 10 $2,499, Aug 11 - Aug 14 $2,199, Aug 17 9:19 pm $2,399, Aug 19 - Aug 21 $2,129, Aug 26 - Aug 27 $2,499, Aug 28 - Aug 29 $2,399, Sep 1 2:35 am $2,499, Sep 3 - Sep 4 $2,252, Sep 3 - Sep 5 $2,399, Sep 5 10:06 pm $2,248, Sep 7 - Sep 9 $2,499, Sep 9 - Sep 10 $2,249, Sep 10 5:19 pm $2,399, Sep 11 10:35 pm $2,248, Sep 11 - Sep 13 $2,399, Sep 11 10:35 pm $2,245, Sep 15 - Sep 16 $2,499, Sep 18 - Oct 9 $2,184, Sep 18 11:00 am $2,499, Sep 18 - Oct 9 $2,170, Sep 19 - Sep 23 $2,499, Sep 18 - Oct 9 $2,123, Sep 24 7:25 am $2,499, Sep 18 - Oct 9 $2,160, Sep 26 11:38 am $2,499, Sep 18 - Oct 9 $2,149, Sep 27 - Sep 29 $2,499, Sep 18 - Oct 9 $2,130, Sep 30 - Oct 12 $2,289, Oct 11 - Oct 13 $2,130, Sep 30 - Oct 12 $2,289, Oct 11 - Oct 13 $1,949, Oct 13 - Oct 15 $2,299, Oct 16 - Oct 17 $2,110, Oct 16 - Oct 19 $2,469, Oct 18 - Oct 19 $2,110, Oct 16 - Oct 19 $2,499, Oct 20 - Oct 21 $2,069, Oct 21 - Oct 26 $2,498, Oct 23 - Oct 24 $2,069, Oct 21 - Oct 26 $2,199, Oct 26 10:44 am $2,069, Oct 21 - Oct 26 $2,174, Oct 29 7:00 am $2,010, Oct 29 7:00 am $2,498, Oct 31 - Nov 10 $2,090, Oct 31 8:46 pm $2,498, Oct 31 - Nov 10 $2,110, Nov 3 6:30 pm $2,498, Oct 31 - Nov 10 $2,130, Nov 7 - Nov 13 $2,299, Nov 13 9:25 am $2,130, Nov 7 - Nov 13 $2,150, Nov 16 1:04 am $2,062, Nov 16 1:04 am $2,299, Nov 17 9:48 pm $1,959, Nov 17 9:48 pm $2,498, Nov 19 - Nov 23 $1,955, Nov 19 11:32 am $2,498, Nov 19 - Nov 23 $2,045, Nov 22 - Dec 1 $2,299, Nov 24 3:42 am $2,045, Nov 22 - Dec 1 $2,498, Nov 25 - Nov 27 $2,045, Nov 22 - Dec 1 $2,100, Nov 29 - Dec 2 $2,045, Nov 22 - Dec 1 $2,199, Dec 3 - Dec 7 $2,029, Dec 2 - Dec 16 $2,299, Dec 9 9:29 am $2,029, Dec 2 - Dec 16 $2,426, Dec 11 3:38 pm $2,029, Dec 2 - Dec 16 $2,299, Dec 13 3:22 pm $2,029, Dec 2 - Dec 16 $2,498, Dec 15 4:31 pm $2,029, Dec 2 - Dec 16 $2,357, Dec 16 - Dec 17 $2,029, Dec 2 - Dec 16 $2,292, Dec 18 9:01 pm $1,995, Dec 18 9:01 pm $2,119, Dec 27 - Dec 28 $1,771, Dec 25 - Dec 27 $2,169, Dec 29 5:27 am $2,099, Dec 28 - Jan 2 $2,171, Dec 30 5:21 pm $2,099, Dec 28 - Jan 2 $2,498, Jan 1 - Jan 2 $2,099, Dec 28 - Jan 2 $2,260, Jan 15 8:09 am $2,070, Jan 14 - Jan 15 $2,200, Jan 17 12:52 am $1,910, Jan 16 - Jan 19 $2,149, Jan 17 - Jan 20 $1,910, Jan 16 - Jan 19 $2,498, Jan 21 7:53 am $2,060, Jan 21 - Jan 22 $2,449, Jan 22 - Jan 23 $2,000, Jan 23 - Jan 29 $2,439, Jan 24 - Jan 25 $2,000, Jan 23 - Jan 29 $2,357, Jan 27 6:47 am $2,000, Jan 23 - Jan 29 $2,299, Jan 28 - Jan 29 $2,000, Jan 23 - Jan 29 $2,260, Jan 29 - Jan 30 $1,910, Jan 29 - Feb 11 $2,199, Jan 31 - Feb 3 $1,910, Jan 29 - Feb 11 $2,260, Feb 4 - Feb 9 $1,910, Jan 29 - Feb 11 $2,219, Feb 10 - Feb 11 $1,910, Jan 29 - Feb 11 $2,260, Feb 11 - Feb 12 $1,899, Feb 11 - Feb 26 $2,199, Feb 13 - Feb 17 $1,899, Feb 11 - Feb 26 $2,260, Feb 18 - Feb 24 $1,899, Feb 11 - Feb 26 $2,250, Feb 25 - Mar 2 $1,899, Feb 11 - Feb 26 $2,250, Feb 25 - Mar 2 $2,048, Feb 27 - Mar 20 $2,399, Mar 4 - Mar 19 $2,048, Feb 27 - Mar 20 $2,499, Mar 20 - Apr 3 $2,048, Feb 27 - Mar 20 $2,499, Mar 20 - Apr 3 $2,035, Mar 21 - Mar 26 $2,499, Mar 20 - Apr 3 $2,048, Mar 28 - Apr 5 $2,399, Apr 5 5:59 am $2,048, Mar 28 - Apr 5 $2,499, Apr 6 - Apr 10 $2,009, Apr 6 - Apr 7 $2,499, Apr 6 - Apr 10 $2,025, Apr 9 - Apr 13 $2,369, Apr 12 4:43 am $2,025, Apr 9 - Apr 13 $2,499, Apr 13 - Apr 15 $1,999, Apr 15 - Apr 21 $2,399, Apr 16 - Apr 17 $1,999, Apr 15 - Apr 21 $2,159, Apr 19 - Apr 24 $1,999, Apr 15 - Apr 21 $2,159, Apr 19 - Apr 24 $2,020, Apr 24 4:30 pm $2,399, Apr 26 6:14 am $2,020, Apr 26 - Apr 27 $2,398, Apr 27 6:39 pm $2,020, Apr 26 - Apr 27 $2,398, Apr 30 4:58 pm $1,897, Apr 30 4:58 pm $2,000, May 2 2:59 am $1,928, May 2 2:59 am $2,399, May 4 - May 7 $1,835, May 4 8:11 pm $2,399, May 4 - May 7 $1,800, May 6 6:00 am $2,399, May 4 - May 7 $1,917, May 7 11:03 pm OOS $1,999, May 10 3:17 am $1,901, May 10 3:17 am $2,490, May 11 - May 15 $1,885, May 11 8:35 pm $2,490, May 11 - May 15 $1,791, May 13 11:20 am $2,490, May 11 - May 15 $1,632, May 15 4:04 am $1,989, May 16 11:44 pm $1,629, May 16 11:44 pm $2,450, May 19 - May 21 $1,598, May 19 3:52 am $2,450, May 19 - May 21 $1,762, May 21 10:08 am $2,480, May 23 1:08 pm $1,901, May 23 1:08 pm $2,479, May 25 2:51 pm $1,900, May 25 2:51 pm $2,450, May 27 7:33 pm $1,925, May 27 - Jun 3 $2,430, May 30 - Jun 1 $1,925, May 27 - Jun 3 $2,400, Jun 3 8:30 pm $1,925, May 27 - Jun 3 $2,499, Jun 6 5:34 am $1,910, Jun 6 - Jun 14 $2,450, Jun 8 - Jun 12 $1,910, Jun 6 - Jun 14 $1,999, Jun 14 1:20 pm $1,910, Jun 6 - Jun 14 $2,450, Jun 16 - Jun 18 $1,800, Jun 16 - Jun 22 $1,999, Jun 20 - Jun 22 $1,800, Jun 16 - Jun 22 $2,455, Jun 24 - Jul 2 $1,910, Jun 24 - Jul 4 $1,999, Jul 4 9:57 am $1,910, Jun 24 - Jul 4 $2,450, Jul 10 12:42 am $1,795, Jul 10 - Jul 12 $1,999, Jul 12 7:25 pm $1,795, Jul 10 - Jul 12 $2,450, Jul 14 6:44 pm $1,725, Jul 14 - Jul 18 $1,999, Jul 18 9:40 am $1,725, Jul 14 - Jul 18 $2,450, Jul 20 6:09 am $1,690, Jul 20 - Jul 23 $2,299, Jul 22 - Jul 23 $1,690, Jul 20 - Jul 23 $1,999, Jul 25 6:23 pm $1,640, Jul 25 6:23 pm $2,299, Jul 27 1:58 pm $1,690, Jul 27 - Jul 29 $2,450, Jul 29 7:40 pm $1,690, Jul 27 - Jul 29 $2,199, Jul 31 3:53 pm $1,660, Jul 31 - Aug 2 $2,199, Aug 4 - Aug 6 $1,600, Aug 4 - Aug 8 $2,168, Aug 8 - Aug 11 $1,600, Aug 4 - Aug 8 $2,168, Aug 8 - Aug 11 $1,589, Aug 10 12:27 am $2,168, Aug 8 - Aug 11 $1,825, Aug 11 - Aug 23 $2,065, Aug 13 - Aug 17 $1,825, Aug 11 - Aug 23 $2,028, Aug 19 - Aug 23 $1,825, Aug 11 - Aug 23 $2,228, Aug 25 - Aug 27 $1,799, Aug 25 - Oct 9 $1,999, Aug 31 12:21 am $1,799, Aug 25 - Oct 9 $1,998, Sep 3 8:34 pm $1,799, Aug 25 - Oct 9 $1,920, Sep 7 - Sep 15 $1,799, Aug 25 - Oct 9 $1,899, Sep 19 - Sep 23 $1,799, Aug 25 - Oct 9 $1,999, Sep 27 5:46 am $1,799, Aug 25 - Oct 9 $1,899, Oct 1 5:39 am $1,799, Aug 25 - Oct 9 $2,400, Oct 3 7:11 am $1,799, Aug 25 - Oct 9 $1,999, Oct 5 8:57 am $1,799, Aug 25 - Oct 9 $2,400, Oct 7 11:10 am $1,799, Aug 25 - Oct 9 $2,390, Oct 9 1:47 pm $1,799, Aug 25 - Oct 9 $1,999, Oct 11 4:05 pm $1,799, Oct 11 - Oct 25 $2,375, Oct 15 2:43 pm $1,799, Oct 11 - Oct 25 $1,999, Oct 19 11:08 am $1,799, Oct 11 - Oct 25 $1,977, Oct 23 8:34 am $1,799, Oct 11 - Oct 25 $1,968, Oct 25 7:20 am $1,799, Oct 11 - Oct 25 $1,959, Oct 29 5:52 am $1,800, Oct 29 - Nov 4 $1,937, Nov 2 5:24 am $1,800, Oct 29 - Nov 4 $1,839, Nov 4 4:22 am $1,800, Oct 29 - Nov 4 $1,822, Nov 8 7:11 am $1,750, Nov 8 - Nov 16 $1,818, Nov 10 - Nov 12 $1,750, Nov 8 - Nov 16 $1,818, Nov 14 - Nov 16 $1,750, Nov 8 - Nov 16 $1,802, Nov 18 10:56 pm $1,700, Nov 18 - Nov 30 $1,800, Nov 21 4:14 am $1,700, Nov 18 - 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$2,499 May 3, '14
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$2,441 May 3, '14
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$2,488 (Overall average)
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Mar 29, 2014
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$2,499 Apr 6, '16
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$2,500 Jul 18, '14
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$1,738 Dec 5, '15
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$2,499 (30d avg)
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Mar 29, 2014
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$1,899 Mar 31, '16
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$2,252 Sep 3, '14
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$1,269 Jan 3, '16
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$1,899 (30d avg)
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Mar 29, 2014
Product Description
Closer to Original Sound
After successfully launching the AK100 and the AK120 models, we asked ourselves, "What is the ultimate sound quality?" After much consideration, we decided to move a step further with our goal, which is to deliver the sound "exactly as the artist had intended" for us to hear. Moving from the AK100 to AK120, we decided to provide a Dual DAC setup to create better left and right channel separation with clearer sound quality. We thought that the Dual DAC setup would be enough, but while developing the AK240, we felt the need to further improve sound quality in order to accurately reproduce the original sound recording. After countless hours of research and testing, we were able to find the answer.
The answer was to create both a balanced output and native DSD playback through the Dual DAC setup. Now with the AK240, we can dare say that we have gotten "that much closer" to the sound quality of the original recording.
What is DSD?
DSD (Direct Stream Digital) is a digital audio file format originally developed for SACDs (Super Audio CD). Regular digital audio file formats such as PCM (Pulse Code Modulation) is separated into 65,000(16bit) to 16,700,000(24bit) of information on the Y axis, and 44,100(44.1kHz) to 192,000(192kHz) across the X axis for digital signals. DSD files have 1bit (0s or 1s) for Y axis and is separated into 2,800,000(2.8MHz) to 5,600,000(5.6MHz) of information for X axis.
Compared to regular audio CDs with 16bit/44.1kHz PCM format, SACD's recording frequency goes up to 100kHz and the dynamic range goes beyond 120dB while maintaining sound clarity during the transmission.
Native DSD Support
One of the approaches we decided that would help us move a step closer to the original sound quality was to provide native DSD playback without having to convert it into PCM. This was indeed a difficult task. In order to provide native DSD playback on the AK240, we had to select a different DAC chipset.
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