Astell & Kern CAN Cube Hi-Res audio player

Astell & Kern Can Cube Hi-Res audio player

Digital audio player

He CAN do everything!

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Rated 5 out of 5

Original price was: 1,699.00 €Current price is: 1,599.00 €.incl. VAT.

Compact and easy to use
Wi-Fi capable and can be used with Spotify & Co.
Elegant and high-quality workmanship
Bluetooth capable and can be used with wireless devices
Connection variety
Simply recommendable

Delivery time:7-14 days

Test results

The Rolls-Royce of portable players

You get a high-end HiRes player with the Kann Cube from Astell & Kern. The predecessor Kann did well with renowned specialist magazines, and the successor is no slouch either, even upping the ante in terms of interfaces. It has Bluetooth and Wi-Fi on the wireless side, as well as two headphone outputs (2.5 and 3.5 mm), a USB, an XLR, and an optical audio connection. This offers enormous flexibility in sound playback.

Sound experience without limits

Stereoplay’s verdict is also positive. The mobile player cuts a fine figure on all tested headphones, is handy and easy to use. With his powerful amplifier he tames every listener he knows. It has both a symmetrical and a conventional headphone output and can be connected symmetrically to a high-end system. Using it with Bluetooth is just as possible as connecting it to the network via WLAN, which even makes Spotify & Co. usable.

Technical data

General

Model	CAN Cube
Color	Wolf Gray
material	aluminum
display	5 inch (720 x 1,280) touch display
Supported audio formats	WAV, FLAC, WMA, MP3, OGG, APE, AAC, ALAC, AIFF, DFF, DSF, MQA
MQA playback	Services(Tidal Masters), Local files, External USB, MQA-CD(ripped)
Sample Rate	PCM: 8kHz ~ 384kHz (8/16/24/32bits per sample) / DSD Native: DSD64(1bit 2.8MHz), Stereo / DSD128(1bit 5.6MHz), Stereo / DSD256(1bit 11.2MHz), Stereo
Output level	[Phone Out] High: Unbalanced 6Vrms / Balanced 12Vrms (Condition No Load) Mid: Unbalanced 4Vrms / Balanced 8Vrms (Condition No Load) Low: Unbalanced 2Vrms / Balanced 4Vrms (Condition No Load) [XLR Out] 4Vrms (Condition No Load)
DAC	ESS ES9038PRO SABER 8channel x2 (Dual DAC)
Docoding	Supports up to 32bit / 384kHz bit-to-bit playback
Input	USB Type-C input (for PC & MAC)
output	Unbalanced Out (3.5mm) / Optical Out (3.5mm) / Balanced Out (2.5mm, only 4-pole Supported) / XLR Out (Mini 5pin)
Wi-Fi	802.11 b/g/n (2.4GHz)
Dimensions	3.45” (87.75 mm) [W] x 5.51” (140 mm) [H] x 1.24” (31.5 mm) [D]
Weight	17.3 oz (493 g)
Feature Improvements	Firmware upgrades Supported (OTA)

Audio PerfORmance

Frequency Response	[Phone Out] ±0.027dB (Condition: 20Hz~20kHz) Unbalanced / ±0.025dB (Condition: 20Hz~20kHz) Balanced ±0.07dB (Condition: 10Hz~70kHz) Unbalanced / ±0.087dB (Condition: 10Hz~70kHz) Balanced [XLR Out] ±0.025dB (Condition: 20Hz~20kHz) / ±0.032dB (Condition: 10Hz~70kHz)
Signal-to-Noise Ratio	[Phone Out] 117dB @ 1kHz, Unbalanced / 117dB @ 1kHz, Balanced [XLR Out] 128dB @ 1kHz
Crosstalk	[Phone Out] -129dB @ 1kHz, Unbalanced / -136dB @ 1kHz, Balanced [XLR Out] -146dB @ 1kHz
THD+N	[Phone Out] 0.0004% @ 1kHz, Unbalanced / 0.0005% @ 1kHz, Balanced [XLR Out] 0.0004% @ 1kHz
IND SMPTE	[Phone Out] 0.0005% 800Hz 10kHz(4:1) Unbalanced / 0.0006% 800Hz 10kHz(4:1) Balanced [XLR Out] 0.0006% 800Hz 10kHz(4:1)
Output Impedance	Unbalanced Out 3.5mm (1.2ohm) / Balanced Out 2.5mm (1.6ohm)

Clock Source

Reference Clock Jitter

250 Femto Seconds

Battery

Capacity	7,400mAh 3.8V Li-Polymer Battery
Playtime	Up to 9 hours (Standard - MUSIC: FLAC, 16-bit/44.1kHz, Unbalanced, Volume 80, EQ OFF, LCD OFF, LOW GAIN)
Charging Time	About 4 hours (Standard - 9V/1.67A Fast charging) About 5.5 hours (Standard - 5V/2A General charging)

Storage

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

Operating System

Supported Operating Systems

Windows 7,8,10 (32/64bit), MAC OS X 10.7 or higher

Description

Additional Information

Brand	Astell&Kern
Color	gray

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