A & Ultima SP3000

Digital Audio Player

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Rated 5 out of 5

4,299.00€incl. VAT.

Astell&Kern has set the standard for perfect sound using the latest innovative technology with the A&ultima series. The latest flagship product A&ultima SP3000 represents the essence of everything learned and developed in digital music processing over the last 10 years. The A&ultima SP3000 is the world's first DAP with independent dual audio circuitry and the latest DAC with hex audio circuit structure. It uses all audio technologies and the best materials, allowing you to experience the overwhelming effect ofsound and music. Experience perfection firsthand.

  • The world's first DAP where digital and analog signal processing is completely separated by the HEXA-structured DAC design
  • For the first time, Asahi Kasei's latest flagship DAC AKM4499EX was used in an audio product
  • Stunning audio performance through independent dual audio circuits
  • World's first use of stainless steel 904L, typically found in luxury watches, for DAP housing material
  • Equipped with powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon 6125 CPU
  • Supports the latest aptX™ Adaptive Bluetooth codec
  • New 4th generation user interface
  • World's first DAP with complete separation of digital and analog signal processing (using the latest flagship DAC chip AKM4499EX from Asahi Kasei)
  • Stunning audio performance with independent dual audio circuitry
  • Equipped with a powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon 6125 octa-core CPU

Delivery time:7-14 days

Test results

'5 out of 5 stars'

'The SP3000 is by far the best experience I’ve had listening to Hi-Res music. The upgrades to the internal electronics have simplified operation and improved the quality of music playback.'

'no final grade'

'Once you add a layer of luxury aesthetics, you begin to see the vision AK pursued when they set out to create the flagship product for their top line. The SP3000 features all the technologies, specifications, and high-fidelity sounds currently available.'

'no final grade'

'Not only does it use a case made of the same material as luxury watches, but the design also presents itself in a tried and tested manner as extremely luxurious. The technical equipment should not fall short of the noble appearance, with Astell & Kern referring to a combination of luxury and innovation in the new Astell & Kern A&ultima SP3000.'

Technical specifications

Model:SP3000 (PPF41)
Color:ColOR Black, Silver Body
Material:Stainless steel 904L
Display:5.46 inch HD 1080 x 1920 touchscreen
Supported audio formats:WAV, FLAC, WMA, MP3, OGG, APE, AAC, ALAC, AIFF, DFF, DSF, MQA
Sample rate:PCM: 8kHz ~ 768kHz (8/16/24/32 bits 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 3.3 Vrms │ Balanced 6.3 Vrms (no load condition)
CPU:Octa-core
DAC:AKM4191EQ x2 + AKM4499EX x4 (Dual DAC x2)
Decoding:Supports bit-to-bit playback up to 32 bit/768 kHz
Entrance:USB Type-C input (for charging & PC & MAC)
Outputs:Unbalanced output (3.5 mm), Optical output (3.5 mm) Balanced output (2.5 mm, only 4-pole supported | 4.4 mm, only 5-pole supported)
Wi-Fi:802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4/5GHz)
Bluetooth:V5.0 (A2DP, AVRCP, Qualcomm® aptX™ Adaptive, LDAC)
Mass:3.24” (82.4mm)[W] x 5.48” (139.4mm)[H] x 0.72” (18.3mm)[D]
Weight:about 17.39oz (493g)
Functional improvements:Firmware upgrade Supported (OTA)
Operating temperature:0℃ ~ + 40℃ (32℉~ 104℉)

Audio specifications:

Frequency response:±0.006 dB (Condition: 20 Hz~20 kHz) unbalanced │ ±0.019 dB (Condition: 20 Hz~20 kHz) balanced ±0.014 dB (Condition: 20 Hz~70 kHz) unbalanced │ ±0.026 dB (Condition: 20 Hz~70 kHz) balanced
S/N:125 dB at 1 kHz, unbalanced │ 130 dB at 1 kHz, balanced
Crosstalk:-125 dB at 1 kHz, unbalanced │ -131 dB at 1 kHz, balanced
THD+N:0.0005% at 1 kHz, unbalanced │ 0.0004% at 1 kHz, balanced
IMD SMPTE:0.0005% 800 Hz 10 kHz (4:1) Unbalanced │ Balanced
Output impedance:Unbalanced output 3.5 mm (0.8 Ohm) │ Balanced output 2.5 mm (2.0 Ohm), 4.4 mm (1.8 Ohm)

Clock source:

Clock jitter:25pS (typical)
Reference clock jitter:200 femtoseconds

Storage capacity:

Internal memory:256GB [NAND]
External storage:microSD x1 (Max. 1TB)

Battery:

Capacity:5,050mAh 3.8V Li-Polymer
Charging time:about 3.5 hours (QC3.0 charging)
Playback time:about 10 hours (Standard: FLAC, 16bit, 44.1kHz, Vol.80, LCD off, Low Gain)

SupportED OS:

SupportED OS:Windows 8,10,11 (32/64bit) MAC OS X 10.7
MAC OS X 10.7

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