Astell & Kern will be at High End Munich next week and will not only show the brand new SP3000T , but will also bring news from subsidiary brand Activo in the form of the Activo P1 digital audio player.
Activo is therefore not a model or series from Astell&Kern, but a second audio brand from the South Korean company. A subsidiary brand of A&K, aimed at promoting an active lifestyle – with music as a companion on that journey. “With Activo, music is not just a background; it is the force that drives your life forward,” says the A&K team. After an internal rebranding, the P1 is Activo's first new product introduction since the C10 was first presented to the audio world at the CES in Las Vegas five years ago.
Introducing Activo: the P1 hi-res music player
The Activo P1 digital audio player offers premium sound reproduction of a wide range of music formats, including high-resolution FLAC and DSD, and has been tuned by the high-resolution audio experts at Astell&Kern. The P1's compact design allows users to play lossless music with one hand while exercising, running, walking around the neighborhood or commuting. With an octa-core processor, the P1 offers a smooth, fluid user interface with up to 20 hours of continuous music playback. Dual-band Wi-Fi and support for the most popular music streaming apps allows users to easily stream their favorite music.
With internal memory and microSD card support, you can store music you own or download songs from streaming services to listen to offline.
The Activo P1 is expected to be delivered for the first time in July 2024. Pricing and availability at A&K retail outlets will be announced closer to launch date.
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Size wise the AK Activo P1 looks okay. Weight wise? No physical keys? No removable AA Batteries. No record feature. No onboard microphone. No stereo speaker. No analog and digital ins. 1tb UFS 4.0 should be minimum. 8tb CFExpress Type-B Memory Card Slot: None. No support for pre-recorded music cards on 64gb Memory Cards.
you seem to be complaining the this Digital Audio Player, DAP, designed for a mature market which wants, umm, high quality digital audio to be played, streaming eg through tidal, or on a card to typically wired IEMS or headphones, isn't something else. AA batteries, what did you buy a load for your tv remote in 1997 Record ? Mic ? Speaker ? There isn't a cassette-tape slot either….
Sorry guys. Give me some money and an engineer. I'll produce better than this first time.