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Astell&Kern
The Astell&Kern is a hi-fidelity portable audio player that is capable of studio Mastering Quality Sound (MQS) playback.

Developed by iriver, it features a 2.4 inch touch screen, an analog volume control wheel, optical in and line out ports, internal memory of 32GB, dual Micro SD memory card slots (each expandable up to 32GB), and equipped with portable Wolfson WM8740 high-performance DAC. Astell&Kern supports the following sound file formats: FLAC, WAV, WMA, MP3, OGG, and APE and also supports Bluetooth connectivity.

The touch screen navigates the user interface. Playback control buttons are located on the left side of the device. The On/Off button is located on top of the device along with the optical in and line out ports and the volume control wheel is located on the right hand side. The dual Micro USB slots are located on the bottom of the device along with the dual MicroSD card slots.

The Astell&Kern is capable of playing music tracks with 24bit/192kHz bit resolution, Mastering Quality Sound (MQS) that cannot be heard through CD standards. When compared to CDs, the music files used during the mastering process in studios (24bit/192kHz) contain 6.5 times more information and results in a more original, precise and enhanced sound.

First released in South Korea, the Astell&Kern is priced at around $699 USD and has also been released in Japan and parts of Europe. It was launched in the US on December 4th, 2012 at $699 USD.

Detailed information about the Astell&Kern is found at this website: www.astellnkern.com. The consumer price of the Astell&Kern is $699 USD and can be purchased through the iriver US E-Store at shop.iriverinc.com.

iriver and iriver Music, aligned with the launch of the Astell&Kern, provides a MQS music download service for the first time in Korea. iriver is expected to expand domestic agencies, overseas distributors, and contract sources to consistently build upon their music services.

Specifications

Software for the Astell&Kern

The Astell&Kern can be used with iriver Plus 4, the music software from iriver for file transfers, device firmware and music info updates.

References

1. iriver official global home page (www.iriver.com)

2. iriver US home page (www.iriverinc.com)

External Links

1. Astell&Kern official home page (www.astellnkern.com)

2. iriver US Blog ([])

3. iriver Facebook (www.facebook.com/iriverinc)

4. Astell&Kern Facebook page ([)

5. iriver Twitter ([])

6. iriver Pinterest ([])