The Astell&Kern A&ultima SP3000 offers high-fidelity sound in a compact, if weighty, package with features galore for the discerning audiophile
Is this the ultimate portable music player? Certainly, if you’re thinking in terms of price-per-megabyte of storage, the newest version of Astell&Kern’s SP3000 player, the Copper edition, is the top of the tree. The SP3000 has ‘only’ 256GB of onboard memory, as well as a microSD slot that’ll take cards of up to 1TB, numbers that seem big until you look at the galaxies of music we’re used to accessing via the myriad streaming services that are now bundled into every device.
There’s a never-ending debate amongst the most ardent audiophiles as to the best way of listening to digital music. Ever since the compact disc encoded audio as 0s and 1s, then used a digital-analogue converter to transform the numbers back into sound, experts have argued that some data sources contain more information and some converters do a better job, both of which are broadly true.
Audiophiles always believe they have the upper hand, and in terms of physical quality, they’re probably right. The A&ultima SP3000 is a handsome device, especially in the newly released copper finish, with a feeling of substantial quality and heft thanks to its nearly half-kilogram weight.
However, other big brands are moving away from the dedicated player. Apple’s iPod was discontinued last year, whilerange is notably depleted. On the flipside, online stores are awash with cheaply assembled no-brand mp3 players; a 1GB touch screen device can be found for under £30. Is the Astell&Kern A&ultima SP3000 worth over 100 times as much?
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