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    Astell&Kern, or Astell and Kern, AK PA 10 portable headphone amplifier impressions, comments, or general discussion

    Mr Nailhead, I am using mine some if the time with ZMF Vérité closed back and it drives them fine.
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    Astell&Kern, or Astell and Kern, AK PA 10 portable headphone amplifier impressions, comments, or general discussion

    Burn-in maybe 20-30hrs? I left it playing on repeat for a couple of days and didn't notice it change much after that. From new the top end is a bit constrained but that improved quickly. B
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    Astell&Kern, or Astell and Kern, AK PA 10 portable headphone amplifier impressions, comments, or general discussion

    If there is any imbalance at the very lowest level then the amp surely can be used a few more percent into the range and the DAP output turned down? I had to use my AK DAP at a very high output to hear any discernible output at the lowest PA10 volume setting (with a pretty sensitive IEM). This...
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    Astell&Kern, or Astell and Kern, AK PA 10 portable headphone amplifier impressions, comments, or general discussion

    I have checked the above. Definitely could not tell any balance difference at lowest volume. Is there maybe a slight hum when on the charger? Very subtle possibly. The device has a very low noise floor in general. As for Crossfeed, I like it for some music. It feels quite natural, more like my...
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    Astell&Kern, or Astell and Kern, AK PA 10 portable headphone amplifier impressions, comments, or general discussion

    Can definitely have it on charge when listening. No noise. The volume control is very smooth and no issues with channel balance for me, although I do generally have it at about 50%, and the DAP output adjusted accordingly. Not sure you'll use it at very low settings much. B
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    Astell&Kern, or Astell and Kern, AK PA 10 portable headphone amplifier impressions, comments, or general discussion

    See the reply from AK earlier in the thread about what Current and Gain (and Crossfeed) do. I have used my PA10 with various combinations. The Current settings mid/high does add a sort of reverb and shinier dynamic (I am not sure how else to describe it) . It is subtle and suits some music...
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    Astell&Kern, or Astell and Kern, AK PA 10 portable headphone amplifier impressions, comments, or general discussion

    The gain and current do different things. When I emailed A+K about how they worked etc this is what they replied; With regards to the current and Gain switches: Gain This is to increase the output from the device. So depending if you're using IEMs or Headphones and their respective impedance...
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    Astell&Kern, or Astell and Kern, AK PA 10 portable headphone amplifier impressions, comments, or general discussion

    Well I have had one for a week....and blimey! Setups tried AK Kann Alpha plus Grado GR10 IEM, ZMF Vérité closed back, Grado RS1x. Also Fiio M9 plus same headphones. First things first. This is a step change device in my view. It made every combination significantly better and more enjoyable...
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    Astell Kern PA 10 amp. Where in the Forum to post my experience?

    Played with this device for a bit now and want to start a thread to share my experience of it with various set ups. Where in the Forum is best to do that? So many different possibilities! Bryce PS. It is very, very impressive.
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    Toxic Cables - Impressions and Discussion Thread

    Quick review of TC Black Widow 22 V2 OCC Copper on Grado PS1000e (that have been modded to take a detachable cable). The best description is that the sound is more open and very 'clean', also adding some pace and definition over the stock cable but never brittle, technical or bright. Soundstage...
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    AK Connect drop out with A+K Kann Alpha after few minutes

    Fixed! My Kann Alpha did a firmware update this week and now streams from the router perfectly. Took a while...
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    AK Connect drop out with A+K Kann Alpha after few minutes

    No solution I am afraid. It appears that my BT Home Hub does not continue the connection as it does not realise the Kann is still active with the stream. I have not had any issues with the Kann on any other WiFi network (such as using my mobile as a WiFi hotspot as detailed above) or indeed on...
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    AK Connect drop out with A+K Kann Alpha after few minutes

    This is interesting. Used on a WiFi hotspot from my phone it works fine. Tries on a WifI extender (netgear) in an annexe of my house that is wired to the BT hub it drops out after one track on Tidal. For the life of me I cannot see any support contact for A+K Bruce
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    AK Connect drop out with A+K Kann Alpha after few minutes

    I am with you, and see what you are suggesting. Bit busy now but will try later/tomorrow and get back to you. My old Kann worked fine FWIW.
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