AstellnKern PD20

Astell&Kern PD20

£1,799.00

Experience stunning high-resolution sound on the go with the premium Astell&Kern PD20 portable music player.

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Astell&Kern PD20

High Res Portable Music Player

A&K PD20

Craft Your Sound

Finding the sound that truly suits you is the first step toward the essence of music. PD20 is designed to guide you on that journey.
Astell&Kern‘s first step in this journey was to start from the very beginning. Rather than creating a successor to the PD10, they created an entirely new audio device that will redefine your musical experience.

Through Personal Sound, you can create a sound signature tailored to your hearing, then precisely refine it to your taste using the Sound Master Wheel. An intuitive control that allows even the amplifier driving mode to be changed with a single touch. Now, music is not just something you listen to. It is something you shape.

Personalised Sound Tailored to Your Hearing

Perform a quick hearing test with Audiodo technology to create a sound profile unique to your ears. Independently adjusts left and right channels for improved clarity, balance, and a more natural listening experience across all genres.

Quad ES9027PRO DAC for Exceptional Audio Quality

Four independent ESS ES9027PRO DACs minimise channel interference and maximise separation, delivering outstanding detail, cleaner layering, and a natural, analogue-like sound signature.

Triple AMP Architecture with Real-Time Switching

Switch between Class A, Class AB, and Hybrid amplifier modes to match your headphones and preferences. Easily select between smooth warmth, balanced dynamics, or a combination of both.

Adjustable Class A Current for Precise Control

Fine-tune amplifier performance with High, Mid, and Low current settings in Class A and Hybrid modes, optimising power delivery for everything from sensitive IEMs to demanding headphones.

Sound Master Wheel with 160-Step EQ Control

Adjust bass, midrange, and treble in real time using the tactile Sound Master Wheel. Fine control across 160 steps allows precise sound shaping without interrupting playback.

ESA Technology for Improved Timing & Clarity

Enhanced Signal Alignment (ESA) technology reduces group delay by synchronising frequencies, resulting in cleaner, more accurate sound with improved coherence.

Advanced DAR for Enhanced Audio Fidelity

Advanced Digital Audio Remaster restores lost harmonics and upscales audio in two stages, delivering a richer and more immersive listening experience.

Supports High-Resolution Audio Playback

Enjoy native playback of DSD512 and PCM up to 32-bit/768kHz, ensuring maximum fidelity for high-resolution and studio-quality audio files.

Audiosphere & Intelligent EQ Features

Expand stereo sound into a more immersive spatial presentation with Audiosphere modes, alongside intuitive EQ controls for personalised tonal balance.

Premium Design with Advanced Usability

Features a 6-inch Full HD display, intuitive physical controls, and USB PD fast charging, along with Bluetooth sink for convenient wireless audio playback.

AstellnKern PD20

 

Included in the box

1x Astell&Kern PD20 player & Docking Cradle
1x USB-C to USB-C cable (1 metre)
3x screen protectors
1x Quick start guide
1x Dedicated earphones for accurate hearing measurement

Astell&Kern PD20 Technical Specifications

Body – Aluminium
Dimensions/Weight – 3.05” (77.5mm)[W] x 6.12” (155.7mm)[H] x 0.68” (17.3mm)[D] / about 11.04oz (313g)
Display – 6inch 1080 x 2160 Touch screen
Supported Audio Formats – WAV, FLAC, WMA, MP3, OGG, APE, AAC, ALAC, AIFF, DFF, DSF
Sample rate – PCM : 8kHz ~ 768kHz (8/16/24/32bits per Sample) DSD Native: DSD64(1bit 2.8MHz), Stereo /
DSD128(1bit 5.6MHz), Stereo / DSD256(1bit 11.2MHz), DSD512(1bit, 22.4MHz) Stereo
Decoding – Support up to 32-bit / 768kHz Bit-to-Bit Playback
Output Level (Headphone) – Unbalanced 5Vrms │ Balanced 10Vrms (Condition No Load)

DAC – ESS ES9027PRO x4 (Quad-DAC)
CPU – Octa-core
Input – USB Type-C input (for charging & PC & MAC)

Outputs – Unbalanced Out (3.5mm), Optical Out (3.5mm) Balanced Out (4.4m, only 5-pole supported)
Wi-Fi – 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4/5GHz)
Bluetooth – V5.3 (A2DP, AVRCP, Qualcomm® aptXTM HD, LDAC, LHDC, SBC, AAC)
Playback Time – about 14hours (Standard : FLAC, 16bit, 44.1kHz, Vol.50, Class AB, LCD Off)
Memory – 256GB [NAND], microSD x1 (Max. 2TB)

Brand

Astell&Kern

Astell&Kern

Astell&Kern is the ultimate Hi-Fi audio system

Astell&Kern is the ultimate digital music source that brings you Mastering Quality Sound or MQS. Astell means ‘Stars’ in Latin and Kern means ‘Center’ in German. We believe Astell&Kern is the center of music. Today, original music performances can be captured in digital almost exactly as they were performed due to new, advanced recording technology currently available. However, these high quality recordings are mainly listened to through inferior sound formats, such as MP3 or through streaming services. With the debut of the MP3 format, music lovers sacrificed sound quality for the convenience of being able to carry their music collection wherever they went. Because the MP3 format heavily compresses files for the sake of convenience, the vocals and instruments you hear are only an inferior version of the original. The soundstage and the ambience of the original performance often disappears when listening to compressed MP3 music. After pondering these issues, Astell&Kern was our solution to poor sound quality for the sake of portability, and our way in reviving the original sound quality of music, MQS, for music artists, recording engineers, and professionals. Astell&Kern's pursuit is to provide natural and original sound without distortion. It showcases the presence of the original recording with miniscule details you may not have noticed from other music systems, while playing back high-resolution music bit by bit, exactly as it was recorded. The ability to play back the exact recording of any live performance is what Astell&Kern is known for.  

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