Astell&Kern have only been around since 2013, but have already developed a reputation for building some of the highest quality portable media players on the market. They firmly believe that compact does not have to mean poor quality sound, and all of their players support high bit-depth, lossless formats as well as having enough power to drive demanding headphones. This philosophy of quality also extends to construction, and the company are famous for creating products that are built to last.

Astell&Kern introduces a new sub-brand of desktop audio products called ACRO. Astell&Kern has taken their expertise in designing best-selling, world-class portable audio devices and put that knowledge in to the first desktop audio product, the ACRO L1000. The ACRO L1000 is the first Desktop Headphone Amplifier from Astell&Kern.

Key Features:

- Dual High-End AK4490 DACs Built-in
- PCM playback up to 32bit/384kHz, Native DSD 256 playback supported
- Support for various audio output options for Hi-Fi Audiophiles
- 15W Audio Output per Channel for Stereo Speakers
- Filters for Different Audio Preferences (Bass-boost, High-Gain)
- Optimal design for both usability and sound playback

Specification

Body Colour	Gun Metal
Body Material	Aluminum
Dimensions	4.44 ”(112.87 mm) [W] x 6.29 ”(160 mm) [H] x 4.43 ”(112.75 mm) [D]
Weight	32.45 oz (about 920.7g)
DAC	AKM AK4490 x2 (Dual DAC)
Inputs	USB Micro-B input (PC/MAC)
Outputs	PHONES Out(3.5mm, 6.3mm), Balanced Out(2.5mm-only 4-pole supported, 4-pin Balanced XLR), Speaker out (L/R binding posts x2)
Sample rate	PCM: 8kHz ~ 384kHz (8/16/24/32bits per Sample)
DSD Native	DSD64 (1bit 2.8MHz), Stereo / DSD128 (1bit 5.6MHz), Stereo / DSD256 (1bit 11.2MHz), Stereo
Output Level	Unbalance 6Vrms / Balance 8.5Vrms (Condition No Load)
Power Supply	12V adaptor
Performance (Headphones / Earphones)
Frequency Response	± 0.064dB (Condition: 20Hz ~ 20kHz) Unbalanced & Balanced ± 0.73dB (Condition: 10Hz ~ 70kHz) Unbalanced & Balanced
Signal to Noise Ratio	115dB @ 1kHz, Unbalance / 116dB @ 1kHz, Balanced
Crosstalk	108dB @ 1kHz, Unbalanced / 138dB @ 1kHz, Balanced
THD+N	0.003% @ 1kHz, Unbalanced / 0.001% @ 1kHz, Balanced
Audio Performance (Speakers)	-
Output	15W x2 (4ohm)
Frequency Response	± 0.32dB (Condition: 20Hz ~ 20kHz) (Condition: 4ohm, 1kHz, 10% THD)
Signal to Noise Ratio	95dB (Condition: 4ohm, 1kHz, 10% THD)
Crosstalk	110dB (Condition: 4ohm, 1kHz, 10% THD)

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Delivery

UK Delivery

Providing your item is in stock, the order is usually dispatched within 24 hours. Postage and packing is completely free for orders over £99*. Out of stock items will be dispatched as soon as they become available, which can take between 4 to 21 days

UK Delivery orders are sent via our couriers' DPD Local on a next-day-delivery service and usually take between 1 and 3 days.

Local Delivery

Certain manufacturers disallow mail order for their products, however a local delivery may be possible.

We offer a local delivery service for a large number of our products. After your order has been placed, a member of the Hifi Gear team will contact you to arrange a convenient date and time for your local, personal delivery.

Click & Collect

We offer a free ‘Click & Collect’ service on all items. As soon as your order has been completed and is ready for collection a member of our team will be in contact with you. Orders can be collected from our store at 11 King Street, Hereford, HR4 9BW.

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Astell & Kern ACRO L1000 Desktop AMP/DAC