For true connoisseurs, sound guru Astell & Kern has released the SA700, a shamelessly decadent high-resolution audio player with a price tag to match.
When the Sony Walkman was first introduced in the 1970s, it revolutionized the way we looked at portable music. Until then guys who wanted to take their tunes with them had to resort to ghetto blasters on their shoulders. While there’s nothing quite like hitting the town with an entire stereo system next to your skull, this trend led to an epidemic of rotator cuff strains and more than its fair share of awkward public transport moments.
Technology has taken leaps and bounds since the first cassette players on our hips, and today modern gents have more reason than ever to appreciate high-quality music on the go.
From the company that insisted the music that comes from your smartphone simply isn’t good enough comes the new SA700, a vintage-esque digital audio player packed with state-of-the-art tech. With lines straight out of a 1970s vision of the Walkman of the future, this nifty little device promises you only the sweetest ear candy, thanks to twin AKM DAC chips and quad-core CPU processing, but also wifi and Bluetooth connectivity, meaning you can stream and throw the volume into overdrive.
Presented in Onyx black and stainless steel, the SA700 features a 4.1-inch display, 384kHz bit-to-bit playback capability, 8.5 hours of playtime, and both a 128GB internal memory and a slot for a microSD, meaning not only can you stream but you can also store essentially every single song you’ve ever heard.
Connect to your iOS or Android devices via Bluetooth or Wifi, link up with your home entertainment system with both balanced and unbalanced ports, or substitute your PC’s sound card via USB for the ultimate hand-held audiophile experience.
Smooth sounds, where it counts.
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