Global leader in high-resolution products Astell&Kern has unveiled the second player in its A&norma line of portable high-resolution audio players, the A&norma SR25.
The A&norma line of portable audio players from Astell&Kern are designed to be an industry standard to play back high-resolution audio in a stunning, high-end, luxurious design and reproduce sound as it was intended by the artist and engineer who originally recorded it, at an affordable price. The SR25 arrives in a stylish Silver Moon finish and now a brand new, striking Black Edition.
The SR25 is an upgrade of the award-winning A&norma SR15 player, and supports native playback of DSD256 and 32-bit/384KHz PCM high-resolution audio.
The SR25 features two Cirrus Logic 43198 MasterClass DACs in dual-mono configuration like the SR15, but adds a number of new features such as a faster Quad-core CPU and newly designed circuitry to improve sound quality enhancements.
A first for Astell&Kern players, the SR25 adds LDAC Bluetooth support, allowing users to wirelessly stream 24-bit hi-res audio to compatible speakers, headphones or IEMs. The SR25 also provides 20+ hours of continuous music playback, more than twice the playback time of the SR15 and longer than any other Astell&Kern player.
The SR25’s unique design balances user convenience with aesthetic factors. It features an aluminium body with an ultra-precision volume wheel machined with a vibration-free process used for luxury watches. The aluminium body suppresses noise and improves sound quality, while the thin-bodied design allows the user to easily hold and operate the 3.6-inch touchscreen display with one hand.
“The SR25 is a new premium product that brings the philosophy of Astell&Kern to provide music the way it was meant to be heard, without compromise to an affordable, high quality player, with a luxury design that has received international award recognition,” said Baek Chang-Hum, Director of Dreamus, parent company of Astell&Kern.
The Astell & Kern A&norma SR25 is available now, priced £649.
To discover more about Astell&Kern and the A&norma SR25 visit www.astellkern.co.uk
A&norma SR25 Specifications:
Body material: Aluminium
Finishes: Moon Silver and Onyx Black
Dimensions: 2.5″ (63.5mm) [W] x 4.26″ (108.3mm) [H] x 0.63″ (16.1mm) [D]
Weight: 6.27 oz (178g)
Display: 3.6 inch (720 x 1280) Touch Display
Supported audio formats: WAV, FLAC, WMA, MP3, OGG, APE, AAC, ALAC, AIFF, DFF, DSF, MQA
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
Power output: Balance 4V, Unbalance 2V
CPU: Quad-core
DAC: Cirrus Logic CS43198 x2 (Dual DAC)
Decoding: Support up to 32-bit/384kHz bit-to-bit playback
Input: USB Type-C (PC and Mac)
Outputs: Unbalanced Out (3.5mm) / Balanced Out (2.5mm, only 4-pole supported)
Wi-Fi: 802.11 b/g/n (2.4GHz)
Bluetooth: V4.2 (A2DP, AVRCP, aptX HD, LDAC)
Battery capacity: 3150 mAh 3.7V Li-Polymer Battery
Internal memory: 64 GB
External memory: microSD (max. 1 TB)
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Astell&Kern A&norma SR25 in Onyx Black finish
Astell&Kern A&norma SR25 in Silver Moon finish
