As a luxury brand, Astell & Kern products aren’t generally those bought with little thought, and depending on your budget, the price alone may put much of what the firm offers outside the realm of ...

Of course, the market is saturated with USB-C DAC/amps these days, but given that it’s made by Astell&Kern, arguably the ...

Astell&Kern makes some of the most gorgeous pieces of high resolution portable audio gear — inside and out — that you’ll find on the market. But for many listeners, even the company’s entry level ...

Astell&Kern has a well-earned reputation for building audiophile-grade high-res digital audio players. Now it has surprisingly affordable in-ear monitors worthy of pairing with that high-priced gear.

We love the AK Jr for its portability, strong feature set, and clean interface, but its sluggish responsiveness taints an otherwise great high-resolution audio value. The Astell&Kern AK Jr ($499, ...

It’s more common to find Astell & Kern serving up digital audio players (DAP) of lesser or greater expense, it’s true. But the company has found its space in its heart for those of us who don’t have ...

The new AK ZERO1 from Astell&Kern has the classic look of the Korean company's range of premium digital audio players. Astell&Kern is probably the global leader in making premium portable audio ...

Astell & Kern, makers of luxury audio players, will soon have a flashy new device on the market: the highly pocketable AK Jr. This svelte, brushed-aluminum device packs the features of the company's ...

In quite a few ways, the AK HC4 is approaching ideal – certainly it's a far better source of sound than your unassisted smartphone. But its treble response seems to belong to a different product ...

Since 2013, Astell&Kern has been employing multiple converters in its high-end digital audio players in the pursuit of better sound, with the latest rocking four DACs and three amps. Now the company ...

Is there a market still for passive audiophile IEMs? The Astell & Kern AK Zero1 IEMs at $699 are an enthusiastic yes! The IEM market is going through a massive period of transition as true wireless ...