The AK100 does play the lesser-quality formats, including MP3, OGG and WAV. If you only fill it up with standard MP3s, it will hold thousands of songs, like most traditional digital music players.

The AK100 is a first-effort HD player from iriver, and it feels like one. If premium sound is your guiding priority, and you have the cash, this digital music player may be worth taking a chance ...

In the spirit of musical independence this Fourth, may I propose two effective, if buggy, tools for liberation? One is an iPod slayer. The other is an anti-iPod. The former plays music despite its ...

We got a chance to go even more in depth with a our full review of the iRiver Astell & Kern AK100 music player. At $700, iriver’s Astell & Kern AK100 is easily the most expensive music player on ...

The AK100 offers numerous connection options, including micro-USB, optical in/out and headphone out. Iriver has partnered with HDtracks to provide users with albums encoded with Master Quality Sound.

Greater detail is the most obvious bonus of listening to high-resolution audio, and the AK100 MkII is no exception. There’s plenty in the way of texture. We spent considerable time pointing out (to ...

If you're an audiophile with $700 burning a hole in your pocket, you might've been tempted by iRiver's Astell & Kern AK100. Already boasting Mastering Quality Sound (MQS) lossless audio playback ...

Astell & Kern AK100: Sound quality. The AK100 is the best portable music player on the market and outperforms budget hi-fi too. Designed for headphones, the tuning is spot on when paired with ...

The Astell & Kern AK100 is a portable music player retailing for $699 and is capable of playing 24-bit, audiophile-quality digital music files.

Iriver's Astell & Kern AK100 ($699 direct) is a portable media player with the chops to surpass not just CDs in audio quality, but SACD and DVD-Audio as well—thanks to its support for 24-bit ...

It's hard to make headlines with a portable music player these days. It's old hat by now to carry around thousands of songs in your hip pocket, whether on an ...

The Astell & Kern AK100 is a high-end audio player with a salty price tag. T3. 27 YEARS OF SMARTER LIVING. US Edition. Subscribe. ×. Search. Tech Active Home Living Luxury ...