KANN ALPHA is the third product in the KANN series of Digital Audio Players.

While the goal of the Astell&Kern KANN line is to provide ultra-high power output to drive any headphone or IEM, KANN ALPHA has not forgotten the essence of being a portable DAP, so you can enjoy a near-perfect sound experience wherever you are

• Model 

  KANN ALPHA

• Body Color 

  Onyx Black / Urbanely Blue

• Body Material 

  Aluminum

• Display 

  4.1inch HD 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

• Output Level 

  High: Unbalanced 6Vrms / Balanced 12Vrms (Condition No Load)
  Mid: Unbalanced 4Vrms / Balanced 8Vrms (Condition No Load)
  Low: Unbalanced 2Vrms / Balanced 4Vrms (Condition No Load)

• CPU 

  Quad-Core

• DAC 

  ESS ES9068AS x2 (Dual DAC)

• Decoding 

  Support up to 32bit / 384kHz Bit-to-Bit Playback

• Input 

  USB Type-C input (for charging PC & MAC)

• Outputs 

  Unbalanced Out (3.5mm) / Optical Out(3.5mm)
  Balanced Out (2.5mm, only 4-pole supported 4.4m, only 5-pole supported)

• Wi-Fi 

  802.11 b/g/n (2.4GHz)

• Bluetooth 

  V5.0 (A2DP, AVRCP, Qualcomm® aptX™ HD, LDAC)

• Dimensions 

  2.68 ”(68.3 mm) [W] x 4.60 ”(117 mm) [H] x 0.98 ”(25 mm) [D]

• Weight 

  about 11.14 oz (about 316 g)

• Feature Enhancements 

  Firmware upgrades supported (OTA)