Astell&Kern USB-C Dual DAC/Amp Cable

An answer backed by years of Experience

As more and more smartphone manufacturers remove headphone jacks from the products a question arises. How do you listen to music on your smartphone with headphone and earphones you already own? Or how do you enjoy high-quality music playback and enjoy games with dynamic realistic sound on your computer without an expensive high-end sound card? To tackle these and other challenges the development team at Astell&Kern set ought to create a product that would provide an easily accessible solution. Years of experience and expertise in audio circuit design have allowed them to create a complex highly integrated circuit chip on a small six layer PCB using micro resistors and tantalum capacitors exclusively created for Astell&Kern. These same components are used in AK DAPs to deliver the superb audio performance you've come to expect from Astell&Kern.

Dual Cirrus Logic CS43198 MasterHIFI DACs

The USB-C Dual DAC Cable from A&K pairs the dual CS43198 DACs to an independent analog amplifier that is able to sufficiently drive even high impedance headphones with a 2Vrms output level. This amp design is based on Astell&Kern's years of expertise in amplifier design and delivers audio playback that is truly warm and clear. Live sound as intended without distortion.

Famous Signature Sound at a reasonable price

USB-C Dual DAC Cable supports both 3 and 4 pole 3.5mm plugs alongside native DSD 256 and 32bit/384kHz playback. Its custom-made 4-core cable has been designed to express the clear rich sound you want revealed with enhanced durability against disconnection. The silver-plated copper cable itself is reinforced to withstand up to 200N of tensile force and has a separate shielding treatment to block distortion and noise from digital and analog signals from the playback device. Allowing you to enjoy the famous signature sound of Astell&Kern right from your computer and mobile smartphone devices.