Among other things … A&K just announced a new flagship DAP - the SP2000:
Looks to be very similar in form-factor and mass to the SP1000; notable changes include:
- Dual AKM 4499EQ DACs
- 50% More Output Power than SP1000
- 512 GB internal storage
- Dual-band WiFi (2.4 & 5 GHz)
Fundamental features seem to be the same.
One major difference between the 4497 and 4499 DAC chips is that the 4497 is a voltage output (doesn’t need an external I/V converter), where as the 4499 is a more typical (for DAC chips) current-mode output. It’ll be interesting to see how the external I/V stage affects the 4499’s measurements relative to the 4497.
Still no 4.4mm socket …
Wonder whether they’ll be able to do an “M” version of this, and if so whether it’ll come down to the same size as the SP1000M.