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.

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 ...

At $700, iriver’s Astell & Kern AK100 is easily the most expensive music player on the market. But as you might imagine, the AK100 is not a normal music player, which is why we didn’t call it ...

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 ...

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 ...

Sure, it may not have Neil Young's seal of approval, but iRiver's getting ready to bring its new high-def media player to the US next week. The AK100 will be hitting online retailers and "high end ...

iRiver AK100 $700 Portable Audio Player Now Supports Apple Based Audio Codecs. 12:52 pm January 23, 2013 By Julian Horsey. Late last year iRiver launched its new AK100 lossless-friendly music ...

The Astell & Kern AK100 portable audio system ($699) aims to be the iPod of audiophiles. It’s the first portable music player capable of playing Mastering Quality Sound files (MQS) from online stores ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...