(http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/05/screen-shot-2013-05-11-at-8.07.05-pm.png) (http://www.engadget.com/2013/05/11/iriver-ak120-mqs-player-fcc/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget)Audiophiles eager to get their mitts on iRiver's (http://www.engadget.com/tag/iriver/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget) Astell & Kern-branded AK120 should take note: the portable Mastering Quality Sound player just passed through the FCC's labs. The $1,300 AK120 is the bigger, 2.4-inch sibling to the $700 AK100 (http://engadget.com/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget), promising to net deep-pocketed audio perfectionists improved stereo imaging and dynamic range; this is achieved by two Wolfson (http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/10/wolfson-ready-digital-silence-noise-cancelling-headphones-for-sp/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget) WM8740 DACs, each of which are dedicated to a single channel. The player features a physical volume knob and packs 64GB of onboard storage with support for up to 192GB through two microSD slots -- which is perfect for storing your pick of AV, FLAC, WMA, MP3, OGG, APE, AAC, ALAC and AIFF (and eventually DSD) files, as well. With this next MQS player from A&K sure to hit stores soon, we're left to wonder what's the updated word about Neil Young's streaming take (http://www.engadget.com/2012/09/28/neil-youngs-pono-music-service/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget) on the action.
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Source: FCC (https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/eas/reports/ViewExhibitReport.cfm?mode=Exhibits&RequestTimeout=500&calledFromFrame=N&application_id=961907&fcc_id=QDMAK120)
Via: Engadget