Salut les copains,
Bon j'ai commence ma review pour le site A&K pour le Kann
Je vous l'a met ici, mais en anglais ! Pas envie de tout recommencer en Français !
J'espère que cela vous ira !
Dans le cas contraire, sorry...
Tex
Hello,
After few days i have some comments to do. Some good and some bad.
I must say, that for 1 000 € (so more than $1000), i'm a little bite disapointed from some mistakes, that have already on A&K Jr.
For start, i will answer at a simple question : Is the Kann worst $1 000, i don't know, because i have no experience on DAP.
My 1st DAP was an A&K Jr i've had on April 2017 for 1 month, then i sold it to buy The Kann.
Did i make a mistake ? No But, between $269 ans $1 000, to be fair, the price is to expensive for the difference with my own and SMALL experience.
Now, i will start with the bad and finish with the good (and VERY good)
A- The bad and very surprising :1- What i hate the most on AK Jr : there is no button for stop. I tought : ok 1st price. I was sure at 100 % it will be on the "Kann, but still not !!! Why ? All machine in a world have this STOP button ! And i think, may be i'm wrong, that not only me use the STOP button ! Why you choose not to do it ? I think you have a good reason. But after 2 months with the AK Jr and now the Kann, i can tell you : I miss it a lot
2- The button play/mause and "home are way to small compare at Skip back or foward. How many time i press the wrong button !
3- create many folder for SD Card, Micro SD and Internal HDD. So when i play a music on SD card, i tought : click on home button send you back to playlists, albums, folder etc.... But when i clik on Folder, Kann go back to what i listen !!! So, i need to click on "back", and "back and "back and back and back until i go back to home, and only at this point, i can go to another folder or SD card !!! WORK FINE on JR.
Today i download the new FW 1.03CM and i tought (again) it will be fix this issue... Nope...
So i go to A&K then Iriver to found what have on this new FW, but i found nothing. Can you tell us what have on the FW 1.03CM ? Like you, it's became "normal" for many companies now, to not tell what have inside these FW. I know 1 company do good for customers for this : it's Dune. It's the perfect example of what to do. Make me wrong, and i will be more than happy guys

)
4- The machine is very hot ! To hot i should say ! all friends around me thought it's a problem and they will not buy it because, they feel dangerous to use and not friendly.
5- the noise (click) for pull up or down the volume ? For what ? You put headphone so you listen nothing, but your wife at 2 AM on bed, angry you because have this noise (click, clik, clik) I not care for me LOL but my wife... LOL
6- When the screen shut down, and we want to up or down the volume, it should be great to see our level we are. No have on AK Jr, OK, but on The Kann !?! I always open screen for see the level, not very friendly user, but easy to fix on new FW.
7- ABSOLUTELY NO MANUEL OTHER THAN ENGLISH. It's a shame in 2017 and feel sad, because a lot of Companies direspect the customers from all around the world. If you are not interested to sell your products all around the world, so it's fine, but if you sell them all around the world, please respect US. We trust in your company, so show some respect... Thank you ! Not everybody speak english... But paid in Pounds, in Euros, in Dinars, in Baht....
8- Big, heavy and ugly
B- The good1- THE QUALITY OF SOUND
C- The very good1- THE QUALITY OF SOUND
D- The very very good1- THE QUALITY OF SOUND
I've tried on headphone and in my car. I must say : WHOUAH on every level !!! With the AK Jr, my headphone was to big, but with The Kann, my headphone is to small, so for next christmas, i will try to fine an new headphone HI-FI close and usefull on a street ! Not easy to find i think ! LOL
C- JOKER :You want to impress for the future ?!
1- Put light around all input cable, so during the night, we not looking where to plug. Because today, we see exactly nothing. It will be a HUGE difference between the others DAP, and i will be more "high class" or "whaouh effect". A final touch if you know what i mean. Think different and make different (Steve J. a factory of apples)
2- Give us the possibility to change battery. Many times, i'm out of battery !!!! Put 120 on your headphone (Master & Dynamic MH40 for now, until chrismas for I WILL BUY a real headphone match with Kann) on a DSD 2.8 Mhz, and you will see, not work for 15 hours guys !
3- Accesories for protect the Dap
I hope, that everything i just said will be understanding as for the better in a futur on FW or new model in 1-2 years, not as "i don't like your products" or "speak bad to mean bad. Not at all. I looking for the best, and, sincerely, you are on the top of my short list ! That why i trust in you and that why i'm little strong with you. And it's mean a lot to me : you have my attention. And for people know me on French forum's as Tex, they know i'm always fare.
Thank you guys and hope you will listen.
Tex... still French...
