Astell & Kern A&ultima SP3000

◼ Music player ◼ £3799 “Tonally things are nicely judged, and it is a pleasant surprise just how authoritative and muscular it sounds” The pile of What Hi-Fi? Awards Astell & Kern has won since its foundation in 2013 is enough to prove the company’s ability. A&K has stuck to the ‘reassuringly expensive’ path that has served it well. Even its current entry-level offering, the excellent A&norma SR35, which retails for £799, falls into the premium category by most judgements. Good as the company’s players have been, we have always wondered what would happen if its engineers were tasked with producing a true cost-no-object offering. The arrival of the Astell & Kern A&ultima SP3000 answers that question. This player may be around the size of a large box of matches but…

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What Hi-Fi? (Digital) - 1 Issue, January 2024

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