Astell&Kern Acro BE100 is audiophile brand's first Bluetooth speaker

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(Pocket-lint) - High-end audiophile marque Astell&Kern has announced its archetypal wireless, Bluetooth speaker. The Astell&Kern Acro BE100 is simply a stereo talker with a dedicated 32-bit DAC and enactment for hi-res euphony streaming up to 24-bit.

It contains 2 1.5-inch silk dome tweeters and a 4-inch Kevlar woofer for bass levels. Its on-board Class D amplifier is susceptible of a full powerfulness output of 55W. Frequency effect is 50Hz to 20kHz.

The talker supports Bluetooth 5.0 and aptX HD for 24-bit 48kHz precocious solution audio streaming (albeit a interaction lossy arsenic the codec isn't genuinely bit-for-bit). Other codecs supported see LDAC and AAC.

There is besides a 3.5mm audio input to plug-in an outer root directly, that mode you tin play existent lossless euphony done the BE100.

Its plan is elemental and clean, with a measurement dial connected the top.

The Astell&Kern Acro BE100 volition beryllium disposable from December successful achromatic oregon white. It volition beryllium priced astatine £449 successful the UK, €529 successful Central Europe from the Astell&Kern website. We've queried a quoted US terms arsenic it is claimed to beryllium $380 successful the materials we person seen.

If true, that volition marque a US acquisition a comparative bargain successful comparison. We'll update erstwhile we find retired more.

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