Astell & Kern A&futura SE180 HiFi Music Player with 5-inch FHD Display

Astell & Kern has recently released their newest portable music player, called the A&futura SE180. This is an Astell and Kern money player that can replace the DAC/Amp Module and is now available to order in the US.

The default SE180 DAC/Amp module will be equipped with an ESS 9038 Pro DAC chip, if you like, you can switch to the SEM2 module with dual DAC AKM AK4497EQ for $450.

In addition, the SE180 HiFi music player is also the first AK product to be equipped with a 5-inch screen with Full HD resolution, LDAC Bluetooth codec, support for MQA decoding, a new generation of Amplifier, and TERATON ALPHA technology for sound reproduction.

SE180 digital music player is also the second music device Astell & Kern equipped with a 4.4mm balance port after Kann Alpha. This is also the first device with a changed UI compared to its seniors as well as equipped with a dual-function multi-function key: play/pause and skip songs on the side instead of 3 keys as before.

Price and availability

Astell & Kern A&futura SE180 High-Resolution portable music player is now available to pre-order via the Bhphotovideo.com website for $1,499. You can also purchase various accessories for the device separately including Leather Case for $149 and All-In-One Audio Module for $349 at the same store.

Astell & Kern A&futura SE180 Specifications

• Body Color: Moon Silver
• Body Material: Aluminum
• Display: 5.0-inch 1920×1080 FHD
• Supported Audio Formats: WAV, FLAC, WMA, MP3, OGG, APE, AAC, ALAC, AIFF, DFF, DSF, MQA
• MQA playback: Services(Tidal Masters), Local files, External USB, MQA-CD(ripped)
• Memory: 256GB [NAND]
• DAC: ESS ES9038PRO (Single DAC)
• Decoding: Support up to 32bit / 384kHz Bit-to-Bit playback
• Input: USB Type-C input (for PC & MAC), microSD (Max. 1TB)
• Battery: 3,800mAh 3.8V Li-Polymer Battery with charge time about 5hours (Standard : 5V / 2A Charging), about 3hours (Fast : 9V / 1.67A Charging)
• Connectivity: Wi-Fi: 802.11 b/g/n (2.4GHz), Bluetooth 5.0 (A2DP, AVRCP, Qualcomm aptXTM HD, LDAC)
• Supported OS: Windows 8,10(32/64bit) Mac OS X 10.7 and up
• Dimensions: 77 mm x 129.2 mm x 19.9 mm
• Weight: 9.88 oz (280 g)