After all, the SE180 is an all-in-one player in itself, with the default module containing the ESS ES9038PRO DAC. Of course, these can be considered optional extras experimental paths that can be taken or completely ignored. The concept: Astell & Kern releases a series of DAC modules, all with different sonic characters, so that owners can purchase them and swap them in over the standard supplied module, if they so wish. To personally tailor your sound, the SE180 goes one step further than the slightly older SE200 (which has two user-selectable DAC configurations built into the player) in that it features an interchangeable DAC module design.
The SE180 is the third model in Astell & Kern’s near-flagship A&futura range, following the inaugural SE100 and SE200, both of which gained Awards from this very publication in 20 respectively. How about a customisable PMP with interchangeable DAC modules? That's the idea here – and we liked it so much, we gave it What Hi-Fi? 20 Awards.
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Read the full review: Astell & Kern A&norma SR25 MKII Stock of the SR25 MKII is diminishing, but there are still a fair few left online if you want to nab a deal. If your budget can stretch to it, this is a truly stunning player with superb build quality to match. However, it's worth noting that this model has now been replaced by the even newer SR35 model (below).
And we stress the word 'reasonably': because while it pushes performance forward, it also pushes what is acceptable as an entry-level price. Notably more expressive and eloquent than any other portable music player we have encountered at this price, and far beyond anything that smartphones are capable of, the SR25 MKII demonstrates just how good music on the move can sound, while also remaining reasonably affordable. The SR25 MKII doesn’t let us down, propelling its lineage forward from the 2018-introduced A&norma SR15 to set a new performance benchmark, nabbing a What Hi-Fi? 2022 Award once again. And each new generation invariably proves more talented than the last.
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The Astell & Kern A&norma SR25 MKII is yet another model in the long line of excellent, What Hi-Fi? Award-winning, ‘entry-level’ portable music players from the South Korean brand.
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