{"id":147559,"date":"2022-08-13T05:58:12","date_gmt":"2022-08-13T04:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techweekmag.com\/?p=147559"},"modified":"2022-08-13T05:59:50","modified_gmt":"2022-08-13T04:59:50","slug":"astell-kern-launches-new-bluetooth-speaker-acro-be100","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stereoreviewer.com\/tech\/speakers\/astell-kern-launches-new-bluetooth-speaker-acro-be100\/","title":{"rendered":"Astell &#038; Kern launches new bluetooth speaker ACRO BE100"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Astell &amp; Kern instead of the usual pocket players has released a wireless speaker ACRO BE100 in its traditional design.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8479 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoreviewer.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/139_techweek.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Under the hood of Astell &amp; Kern&#8217;s ACRO BE100 is a 32-bit DAC and Bluetooth 5.0 for 24-bit high-definition wireless streaming codecs, including aptX HD (48kHz) and LDAC (96kHz).\u00a0A 4&#8243; Kevlar woofer and two 1.5&#8243; silk dome tweeters deliver a massive sound.\u00a0The drivers are powered by a custom designed Class D amplifier providing 55W total power and a claimed 50-20kHz frequency response.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8480 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoreviewer.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/140_techweek.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Dynamic Range Control (DRC) protects the speaker when maximum output power is reached.\u00a0The Bluetooth chipset is equipped with a 50ps clock generator, which, according to A&amp;K, minimized jitter.\u00a0An analog input is also provided &#8211; AUX 3.5.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8481 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoreviewer.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/141_techweek.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The faux-leather-wrapped ACRO BE100 is instantly recognizable with its metal grille, which features a brutal, angular aesthetic like the Astell &amp; Kern Kann Alpha or A&amp; norma SR25 MKII.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Astell &amp; Kern instead of the usual pocket players has released a wireless speaker ACRO BE100 in its traditional design. Under the hood of Astell &amp; Kern&#8217;s ACRO BE100 is a 32-bit DAC and Bluetooth 5.0 for 24-bit high-definition wireless streaming codecs, including aptX HD (48kHz) and LDAC (96kHz).\u00a0A 4&#8243; Kevlar woofer and two 1.5&#8243; [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stereoreviewer.com\/tech\/speakers\/astell-kern-launches-new-bluetooth-speaker-acro-be100\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10404,"featured_media":147560,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[646],"tags":[779],"class_list":["post-147559","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-speakers","tag-news"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoreviewer.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147559","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoreviewer.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoreviewer.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoreviewer.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10404"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoreviewer.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=147559"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoreviewer.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147559\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoreviewer.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/147560"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoreviewer.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=147559"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoreviewer.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=147559"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoreviewer.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=147559"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}