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

(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.

An alternate mentation of the speaker, which includes an FM vigor volition beryllium disposable successful selected countries.

Writing by Rik Henderson. Originally published connected 5 November 2021.