CEntrance -> GloveAudio A1

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GLOVEAUDIO A1 is an audio accessory with a simple mission:

1) Cradle your Digital Media Player in a protective casing (the Glove)

2) Extend battery life of the player by outsourcing the DAC/Amp circuitry

3) Improve sound quality with a custom, balanced Headphone Amp

A1 is designed to mate with Astell and Kern's AK100 and AK120 music players. A1 features lowest noise, super-low THD, and extra long-life battery. This innovative product not only protects your valuable investment in the personal music player, but also improves its sound quality by using an incredible outboard DAC coupled with a precisely-nuanced balanced amplifier.

With its unique combination of sound quality, portability, and function, GLOVEAUDIO A1 sets you apart to experience Audiophile sound anywhere you are. Reclaim your freedom from the confines of a home system -- experience your music anywhere.

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Digital specs
	Resolution	24-bit (Also supports 16-bit)
	Sample Rate	44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 88.2 kHz, 96 kHz, 176.2 kHz, 192 kHz
	Jitter	Unmeasurable
	Max playback	Will play what the AK player will play
	Compatibility	AK100, AK120 personal music players



Analog Specs
	Freq. Response	20 Hz...20 kHz
	S/N Ratio	114 dB
	THD+N	0.001 % (32ohm load)
	Crosstalk, 1kHz	Unbal: -121dB; Bal: -140dB
	Output Impedance	Unbal: 0.5ohm; Bal: 0.5ohm
	Output power, 32ohm	Unbal: 180mW; Bal: 440mW
	Supported Headphones	16...600ohm
	Max Output, 1kHz	Unbal: +7.67dBV; Bal: +13.68dBV



General Specs
	Audio Output	Unbalanced: 3.5mm; Balanced: Kobiconn, 2.5mm
	Headphone Amp	Class-AB
	AC Powering	Worldwide, 90...240V AC power supply included
	DC Powering	+5V (1A) from external adapter
	Internal supplies	Battery-isolated, filtered ±10V, super-clean analog rails
	Unit Dimensions:	116 mm (L) x 68 mm (W) x 32 mm (H)
	Shipping weight:	550 g
	Chassis Material	Machined aluminum

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See our own Michael Goodman present the product at the Tokyo Headphone Fest!

Reviews and user comments

			"Pardon me, but the A1’s got some balls... it sounds like a desktop amplifier; it has a sonic presence and detail much larger than its physical size and appearance might lead the listened to believe."
			- Part Time Audiophile

			"The BEST portable rig I have ever heard."
			- Michael Mercer, Audio 360

"The A1 really likes to flex its musical muscles. This doesn't just mean that the Glove A1 plays louder than its rivals but that it also takes better control of your headphones' drivers, which in turn translates to superior rhythmic propulsion as well as more obvious separation. And whilst it's impossible to know how close the Glove's take is to the original performance, it connotes accuracy as a sensation: clean, crisp, and detailed.

Goodman's Glove is bang on the money for electronic music's clean lines and rhythmic urgency"

- John Darko, Digital Audio Review

			"A far greater sense of texture and the space the recording was made in. Also far greater micro details but not at the expense of warmth or that lovely analog sound we all crave. That's with the T5P's. What's amazing though is that my first generation LCD2's running balanced don't sound dark anymore, it's like the glove has removed veils from them, never thought that would be possible!"
			- Ian Dixon, Early Customer

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