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CD ripping is simple and convenient with the AK CD-Ripper MKII
Astell&Kern has launched the perfect accessory for its award-winning portable players for any music lover with a precious CD collection. The AK CD-Ripper MKII allows one-touch ripping of CDs direct to your Astell&Kern player in the best possible quality – with no computer required.
Create superb rips of your favourite CDs
The AK CD-Ripper MKII makes it quick and easy to create rips of your favourite CDs, direct to your portable player. Simply set the ripping options on the connected Astell&Kern player - users can select the ripping speed (normal / fast / very fast) and file format (WAV / FLAC) - then just touch the CD ripping icon to begin.
Access to Gracenote’s servers
Wi-fi connected Astell&Kern players can access Gracenote’s servers (which hold the latest music data) and automatically write the corresponding music information and album cover to the ripped music files. There’s also the option to manually enter metadata such as album title, artist, genre, and year of release.
High quality built
The AK CD-Ripper MKII - like its sibling players – is beautifully crafted from metal, with some design features to ensure the best possible CD rip is created. For example, the CD slot has an increased weight, while a triangular support damper under the body uses a spring structure – both effectively limit vibrations resulting from CD rotation so music lovers can enjoy error-free ripping.
The AK CD-Ripper MKII is compatible with all current Astell&Kern portable players, plus most previous models – here’s the full list:
AK 100 II
AK 120 II
AK 240
AK 70
AK 70 MK II
AK 300
AK 320
AK 380
AK KANN
AK A&Ultima SP1000
Set Contains:
1 x AK CD-RIPPER MKⅡ; 1 x Micro USB cable; 1 x USB Type-C to Micro USB cable; 1 x Micro 5pin to Micro 5pin cable; 1 x QSG; 1 x Warranty card
D. Harrigan
Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2024
The ripper works flawlessly with my SP3000. HOWEVER, the initial setup took a bit of guess work despite the instructions. And I don’t understand this trend with high end electronic companies to not provide a charger; good thing I already have that covered.The biggest issue I have is with the USB cords, which WILL disconnect easily at the slightest movement. This will cause you to have to re-rip a CD from the beginning if you’re not careful. I recommend to get some quality aftermarket USB cables that will better hold in place.I’ll take the slower ripping speed if it means cutting out the “middleman” laptop. Enjoy👍🏽
jose garcia
Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2020
Works perfectly with my Astell&Kern Kann Cube. The device incredibly can rip MQA encoded CD to my Cube that will decode and play it. Decoding MQA CD's usually requires software, hardware etc and is usually a trial by error thing. The combination of the Ripper II with the Kann Cube makes this as easy as pushing a button. The device is beautifully made, very high quality and reminds me of the Monolith in "2001 Space Odyssey"
Amr Nabil Refaat
Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2020
Wonderful product ,really used like newThanks
Dave Deras
Reviewed in the United States on November 19, 2020
Very easy to use and interfaces easily with the AK SR-25. Don't expect to complete a CD quickly. Took about 45-50 minutes per CD. Would really love to see some indication that the ripping operation is complete. Other than that small inconvienence, it is very nice.
Betty Nevelus
Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2019
Ripper was a little hard to set up as the manual is small and very hard to read (partially due to my age, I guess). When I finally got the unit set up, I inserted a CD. The unit ran for about 5 seconds and just died. Tried several other CDs and different 5V power adapters with same result. Wide World Stereo seems very accommodating and am presently waiting instructions from them on returning the unit for a replacement.
IslandDuck
Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2019
First, I like the product. It works well.The ripper does NOT play CDs, only rips to media. That is fine for me but a valuable detail to know before you purchase. It takes awhile to rip CDs, even in fastest sampling mode.Also, I bought this Ripper used in "near new" condition, but the micro usd power in plug in the ripper appears to have seen significant (or rough) use, as a result power connection is a bit wobbly when using either the A&K power cable or others I tried. Works fine, just have to ensure the power cable is not jiggled around during the ripping process.
Cliente
Reviewed in Spain on March 22, 2019
Es una pieza de design muy bonita... Muy silencioso, hace copias de calidad superior (utilizo FLAC) a las que obtenia anteriormente. No es barato, pero la miras y ahi empieza la diferencia. Si el precio no es problema lo recomendo totalmente.
Jeffrey Hoffman
Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2019
Compact and easy to use. Took me a while to figure out how to set player to work with ripper Also no instructions on player how to get downloads to SD card instead of internal memory but got help from A & K customer service. Very satisfied
M. Sturm
Reviewed in Germany on January 29, 2019
Astell & Kern Kann und cd-Ripper verbunden, einen Stapel cds daneben gelegt und ... nichts geschah. Der kann erkennt den cd-Ripper nicht. Von wegen einfache Bedienung des Gerätes. Bin seit Stunden auf der Suche nach hilfreichen Infos. Ich bin kurz davor das Gerät zurück zu schicken.
FFMGuy
Reviewed in Germany on January 14, 2019
Nun ja... wie so viele kam auch ich auf die Idee meine CD Sammlung auf Festplatte zu speichern. Erste Ernüchterung - dies geht mit diesem Ripper nicht direkt. Alles muss über einen Astell & Kern Player laufen. In meinem Fall ein KANN. Die Geschwindigkeit ist hier eine Katastrophe! Er braucht gut 25 Minuten für eine CD. Und das bei Einstellung „schnell“.Die Grace Datenbank erkennt viele CD nicht, oder stellt kein Cover zur Verfügung. Titel kann man zwar selbst eingeben, ist aber bei einem so kleinem Gerät ein gefummel. Cover lassen sich überhaupt nicht ändern oder ergänzen.Das einzige was für das Gerät spricht, sind einwandfreie Ripp Ergebnisse...
Ferrara Brain Pan
Reviewed in the United States on June 22, 2018
Bought and returned mine unused. I should have researched this product more thoroughly before buying because not only does it only rip in WAV or FLAC formats (I prefer AIFF), but it cannot rip SACD discs, it is not compatible with my A&K PEM11 charging dock, and it does not come with a necessary power adapter. A beautifully designed and solidly built unit, it has too many functional limitations to justify the price, for my needs and purposes anyway.
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