Low distortion and high S/N sound with ES9219MQ Dual DAC The AK HC3 is equipped with the ESS SABRE HiFi DAC "ES9219MQ" in dual DAC configuration, which is capable of reproducing Hi-Fi sound such as MQA with ultra high sound quality and offers excellent noise control and low power consumption. The ES9219MQ supports native playback of PCM up to 384KHz/32bit and DSD256, delivering a premium sound experience with low distortion and high S/N ratio, as only Astell&Kern can.

The AK HC3 is equipped with a 3.5mm 4-pole microphone controller input. This enables the use of 3.5mm 4-pole microphone/controller compatible earphones or headphones for gaming, teleworking, etc. with high quality sound and clear audio functions. When using the included Lightning conversion adapter, the 4-pole remote microphone is not supported.