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TERATON ALPHA

AK ULTIMATE SOUND SOLUTION, TERATON ALPHA

TERATON ALPHA is AK's Ultimate Sound Solution to produce audio playback that is close to the original sound through the use of effective power noise removal, efficient power consumption and amplification without compromise through the audio output interface.

What makes Astell&Kern sound different?
Many people have similar ideas about sound. They assume “It is the DAC that determines the sound in the DAP, and in the end, if you use the same DAC, the sound will be similar for each product.”

The DAC does play a large part of the sound signature in a DAP, but it's not the only factor that determines the level of sound.

TERATON (teratone), was born based on the technology developed by Astell&Kern. It is a compound word comprising of Tera, which means 10 trillion + Tone, which represents the device and vast A+ tone of Astell&Kern.

DAPs can be largely divided into three areas: power, amplifier and interface.

Audio Power Part
The starting point of Astell&Kern’s perfect sound delivery is the audio technology that most effectively removes power noise and converts the signal, which is essential to the power of the audio.

Related Patent:
Hi-Fi audio device and method to remove power noise
Amplifier Part
The reason why the same DAC produces different sound signatures is because of differences in AMP design. Astell&Kern's advanced AMP technology features efficient power consumption and powerful amplification that produces the best audio performance without compromise.

Related Patent:
Audio wiring structure for improving crosstalk
Audio Interface Part
The audio interface that converts digital signals to analog and outputs them is composed of technology developed by Astell&Kern and perfected over the years.
The result is perfect sound, without noise.

Related Patent:
Audio signal muting device and digital signal conversion, etc.

TERATON ALPHA features Astell&Kern's patented technologies, which are the result of tens of thousands of hours of continuous research and development to produce sound close to the original sound the artist and producer intended.

TERATON

Deep Going to Original Sound

TERATON is a complete sound solution, based on Astell&Kern's years of technological development and expertise in the Hi-Fi audio business that can be used for other media and audio platforms such as smartphones, tablets, home audio systems, computers, and car audio. The name TERATON comes from "TERA", meaning trillion, the "A" from Astell&Kern, and the "Tone" from audio terminology. When combined, the name means vast variety and world of sound.

TERATON equipped audio systems can offer 24bit or higher audio resolution quality without compression or loss, and its noise reduction and control technology can bring sound quality close to expensive Hi-Fi audio systems. TERATON upgrades the sound performance of audio systems to a similar quality found in Astell&Kern devices, which has been praised and admired by many audio critics, music lovers and audio press around the world.

MOBILE HOME APPLIANCE COMPUTING AUTOMOTIVE

The key advantage of TERATON is that it comes with DAC chip, micro analog amp, power unit, and jitter-minimizing clock together in a very small footprint. This is the first micro-sized sound solution module that features an analog amplifier built-in. This has been achieved after a long and endeavoring period of research and development by the engineers from Astell&Kern. The TERATON module is based on years of audio tuning experience from Astell&Kern, making it an efficient audio module solution.

The TERATON module has been awarded dozens of international patents and a number of pending patents. It is now ready to power any music/audio playback devices including mobile phones, tablets, home audio systems, computers, and car audio systems to provide a Hi-Fi audio experience.

The First TERATON audio solution module, the TM200, which is the first installation of the Portable Hi-Res Audio ACTIVO CT10.