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Astell & Kern AK Ripper MKII CD-Ripper
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Model: 2PEM150-CMGM01 UPC: 821566016454 Item: 169828
AK Ripper MKII CD-Ripper Overview
Breath new life into your old compact disc collection with the AK Ripper MKII CD-Ripper. This elegantly designed and compact CD-Ripper takes your computer out of the music ripping equation and copies the music files from your compact discs directly to your Astell & Kern music player, saving you precious time and delivering improved audio over traditional ripping methods — with no skips or hiccups in your music.
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Product highlights
- Rips CDs directly to your Astell & Kern Music Player
- Better audio quality than ripping music through your computer
- Ripping audio files from CD directly to your device saves you valuable time
- New and improved version of AK CD-RIPPER
- Variable speed selection
- Supports WAV and FLAC files
- Enhanced design limits vibrations from CD spinning
- Dimensions: 5.87” (W) x 5.87” (H) 1.92 (D)
- Weight: 44.45 oz
- Warranty: 1 Year – World Wide Stereo is an authorized dealer for every brand we sell
- World Wide Stereo 60-day guarantee and expert product support
Take your music on the go with the AK MK70 II
You spent a lot of time curating an impressive CD collection. You know that even though compact discs may not be en vogue they offer a superior listening experience compared to MP3s. Now, you can enjoy all of the convenience of today’s digital music technology without sacrificing any dynamic acoustic quality. The Astell & Kern AK Ripper MKII CD-Ripper rips music directly to your AK70 MKII portable music player. Not only does the AK Ripper MKII rip audio files directly to your Astell & Kern music player, it connects to your home Wi-Fi network and downloads all of the metadata for the CD will be downloaded with your music, so all the song information for each album will be right there with your music.
CD ripping options galore
The AK Ripper MKII CD-Ripper lets your rip your CDs with the touch of one button. The player also lets you select how fast or slow you want the process to go and lets you select whether you want to rip your files in WAV or FLAC formats.
Quality construction
Your computer is a multitasker. It does a lot of things really well. The AK Ripper MKII CD-Ripper is built to do one thing great -- smooth, trouble-free ripping of CDs. The body of the unit is made from sturdy aluminum, and features a triangular support damper under the body to reduce the vibrations caused by the rotation of your compact disc. The result is an enjoyable, lossless, error free listening experience.
The Astell & Kern app
Download the AK Connect app from Google Play or the App Store and take control of your listening experience. This free app lets you control playback, volume, streaming over Wi-Fi, and more. The AK Connect app lets you access songs from all of your music libraries including songs on your phone and tablet.
Specifications
Specifications
- Body color: Gun metal
- Body material: Aluminum
- Dimensions (W x H x D): 5.87" x 5.87" x 1.92"
- Weight: 2.79 lbs.
- CD ripping audio format: WAV, FLAC
What's in the Box
What's in the Box:
- AK Ripper MKII CD-Ripper
- Micro USB cable
- USB type-C to micro USB cable
- Micro 5-pin to micro 5-pin cable
- Quick start guide
- Warranty card
Reviews
Customer Reviews for Astell & Kern AK Ripper MKII CD-Ripper
4.8 / 5.0
6 Reviews
Never going back to computer interface recordings.
I've used a Microsoft Zune MP3 for 2.5 decades and can tell you the draw backs of that system...poor quality via computer recordings plus hick-ups causing skips and/or freezes. But Zune and computer can't hold a candle to Astell & Kern's CD-Ripper MKII (stand alone) and SR25 MKII Hi-Fi player paired together. WOW at the sound quality...I'm SOLD! The sound is awesome either Bluetooth-ed to my JBL Boombox2 or my Sennheiser wired headphones. The CD-Ripper has been working great...only a couple times had issues about ejecting CD, but manual eject over-ride fixed the problem. A little pricey, but I'd do again...just for the sound quality.
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Great device!
I have an extensive CD collection and this device makes it very quick and easy to copy them to my Astell & Kern Kann. The sound is amazing! I couldn't be happier with my purchase.
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Hope this will be a good ripper at the time of use
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January 15, 2019
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Easy Ripper
Very nice Ripper designed for A&K players just plug in the power cord and the player hook up the wifi and transfer cd files to either flac or wave . I chose flac and downloaded several cd's from my library the speed of the download even when set to fast is a little disappointing it took way more time than I had expected BUT the audio is superb and the gracenote labeling is spot on even on more obscure disc's .
I am very pleased with the results !
I am very pleased with the results !
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Works well with A&K products I converted several CD's to flac files and the audio playback is excellent
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May 16, 2018
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To digitize my CD collection without the hassle of using a PC.
New User U
on Jul 21, 2020
to speed up converting cds to hi res FLAC and WAV files
Daniel G
on Oct 18, 2018
To digitize my CD collection without the hassle of using a PC.
New User U
on Jul 21, 2020
I recently purchased the Astell & Kern Kann (which I love) and this CD ripper will enhance my enjoyment of that product even more.
Gregory O
on Apr 2, 2019
I recently purchased the Astell & Kern Kann (which I love) and this CD ripper will enhance my enjoyment of that product even more.
Gregory O
on Apr 2, 2019
when ripping to a PC - does it include the Gracenote tags, etc.?
One would be ripping to this device and not to a PC. That having been said, metadata should transfer.
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- Ira S Staff on Jun 14, 2018
Can you rip to your computer if you are somewhere without your AK player? Or if you do not yet own the AK player?
Yes, this device can rip to a computer, however it will not gather the Gracenote data when ripping to computer. It requires the use of an A&K player for that capability.
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- Andrew P Staff on Jan 7, 2019
can you rip this directly to an external drive? Or if you must rip to an AK player, then does that player allow for transfer of the Mp3 to your computer? essentially I am looking to converting my 10,000 cd collection to digital files and do not want to be stuck to any one device in the future for playing (as in an AK player only scenario) want to be able to backup to an external drive. Can I do that?
Thank you for your question. We reached out to Astell & Kern tech support on your behalf and they responded:
Since utilizing the external memory card is optional between users, by default, all ripped CD albums from AK DAP x AK CD-Ripper MKII will be stored directly within the internal storage of the AK DAP, under 'Ripping' folder.
From there, customers can transfer/back-up to a new destination(s) at will.
Thanks again.
Since utilizing the external memory card is optional between users, by default, all ripped CD albums from AK DAP x AK CD-Ripper MKII will be stored directly within the internal storage of the AK DAP, under 'Ripping' folder.
From there, customers can transfer/back-up to a new destination(s) at will.
Thanks again.
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- Mike K Staff on Mar 3, 2020
Is it compatible with the SE200 model?
Thanks for your question. The AK Ripper MKII CD-Ripper is fully compatible with the SE200 Portable Music Player. Please dont overlook the AK Connect App. This free app lets you control playback, volume, streaming over Wi-Fi, and more. The AK Connect app lets you access songs from all of your music libraries including songs on your phone and tablet.
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- Mike K Staff on Oct 6, 2020
Is this compatible with the SA700 DAP?
Thanks for your question. They are compatible. The AK Ripper includes a connection cable for connection to an A&S music player.
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- Mike K Staff on Jul 27, 2020
Is it compatible with sp1000m model? What is the higher resolution of ripping?
The Ripper Mk II extracts the digital data from a CD and can save it in either WAV or FLAC format. There is no conversion of resolution in this process. The Ripper Mk II is compatible with the SP1000.
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- Tom G Staff on Aug 16, 2019
will this cd ripper also do multi - ch cd's ?
Thanks for your inquiry! To my knowledge, the ripper is only able to handle standard stereo WAV or FLAC files. If you are wanting to rip SACDs to digital files, I would recommend contacting the manufacturer directly to inquire as to that function, as they do not list it in any manuals or spec charts I could find. Let us know if you have any further questions!
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- Mike K Staff on Dec 10, 2018
Can this device rip to any Sony high res players?
Thanks for your question! This device can only copy directly to Astell and Kern DAPs or a personal computer. To use this with a Sony player, you can copy to a computer and move the copied files to your Sony DAP.
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- Andrew P Staff on May 29, 2018
Can this rip and share to a Google pixel smart phone?
Thanks for your question! This unit is not able to rip directly to a Google Pixel. It is designed to rip directly to the Astell & Kern portable players. It can also rip to a computer, where you could then transfer files from the computer to your Pixel phone.
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- Andrew P Staff on Apr 3, 2018
