People like to customize according to their preferences. This is an essential behavior of human nature. How do you make something uniquely yours? Astell&Kern has released yet another module for the popular SE180 DAP music player - for a total of four current options to tailor your sound to your liking: the SEM1, SEM2, SEM3, and SEM4. Each removable module provides a distinct sound signature for your SE180, from warm and musical (SEM2), to balanced and resolute (SEM1), a more analytical offering with plenty of top-end sizzle (SEM3), and now another offering on the warm side with the new SEM4.
Replaceable modules aren't anything new in the world of portable music players, but Astell&Kern has finally put their own flair on the design. The Astell&Kern A&futura SE180 DAP implements this new design for the company, giving the user complete control to change the sound of their music according to their own listening preferences. Why? Because everyone hears differently.
People like choice, and the SE180 digital audio player departs from the design of the SE200, and instead of including multiple digital-to-analog converters in a single device, they have designed the music player to have removable DAC modules. It's not the first time we've seen this design, but Astell&Kern makes it their own and does it well. Now they've released the SEM4, the latest module for the high-resolution music player. How does it compare? And will there be more on the way?