General Specifications
Name/Model KA17 Hardware solutions DAC: ES9069Q*2, USB decoding: XMOS  XU316*1
Color Black/Blue Volume control Physical buttons
Weight About 33.5g Dimensions About 64×27.7×12.7mm
Driver-free mode (switch mode) Supported Desktop mode Supported
MQA  Supported MQA full decoding Channel balance <0.2dB
Gain level L/H Status display On the display: Transfer format, volume level, gain level, USB mode, sampling rate, etc.
Display 0.91-inch OLED display Firmware upgrade Supports upgrade through USB
Max supported sampling rate PCM: Supported up to 768kHz/32bit Recommended impedance PO: 8~150Ω
DSD: Supported up to SD512 (Native), DOP256 BAL: 8~300Ω
SPDIF: Supported up to 96kHz/24bit
Buttons and Ports
Buttons Multifunction button*1; Volume up/down*1 USB Type-C USB2.0 (power supply/data transfer)/USB Type-C POWER IN (orange, powering)
Headphone output Standard 3.5mm port (PO/coaxial out shared) BAL output Standard 4.4mm port
Toggle switch Desktop mode switch*1
Power Supply Parameters
Power supply DC 5V  ≥1A
Audio Parameters
Parts of performance and parameters of headphone output (3.5mm, UAC decoding, Desktop mode: High Gain)
Output power L+R≥320mW+320mW (16Ω, THD+N<1%) Output impedance <1Ω
L+R≥270mW+270mW (32Ω, THD+N<1%) Crosstalk ≥75dB
L+R≥30mW +30mW (300Ω, THD+N<1%) Output amplitude 3Vrms
THD+N & Noise <0.0015% (1kHz/-15dB@32Ω) SNR ≥123dB (A-weighted)
Frequency response 20Hz~50kHz: damping<0.5dB Noise floor <2.1uV (A-weighted)
20Hz~20KHz: damping<0.1dB
Parts of performance and parameters of BAL headphone output (4.4mm, UAC decoding, Desktop mode: High Gain)
Output power L+R≥460mW+460mW (16Ω, THD+N<1%) Output impedance <1.5Ω
L+R≥650mW+650mW (32Ω, THD+N<1%) Crosstalk ≥114dB
L+R≥90mW+90mW (300Ω, THD+N<1%) Output amplitude 4.5Vrms
THD+N & Noise <0.0004% (1kHz/-8dB@32Ω) SNR ≥126dB (A-weighted)
Frequency response 20Hz~50kHz: damping<0.5dB Noise floor <2.2uV (A-weighted)
20Hz~20KHz: damping<0.1dB
Parts of performance and parameters of headphone output (3.5mm, UAC decoding, Non-Desktop mode: High Gain)
Output power L+R≥110mW+110mW (16Ω, THD+N<1%) Output impedance <1Ω
L+R≥140mW+140mW (32Ω, THD+N<1%) Crosstalk ≥80dB
L+R≥20mW +20mW (300Ω, THD+N<1%) Output amplitude 2Vrms
THD+N & Noise <0.0015% (1kHz/-10dB@32Ω) SNR ≥120dB (A-weighted)
Frequency response 20Hz~50kHz: damping<0.5dB Noise floor <2.0uV (A-weighted)
20Hz~20KHz: damping<0.1dB
Parts of performance and parameters of BAL headphone output (4.4mm out, UAC decoding, Non-Desktop mode: High Gain)
Output power L+R≥150mW+150mW (16Ω, THD+N<1%) Output impedance <1.5Ω
L+R≥300mW+300mW (32Ω, THD+N<1%) Crosstalk ≥110dB
L+R≥30mW+30mW (300Ω, THD+N<1%) Output amplitude 3Vrms
THD+N & Noise <0.0005% (1kHz/-3.5dB@32Ω) SNR ≥120dB (A-weighted)
Frequency response 20Hz~50kHz: damping<0.5dB Noise floor <2.2uV (A-weighted)
20Hz~20KHz: damping<0.1dB

Frequency response curve 1

 

Test conditions: USB DAC in, -5dB sinusoidal signal, 20Hz-20kHz, High-performance high gain, 3.5mm headphone out (32Ω load)

Frequency response curve 3

 

Test conditions: USB DAC in, -5dB sinusoidal signal, 20Hz-20kHz, High-performance high gain, 4.4mm BAL headphone out (32Ω load)

THD+N curve 1

 

Test conditions: USB DAC, -15dB sinusoidal signal, 20Hz-20kHz, High-performance high gain, 3.5mm headphone out (32Ω load)

Frequency response curve 2

 

Test conditions: USB DAC in, -5dB sinusoidal signal, 20Hz-20kHz, Low-performance high gain, 3.5mm headphone out (32Ω load)

Frequency response curve 4

 

Test conditions: USB DAC in, -5dB sinusoidal signal, 20Hz-20kHz, Low-performance high gain, 4.4mm BAL headphone out (32Ω load)

THD+N curve 2

 

Test conditions: USB DAC, -8dB sinusoidal signal, 20Hz-20kHz, High-performance high gain, 4.4mm BAL headphone out (32Ω load)