You know , it's not easy to find a channel on the audiophile theme that's it not boring , without rude and stupid people and with enjoyable content and nice communication, I think you nailed , comgrats
@@Currawong *Fiio Q3 vs Fiio BTR7 vs Ifi Hip Dac 2 vs Ifi Go Blu* In terms of pure sound quality, which one is the best?? Also, how would you rank them???
I've been using my M11s with my HD600 and Ananda for a little over a month now and my experience has been great I can even run both at the same time through the balance output. The only real negative thing i had against it was the no lock function but using an app i was able to stop the volume from going up or down while it was in my pocket.
I bought the M11 Plus about a week ago, I was actually thrilled it does not come with a camera! This is amusing to me, because I grew up when CELLphones were just getting cameras and I remember how heavily that feature was promoted, I remember people going out of their way to find a phone WITHOUT a camera (like my Dad) because at the time some places would not allow you to bring in a camera, imagine the headaches because everyone and their Mother's cellphone was now coming with a camera. But now that you mention the QR codes, yeah having no camera makes that impossible, but I love treating this as a offline device without a camera.
I'm reeeeeeeally looking forward to hearing your thoughts on the FH9. I have a pair and I'm crazy about them, especially paired with my Shanling M6 Ultra.
I love your reviews and have been following you for years. Please can you help me decide on which DAP to get between Fiio M3X PLUS, FIIO M3XS or Shanling M3x Ultra and then I can finally make a purchase.
A great player but it won't connect to Mac, It would be nice to find a site that I could buy, and download to it. Ive bought a load of music but haven't been able to put any of it on the player.
The FiiO has more features that work with the customisable button on the side, and a couple of other unique features. Other than that, streaming apps worked fine for me.
Hi, enjoyed your video and the informative content. Question: I am looking for a DAP around this price range that can play through usb connection in a car? I realise Bluetooth is the normal way to access your music in this scenario but I am not able to utilise 2 devices through Bluetooth (phone and another device), I need to keep my phone connected via Bluetooth. Would appreciate your advice. Cheers, MG 🎶
Can this be set to USB mode like the m11 to connect to a Mac and appear as an external drive ? That’d be very useful for transferring all my ALAC tunes to the DAP.
Just wondering can the Sennheiser HD 660s which is a 150 impedance headphone with a sensitivity of 104 db/1V be able to get enough volume from the Fiio M11s.
I know this is incredibly late, however I use the HD600 which is 300ohms and I never have to increase volume past 85 running it through a balanced cable of course.
It is very difficult for me to understand how the $179 DAPs are supposed to be soooo much better than normal MP3 players. Then these $500 ones are supposed to provide an even better sound. But they also sell $3,500 ones! This is ridiculous. How much more clear can a song get??!!
Music apps that allow you to select the storage location will move their data when you select a different storage location for that app. For the FiiO app, you'll need to use the included file management app, or something similar, to manually move the files.
Depends on the DAP and what the manufacturer recommends. ESS and AKM-based DAPs, for example, don't change over time. Specialist designs, like the R2R and DSD DAPs (eg: Cayin N7) I leave playing for a few days first.
Some apps use QR codes to be set up from one device to another. It's a massive PITA if you can't scan one. You have to screenshot it, then somehow send it to the device, which is a lot more hassle.
Buying a good music players these days is like choosing a water brand. Yeah its slightly different. But its still way overpriced for what you get. My S9+ is indistinguishable from my Hiby. In a blind test you will never hear the difference.
yeah, indistinguishable until you try to run inneficient headphones. my he400se lose detail and volume from the jack on my phone and those headphones got to 100usd at one point, they're not the most technical or hard to drive pair in the market
How does the M11s compare to an Astell&Kern Kann Alpha? For someone that doesn't pretend to use it with 1k usd iems/headphones (maybe a he6se). Is it worth the 2x price difference?
The notion that a dap should be used with a headphone at a certain price point is just so asinine I don’t know what to say. This is the idiotic bs people hate about audiophiles. More money doesn’t mean better but I guess there’s gotta be suckers out there who fall for this.
Nobody is saying "should". I regularly talk to people who were disappointed with an expensive headphone or IEM purchase who discover that their cheaper gear was much of the reason for that. There are hard limits at what can be done at certain price points with electronics, and that results in sacrifices to designs that are clearly audible.
@@Currawong first, should is the correct word as that is your point. Don’t confuse should with must. In any event, I’m glad that those people exist and I hope you keep telling them that. Someone has to subsidize the price of good enough gear for the rest of us who can’t hear a difference in a double blind test.
You know , it's not easy to find a channel on the audiophile theme that's it not boring , without rude and stupid people and with enjoyable content and nice communication, I think you nailed , comgrats
ive been coming back to your videos lately friend. this one is top tier audiophile content. keep on trucking
Thanks Amos for your quality content. Love my M11 plus ltd.
Thank you very much!
@@Currawong *Fiio Q3 vs Fiio BTR7 vs Ifi Hip Dac 2 vs Ifi Go Blu*
In terms of pure sound quality, which one is the best??
Also, how would you rank them???
No@@princesmith8008
I've been using my M11s with my HD600 and Ananda for a little over a month now and my experience has been great I can even run both at the same time through the balance output. The only real negative thing i had against it was the no lock function but using an app i was able to stop the volume from going up or down while it was in my pocket.
Am new to the DAC life this video was very informative
I bought the M11 Plus about a week ago, I was actually thrilled it does not come with a camera! This is amusing to me, because I grew up when CELLphones were just getting cameras and I remember how heavily that feature was promoted, I remember people going out of their way to find a phone WITHOUT a camera (like my Dad) because at the time some places would not allow you to bring in a camera, imagine the headaches because everyone and their Mother's cellphone was now coming with a camera.
But now that you mention the QR codes, yeah having no camera makes that impossible, but I love treating this as a offline device without a camera.
A comparison of Plus ESS and the A&K SR35 would be appreciated.
Are replacement batteries available when inevitably the battery will need to be replaced? If so what is the procedure for replacing?
I'm reeeeeeeally looking forward to hearing your thoughts on the FH9. I have a pair and I'm crazy about them, especially paired with my Shanling M6 Ultra.
The new M23 is currently the equivalent of USD$560 in my country.
Im convinced. Im buying one
Hi sir, Is spending more money to buy Fiio M11 plus ess edition worth?
Do you think I should buy a DAP for Apple Music?
I love your reviews and have been following you for years. Please can you help me decide on which DAP to get between Fiio M3X PLUS, FIIO M3XS or Shanling M3x Ultra and then I can finally make a purchase.
M3X ultra
A great player but it won't connect to Mac, It would be nice to find a site that I could buy, and download to it. Ive bought a load of music but haven't been able to put any of it on the player.
I like your review on m11s. Have a question does fiio music work better than stream app
The FiiO has more features that work with the customisable button on the side, and a couple of other unique features. Other than that, streaming apps worked fine for me.
How easy is it to transfer music to the device from my PC and create playlists?
Ive had to put music on my old a55 walkman, pull the card and put it in the m11s to get any music on the player.
Hi, you didn't say what the Cradle to the Grave track was in the description.
Thanks
Thank you very much!
Hi, enjoyed your video and the informative content. Question: I am looking for a DAP around this price range that can play through usb connection in a car? I realise Bluetooth is the normal way to access your music in this scenario but I am not able to utilise 2 devices through Bluetooth (phone and another device), I need to keep my phone connected via Bluetooth. Would appreciate your advice. Cheers, MG 🎶
So, the M11s is slower by one hour than the M11ESS.
Are you interested in reviewing SHANLING M0 Pro?
Can this be set to USB mode like the m11 to connect to a Mac and appear as an external drive ? That’d be very useful for transferring all my ALAC tunes to the DAP.
What does $500 get me, absolutely nothing I've been struggling to get it connected to my home WIFI.
Just wondering can the Sennheiser HD 660s which is a 150 impedance headphone with a sensitivity of 104 db/1V be able to get enough volume from the Fiio M11s.
I know this is incredibly late, however I use the HD600 which is 300ohms and I never have to increase volume past 85 running it through a balanced cable of course.
Thank you for the review. Can the youtube music app be installed? thanks
yes it can
It is very difficult for me to understand how the $179 DAPs are supposed to be soooo much better than normal MP3 players.
Then these $500 ones are supposed to provide an even better sound.
But they also sell $3,500 ones!
This is ridiculous.
How much more clear can a song get??!!
Yes, it's crazy. It's particular, mostly, to HK and other parts of Asia, where the hi-fi hobby is condensed this way.
Just got one of these but I can't work out how to move the 32gb of storage when it's full to the sd card?
Music apps that allow you to select the storage location will move their data when you select a different storage location for that app. For the FiiO app, you'll need to use the included file management app, or something similar, to manually move the files.
@@Currawong thanks for the message
Can you test the Nw-wm1am2 one day ? Thank you 🙏
hear.audio/faq :)
@@Currawong thank you 😊
Hi. Exist a one click app to transfer some flac to Android smartphone to Fiio player m9 or similar (playstore app) that save in sd card ?
Thx u
Did you version came with the bootloader unlocked? mine did and I can't lock it back now...
can you review the ibasso dx170 and compare it with the fiio m11s?
hear.audio/faq :)
is the software, slow? I own the Fiio X5, very very slow
Fiio FH9 review please
How many hours of playback/burn-in do you run on any DAP before making a sound review?
Depends on the DAP and what the manufacturer recommends. ESS and AKM-based DAPs, for example, don't change over time. Specialist designs, like the R2R and DSD DAPs (eg: Cayin N7) I leave playing for a few days first.
Lol why would you want a camera on a DAP?
Some apps use QR codes to be set up from one device to another. It's a massive PITA if you can't scan one. You have to screenshot it, then somehow send it to the device, which is a lot more hassle.
Does it work with the earbuds Bose ultra ? Thx
what case is that for the fiio m11s
Buying a good music players these days is like choosing a water brand. Yeah its slightly different. But its still way overpriced for what you get. My S9+ is indistinguishable from my Hiby. In a blind test you will never hear the difference.
yeah, indistinguishable until you try to run inneficient headphones. my he400se lose detail and volume from the jack on my phone and those headphones got to 100usd at one point, they're not the most technical or hard to drive pair in the market
Where did you get the case and screen protector for it? Thanks!
The M11S comes with the case and screen protector already applied.
How does the M11s compare to an Astell&Kern Kann Alpha? For someone that doesn't pretend to use it with 1k usd iems/headphones (maybe a he6se).
Is it worth the 2x price difference?
You need a desktop amp with the HE6SE and similar. Portable gear of any kind will not do.
How does it compare to Fiio Btr7 in term of sound quality? Thanks
hey it seems like u know about this hi res devices what other optios would you recommend under $500?
Have you seen my USB dongle DAC reviews?
size of this thing makes it bad.
its a shame the ibasso dx170 has this weak rockchip. i really like the size of it but its performance is not good
how does this compare to the cayin ru6 in tonality and soundstage?
hear.audio/faq :)
How compare with hiby r6 gen3?
Would going to from BTR5 to m11s be sound quality upgrade?
I doubt it. You'd only switch for the convenience of being able to store your music and play it back on one device.
@@Currawong what about going up to the m11 plus?
If you have equivalent quality IEMs or headphones and listen to well-recorded music, it might.
Do you know why i have problemnto connect with bluetooth my sony wh-1000xm4 and my buds 2? The sound is soooooo bad
Does this sound good with Sony xm4 bluetooth earbud? Does this have concert hall sound effect?
It has LDAC, so it should.
The notion that a dap should be used with a headphone at a certain price point is just so asinine I don’t know what to say. This is the idiotic bs people hate about audiophiles. More money doesn’t mean better but I guess there’s gotta be suckers out there who fall for this.
Nobody is saying "should". I regularly talk to people who were disappointed with an expensive headphone or IEM purchase who discover that their cheaper gear was much of the reason for that. There are hard limits at what can be done at certain price points with electronics, and that results in sacrifices to designs that are clearly audible.
@@Currawong first, should is the correct word as that is your point. Don’t confuse should with must. In any event, I’m glad that those people exist and I hope you keep telling them that. Someone has to subsidize the price of good enough gear for the rest of us who can’t hear a difference in a double blind test.
Na.. M15 witbout S is way better.. Try it pals.. Peace!
can I install Whatsapp on this device?
Yess
Noo
My cellphone has an audio jack, so....
Yes, though your phone includes a built-in DAC with probably 5% of the specs (THD) as this dedicated DAP possesses..
Lol