[Niyologist]

They are available from a number of places

Where? I can't find it.

 

[kydu]

Where? I can't find it.

Just email sales@auneaudio.com
My unit is a review unit for the record.

 

[Niyologist]

Just email sales@auneaudio.com
My unit is a review unit for the record.

Thanks.

 

[kydu]

Right out of the box, I am very impressed with the aune m1s!
Sounds great with duke ae and candy monk! After some burn in my full review will come!

 

[pr0b3r]

Right out of the box, I am very impressed with the aune m1s!
Sounds great with duke ae and candy monk! After some burn in my full review will come!

 
Can you briefly describe its sound signature?  Thanks!

 

[hex182]

Can it be connected to a PC and used as a sound card?

 

[kydu]

Can it be connected to a PC and used as a sound card?

So far Mac mini has not recognized the aune to do so.

 

[kydu]

Can you briefly describe its sound signature?  Thanks!

Out of the box,
The sound is slightly rich, overall balanced, well defined soundstage, and very engaging. Honestly I don't critically listen to new gear until I've let it run for 100 hours. But I couldn't be more impressed.

 

[Niyologist]

Out of the box,
The sound is slightly rich, overall balanced, well defined soundstage, and very engaging. Honestly I don't critically listen to new gear until I've let it run for 100 hours. But I couldn't be more impressed.

Yes. That's exactly what I'm looking for.

 

[kydu]

Yes. That's exactly what I'm looking for.

And that's only in fast mode ha. I like slow and MP (analog) but I'll keep it on fast( balanced filter) for main listening. It's great that you can hold down the bottom cursor and switch between fast, slow, and mp filter quickly. Not having to go into the menu to do so is a huge plus.

 

[Niyologist]

And that's only in fast mode ha. I like slow and MP (analog) but I'll keep it on fast( balanced filter) for main listening. It's great that you can hold down the bottom cursor and switch between fast, slow, and mp filter quickly. Not having to go into the menu to do so is a huge plus.

That's great.

 

[yacobx]

Can it be connected to a PC and used as a sound card?

It can not. That hardware is not set up to even allow that in the future

 

[twister6]

 

Can it be connected to a PC and used as a sound card?

It can not. That hardware is not set up to even allow that in the future

 
Also noticed that my Win7 laptop doesn't recognize uSD card when I connect M1s, so had to copy files externally.
 
Been playing with M1S for about an hour, and so far I'm VERY impressed with Sound Quality, in particularly the Balanced output.  A rather noticeable difference between SE and BAL outputs with improved transparency and layering, wider soundstage, better dynamics.  Overall the sound  is rather neutral, dynamic, with a nice transparency and retrieval of details.  The sound quality is up there with some of the top mid-fi DAPs that cost at least 2x more.  Of course, will be putting it through 100hrs of burn in, this is out of the box impression after 1+ hr of listening and 1hr of burn in prior to that.
 
My only gripe so far with d-pad "wheel" control which is a bit sensitive depending on how/where I press'n'hold to fast forward, and often skips to the next song.  Seems to work better when I press L/R sides closer to the edge to fast forward/rewind.
 
Also, for those reviewers who got Lee's email with the latest FW, the upgrade is a bit tricky; took me a little while to figure it out.  Copy the file to uSD card, but don't insert the card into M1S.  Go to Settings -> System Update and after clicking ok and getting message "wait TF insert", then insert uSD with "update" file in a root directory.  And after update is done, re-insert the card.
 

 

 

[kydu]

Also noticed that my Win7 laptop doesn't recognize uSD card when I connect M1s, so had to copy files externally.

Been playing with M1S for about an hour, and so far I'm VERY impressed with Sound Quality, in particularly the Balanced output.  A rather noticeable difference between SE and BAL outputs with improved transparency and layering, wider soundstage, better dynamics.  Overall the sound  is rather neutral, dynamic, with a nice transparency and retrieval of details.  The sound quality is up there with some of the top mid-fi DAPs that cost at least 2x more.  Of course, will be putting it through 100hrs of burn in, this is out of the box impression after 1+ hr of listening and 1hr of burn in prior to that.

My only gripe so far with d-pad "wheel" control which is a bit sensitive depending on how/where I press'n'hold to fast forward, and often skips to the next song.  Seems to work better when I press L/R sides closer to the edge to fast forward/rewind.

Also, for those reviewers who got Lee's email with the latest FW, the upgrade is a bit tricky; took me a little while to figure it out.  Copy the file to uSD card, but don't insert the card into M1S.  Go to Settings -> System Update and after clicking ok and getting message "wait TF insert", then insert uSD with "update" file in a root directory.  And after update is done, re-insert the card.

Mine shipped with firmware 1.00
I uploaded the one Lee sent and it still says firmware
1.00
Only difference I noticed was the gain now says high, middle, or low. prior it was -10db, -20db, or -30db.

Did you notice anything else?

 

[twister6]

 

Also noticed that my Win7 laptop doesn't recognize uSD card when I connect M1s, so had to copy files externally.

Been playing with M1S for about an hour, and so far I'm VERY impressed with Sound Quality, in particularly the Balanced output.  A rather noticeable difference between SE and BAL outputs with improved transparency and layering, wider soundstage, better dynamics.  Overall the sound  is rather neutral, dynamic, with a nice transparency and retrieval of details.  The sound quality is up there with some of the top mid-fi DAPs that cost at least 2x more.  Of course, will be putting it through 100hrs of burn in, this is out of the box impression after 1+ hr of listening and 1hr of burn in prior to that.

My only gripe so far with d-pad "wheel" control which is a bit sensitive depending on how/where I press'n'hold to fast forward, and often skips to the next song.  Seems to work better when I press L/R sides closer to the edge to fast forward/rewind.

Also, for those reviewers who got Lee's email with the latest FW, the upgrade is a bit tricky; took me a little while to figure it out.  Copy the file to uSD card, but don't insert the card into M1S.  Go to Settings -> System Update and after clicking ok and getting message "wait TF insert", then insert uSD with "update" file in a root directory.  And after update is done, re-insert the card.

Mine shipped with firmware 1.00
I uploaded the one Lee sent and it still says firmware
1.00
Only difference I noticed was the gain now says high, middle, or low. prior it was -10db, -20db, or -30db.

Did you notice anything else?

 
It was too short of a listening before the update, and perhaps some of the improvement was due to a burn-in in progress, but I thought Lee's fw update had some improvements in BAL output.  And likewise, fw still stays 1.00 before and after, assuming his version is unofficial.  I trust his and his engineer's ears, and sure their suggestion will benefit further m1s fw development and sound tuning