[Aramaki]

Any news on the release date? I couldn’t wait anymore so I bought a m15, lol

Tried the M15 at CanJam SoCal yesterday, I would spend the $$ on the CMA18 portable myself.

 

[Stouthart]

I never clicked with the M15, found it lifeless and bright. But more importantly…very noisy. The CMA18 has my interest though. Curious to learn if they indeed reduced noise by 80%

 

[Aramaki]

I never clicked with the M15, found it lifeless and bright. But more importantly…very noisy. The CMA18 has my interest though. Curious to learn if they indeed reduced noise by 80%

Did not hear any noise with the following iem's:
TinHiFi P1 OG
KBear Believe
Moondrop Variations

 

[speCD]

Tried the M15 at CanJam SoCal yesterday, I would spend the $$ on the CMA18 portable myself.

That’s great news! Was the cma 18 portable open to listen?

I never clicked with the M15, found it lifeless and bright. But more importantly…very noisy. The CMA18 has my interest though. Curious to learn if they indeed reduced noise by 80%

I guess it’s also about the synergy. With my pairing I found it relatively neutral, holographic, and robust in bass and lower mid.

 

[Moris Renar]

CanJam SoCal 2023, wow (form factor, features and hopefully cost if around $500).

How much power does it actually have? Is it really 2 watts? In a device this size? How about the sound? So many questions.

 

[elira]

How much power does it actually have? Is it really 2 watts? In a device this size? How about the sound? So many questions.

I doubt it has 2W, but it was able to drive my DCA Stealth, volume was at almost 100% but it sounded good.

 

[Stouthart]

I guess it’s also about the synergy. With my pairing I found it relatively neutral, holographic, and robust in bass and lower mid.

Generating a lot of noise is inexcusable, and has nothing to do with synergy. Most reviewers "forgot" to mention this, only to come back to in other/later reviews.

 

[Moris Renar]

Generating a lot of noise is inexcusable, and has nothing to do with synergy. Most reviewers "forgot" to mention this, only to come back to in other/later reviews.

I had mine for a good couple of months. Listened to many iems and headphones with it. Never got noise (PC, iPhone, Android all combined). In fact it was the most dead silent background on a dongle for me so far.

 

[speCD]

Generating a lot of noise is inexcusable, and has nothing to do with synergy. Most reviewers "forgot" to mention this, only to come back to in other/later reviews.

What do you mean by generating noise?

Talking about noise, you probably haven’t tried the new and hot woo tube mini…

 

[Stouthart]

What do you mean by generating noise?

Talking about noise, you probably haven’t tried the new and hot woo tube mini…

Hiss

 

[Stouthart]

"Hiss is slightly stronger than the dongles we tested it against including the RU6 and the LP W2. Of the three, the M15 background hiss levels were the highest when paired with a Campfire Audio 2020 though by no means an invasive level of hiss in its own right. It is still relatively low-key and manageable."

https://headfonics.com/questyle-m15-review/2/

 

[speCD]

"Hiss is slightly stronger than the dongles we tested it against including the RU6 and the LP W2. Of the three, the M15 background hiss levels were the highest when paired with a Campfire Audio 2020 though by no means an invasive level of hiss in its own right. It is still relatively low-key and manageable."

https://headfonics.com/questyle-m15-review/2/

Depends on the IEM cable, I heard phone interferences a few times, but not the hiss described here. I had a pair of Yanyins which was sensitive, but I don’t recall a background hiss.

 

[BlankName]

I doubt it has 2W, but it was able to drive my DCA Stealth, volume was at almost 100% but it sounded good.

Was this on a low dr or high dr track?

 

[elira]

Was this on a low dr or high dr track?

Low DR, it might not be enough for quiet songs. But it was at CanJam which is a very loud place, so it’s maybe enough in a quiet place.

 

[Stouthart]

Depends on the IEM cable, I heard phone interferences a few times, but not the hiss described here. I had a pair of Yanyins which was sensitive, but I don’t recall a background hiss.

Not correct...M15 hisses with all USB/Lighting cables, and all (very) sensitive IEMs