[yacobx]

Skipping with digital glitch yes

Ok I have reported to aune

 

[taz23]

 
i'll believe you, but my m1s works well with a 128 gig formatted in ExFat. The only problems with those old fashioned file systems are long file- and folder names. Wish those gadgets could read and write hfs+ or ntfs ....

 
Yes, I noticed this too after formatting with the 64KB allocation size.  Previously, the same songs displayed their full titles, but now there are truncated.
 
Hopefully Aune will resolve this in the future updates too.

 

[taz23]

128gb exfat for me, it's all fine 90%of the time except dirty cut off at the end of flac (noticeable only on some records who has no silence between tracks) and glitch on most of my dsf audio records: some just a bit, some unlistenable. thank god Thriller by M.Jackson is flawless.

By dirty cut off i mean as if if you pull out a jack very quickly. The sound stop and start again for a fraction of time before stopping completely.

It does not happen with mp3. The gap between tracks is clean cut.

 
For me, I noticed a slight pop sound at the end of tracks, regardless of whether mp3 or flac.  It is like the popping sound some DAC/Amp gives when they are switched on or off.  This is noticeable at high gain with my more sensitive IEMs. 
 
Is this normal?

 

[yacobx]

128gb exfat for me, it's all fine 90%of the time except dirty cut off at the end of flac (noticeable only on some records who has no silence between tracks) and glitch on most of my dsf audio records: some just a bit, some unlistenable. thank god Thriller by M.Jackson is flawless.


By dirty cut off i mean as if if you pull out a jack very quickly. The sound stop and start again for a fraction of time before stopping completely.


It does not happen with mp3. The gap between tracks is clean cut.

For me, I noticed a slight pop sound at the end of tracks, regardless of whether mp3 or flac.  It is like the popping sound some DAC/Amp gives when they are switched on or off.  This is noticeable at high gain with my more sensitive IEMs. 

Is this normal?

It's a known issue that came up after they fixed the cutoff at being of tracks. It will be shorted soon I'm guessing.

 

[noknok23]

Here is an example for a cue sheet format that works everytime.
A single flac files time stamped with the cue file

Spoiler

PERFORMER "Angelo Badalamenti"
TITLE "Twin Peaks (2016 Death Waltz DW50)"
FILE "Twin Peaks (2016 Death Waltz DW50).flac" flac
TRACK 01 AUDIO
TITLE "Twin Peaks Theme"
INDEX 01 00:00:00
TRACK 02 AUDIO
TITLE "Laura Palmer's Theme"
INDEX 01 05:07:00
TRACK 03 AUDIO
TITLE "Audrey's Dance"
INDEX 01 09:59:00
TRACK 04 AUDIO
TITLE "The Nightingale"
INDEX 01 15:16:00
TRACK 05 AUDIO
TITLE "Freshly Squeezed"
INDEX 01 20:11:00
TRACK 06 AUDIO
TITLE "The Bookhouse Boys"
INDEX 01 23:59:00
TRACK 07 AUDIO
TITLE "Into The Night"
INDEX 01 27:28:00
TRACK 08 AUDIO
TITLE "Night Life In Twin Peaks"
INDEX 01 32:12:00
TRACK 09 AUDIO
TITLE "Dance Of The Dream Man"
INDEX 01 35:38:00
TRACK 10 AUDIO
TITLE "Love Theme From Twin Peaks"
INDEX 01 39:20:00
TRACK 11 AUDIO
TITLE "Falling"
INDEX 01 44:23:00

hope that helps

 

[SofaSamuraiX]

Here is an example for a cue sheet format that works everytime.
A single flac files time stamped with the cue file

Spoiler

PERFORMER "Angelo Badalamenti"
TITLE "Twin Peaks (2016 Death Waltz DW50)"
FILE "Twin Peaks (2016 Death Waltz DW50).flac" flac
TRACK 01 AUDIO
TITLE "Twin Peaks Theme"
INDEX 01 00:00:00
TRACK 02 AUDIO
TITLE "Laura Palmer's Theme"
INDEX 01 05:07:00
TRACK 03 AUDIO
TITLE "Audrey's Dance"
INDEX 01 09:59:00
TRACK 04 AUDIO
TITLE "The Nightingale"
INDEX 01 15:16:00
TRACK 05 AUDIO
TITLE "Freshly Squeezed"
INDEX 01 20:11:00
TRACK 06 AUDIO
TITLE "The Bookhouse Boys"
INDEX 01 23:59:00
TRACK 07 AUDIO
TITLE "Into The Night"
INDEX 01 27:28:00
TRACK 08 AUDIO
TITLE "Night Life In Twin Peaks"
INDEX 01 32:12:00
TRACK 09 AUDIO
TITLE "Dance Of The Dream Man"
INDEX 01 35:38:00
TRACK 10 AUDIO
TITLE "Love Theme From Twin Peaks"
INDEX 01 39:20:00
TRACK 11 AUDIO
TITLE "Falling"
INDEX 01 44:23:00

hope that helps

How did you get that cue sheet that works? I cannot get them to work.

 

[nmatheis]

I hate CUE sheets. Not kidding. Absolutely hate having to deal with them. I'm pretty sure I understand the necessity with M1s, and SQ is good enough at the price point to overlook it to a certain degree, but I'm hoping Aune can find a path forward that doesn't include CUE sheet requirement for gapless.

 

[noknok23]

@SofaSamuraiX please check in the spoiler to see the cue sheet layout and compare it with the one you have.

 

[SofaSamuraiX]

@SofaSamuraiX please check in the spoiler to see the cue sheet layout and compare it with the one you have.

Mine is different for sure. I ripped with EAC. Not sure why it says WAV instead of FLAC....

REM GENRE Brown
REM DATE 2016
REM DISCID AB08B00F
REM COMMENT "ExactAudioCopy v1.1"
CATALOG 0880882280451
PERFORMER "Ween"
TITLE "God Ween Satan: Live in New Hope, 09-14-2001 (CD 1)"
FILE "01 You ****ed Up.wav" WAVE
TRACK 01 AUDIO
TITLE "You ****ed Up"
PERFORMER "Ween"
ISRC USATO1600504
FLAGS DCP
INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "02 Tick.wav" WAVE
TRACK 02 AUDIO
TITLE "Tick"
PERFORMER "Ween"
ISRC USATO1600505
FLAGS DCP
INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "03 I'm In the Mood to Move.wav" WAVE
TRACK 03 AUDIO
TITLE "I'm In the Mood to Move"
PERFORMER "Ween"
ISRC USATO1600506
FLAGS DCP
INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "04 I Gots a Weasel.wav" WAVE
TRACK 04 AUDIO
TITLE "I Gots a Weasel"
PERFORMER "Ween"
ISRC USATO1600507
FLAGS DCP
INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "05 Fat Lenny.wav" WAVE
TRACK 05 AUDIO
TITLE "Fat Lenny"
PERFORMER "Ween"
ISRC USATO1600508
FLAGS DCP
INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "06 Cold and Wet.wav" WAVE
TRACK 06 AUDIO
TITLE "Cold and Wet"
PERFORMER "Ween"
ISRC USATO1600509
FLAGS DCP
INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "07 Bumblebee.wav" WAVE
TRACK 07 AUDIO
TITLE "Bumblebee"
PERFORMER "Ween"
ISRC USATO1600510
FLAGS DCP
INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "08 Don't Laugh (I Love You).wav" WAVE
TRACK 08 AUDIO
TITLE "Don't Laugh (I Love You)"
PERFORMER "Ween"
ISRC USATO1600511
FLAGS DCP
INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "09 Never Squeal.wav" WAVE
TRACK 09 AUDIO
TITLE "Never Squeal"
PERFORMER "Ween"
ISRC USATO1600512
FLAGS DCP
INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "10 Up on the Hill.wav" WAVE
TRACK 10 AUDIO
TITLE "Up on the Hill"
PERFORMER "Ween"
ISRC USATO1600513
FLAGS DCP
INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "11 Wayne's Pet Youngin'.wav" WAVE
TRACK 11 AUDIO
TITLE "Wayne's Pet Youngin'"
PERFORMER "Ween"
ISRC USATO1600514
FLAGS DCP
INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "12 Nicole.wav" WAVE
TRACK 12 AUDIO
TITLE "Nicole"
PERFORMER "Ween"
ISRC USATO1600514
FLAGS DCP
INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "13 Common Bitch.wav" WAVE
TRACK 13 AUDIO
TITLE "Common Bitch"
PERFORMER "Ween"
ISRC USATO1600516
FLAGS DCP
INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "14 El Camino.wav" WAVE
TRACK 14 AUDIO
TITLE "El Camino"
PERFORMER "Ween"
ISRC USATO1600517
FLAGS DCP
INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "15 Old Queen Cole.wav" WAVE
TRACK 15 AUDIO
TITLE "Old Queen Cole"
PERFORMER "Ween"
ISRC USATO1600518
FLAGS DCP
INDEX 01 00:00:00

 

[gordolindsay]

Try changing everywhere it says ".wav" to ".flac" (minus the quotation marks obviously).

 

[Ver JJ]

Oh yeah I just taught of it after watching a few Aune M1s video reivew, is it possible that Aune make reading song tag a reality........that will be great though instead of just seeing numbers on some track that I have.

 

[silverfishla]

@AuneAudio Can you make the Line Out variable by a firmware update? It would be great if you could.

 

[Dark Helmet]

I've heard both (and many other DAPs), and imho the answer isn't so simple despite the many claims of DAP A has better SQ vs DAP B that are constantly being made in headfi and other forms. I think a better way to approach this is to let us know what type of sound signature you're after, and then we can provide guidance.

I'd also strongly suggest you don't just take SQ into account. You're buying something you'll be using frequently, so making sure other features such as GUI, ergonomics, connectivity, etc. meet your needs is very important in the decision making process in my opinion.

As an example, I'm one of the people who prefer to listen to N3 vs X5 v3. I found N3 to have better dynamics, soundstage, imaging, etc. Others prefer X5 v3. Are either of us wrong? Nope, we just have different tastes. I'm guessing they prefer a smoother, more intimate sound. And I'm not going to claim that N3 has better SQ vs X5 v3, either. But if somebody tells me what they're after, I can provide some guidance.

Another thing to consider is that sound can change with these DAPs depending on fw version. For instance, when I first got a sample N3 I felt it was too warm but a fw release came which provides much more neutral tuning. Similar thing happened with M1s with the last fw update, which made single ended output sound more open to me. So, that aren't static devices. They're in development to a certain extent until the developers obsolete them.

Hope that makes sense to you even if it wasn't the more black and white answer you wanted.

How do you like the M1s over the N3.

 

[nmatheis]

@Dark Helmet - M1s vs N3, eh...

Well, first off, they're quite different. I look at M1s as a "purist" DAP. Not so far as something like TJ's Revamp Audio DAPs, but definitely moreso than something like N3 that takes more of a "Swiss Army Knife" approach.

So if it's features you're after, then N3 makes more sense. It's smaller, has better gapless support, and has a bucket load of choices when it comes to connectivity. Sound quality is pretty good. Alex likened it to the Cayin i5 but with slightly more compressed soundstage. I hear a bit more difference, with i5 also beating N3 when it comes to dynamics. But they are to tonally similar, with a slightly warmed-up reference type sound.

I think I've already expressed my thoughts on the M1s pretty well, but to summarize... After the recent update to the latest testing firmware, I'm really enjoying the single-ended output whereas before I felt it was just OK. Balanced out has always been a strong point with superb sound quality. Now, I feel like they're much closer than before, with more analytical sound that isn't overly bright and has good dynamics and separation. I'm super happy the split-second cut-off at the beginning of songs has been taken care of, but I'm still not satisfied with gapless handling. CUE files are kludgy, and I'd rather not deal with them.

Does that help?

 

[noknok23]

Meeh actually my cue files is partially working. it's fine if i start from the first track and foward to a couple of tracks later more or less, but if i want to play one track in the middle or forward straight to the last track, the player simply refuse to play. I always have bugs, and different one depending of the cue files :s seems like it will take some times to fix it all