Pjotr27

New Head-Fier
F.Audio M20
Pros: Very good sound
Small package
Looks astonishing good for price
Easy to use
Cons: No manual
Unaware how to update firmware
Screen not very big
Just received my F.Audio M20. Nice package, inside the player, white USB cable and screenprotector. No manual or other information.

You need a Micro SD card to play music. From first seconds the sound is very good with KZ Pro Earbuds. Much better as playing music for Android phone.

I paid less then 100 euro which is crazy cheap. Ask the seller about manual and how to update firmware.

Will continue review after listening some days
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F.Audio M20 - A Zishan Z5 on steroids
Pros: - MAGNIFICENT SOUND (and for me that is always the most important thing)
- A good battery that matches what the manufacturer claims
- Intuitive navigation
- It's not heavy
- Practical side volume buttons
- A very vivid screen
- Filters that bring some minimal change, which can be felt (it depends on the ear)
Cons: - One of the simplest boxes I've ever seen, all black.
- They saved money on everything, the cable is also simple and doesn't come with a charger
- Doesn't come with a protective cover
- The film that comes with it is just ok
- The 3.5/4.4 switch between headphone/PO and LO shouldn't be accessible in the playlist menu, this can be pressed accidentally and blow an IEM (or your ear)
- Could have LDAC in BT 5.0
- BT with little range and that loses signal on the street/wind
- I'm still trying to figure out how it works as a USB DAC, I couldn't get it to work
I have never written a review for Head-fi, my channel is on YouTube, so I will be very objective.
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The M20 reminds me a lot of the Zishan Z5, but with a more intuitive and easy handling. The screen is also better and it has a much more elaborate construction.


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The sound in filter 8 is completely neutral for me. The other filters cause small changes, but nothing extraordinary. The sound is excellent and maintains the technicalities of the IEMs.

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I used the BQ10 on it, which is an IEM that I love, and the headphones sounded extremely correct, just like I listen to them on my desktop stack. I think this product is worth what it costs, it could be around 95usd to be an even higher recommendation, but I do not regret what I paid, I think it is worth the price.


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I didn't experience any distortion at higher volumes and it drove my HE400SE very well at high gain at 4.4.
I still haven't been able to get it to work as a USB DAC. I'm trying to get in touch with the brand to understand what I'm doing wrong or if it's a problem with the product itself.
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I'll try to explain it another way. When you activate the system to work as LineOut, it releases all its power freely. It's as if the M20 started to work as a bypass, like a DAC that is connected to an amplifier and passes the signal at maximum power and voltage.

Having this option available in the music menu can cause you to accidentally press the button and the sound comes out very, very loud, which can damage the IEm or your eardrums.
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thancui
Ồ tôi hiểu rồi, cảm ơn bạn rất nhiều, vậy hãy tránh xa công tắc LO/PO, tôi hy vọng tùy chọn đó không quá rõ ràng trong menu đến mức tôi có thể vô tình nhấn vào, tôi đang có kế hoạch mua một máy nghe nhạc trong tương lai gần, ngân sách có hạn, vì vậy DAP này nằm trong mục tiêu của tôi, dù sao thì cảm ơn bạn một lần nữa vì đã giải thích rõ ràng cho tôi
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oh i see,thank you very much, so just stay away from the LO/PO switch right, i hope that option isn't so obvious in the menu that i can accidentally hit it, i'm planning to buy a music player in the near future, budget is limited, so this DAP is in my target, anyway thanks again for clearing this up for me
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