Surfans F20 Bluetooth, Lossless DSD High Resolution Digital Audio Music Player

I made a short video review about it



Most of the info is in the video

It has a nice build quality, overall sound is quite great, and it costs just 80 bucks with the sale going on right now. Comes with a microsd card, which is really cool, and it has a nice build quality

Unfortunately, it is not android, no apps, it has no touchscreen, a bit clunky to use really.

Would consider it a good overall purchase if you want to stay off touch screens, and if you want to get the best you can from a traditional DAP. There are many other options, like M3PRO, which has a touch screen, but it is a bit analytical in sound, where F20 from Surfans is a bit more natural in sound, and has, at times, a more practical design.

Build quality:

The F20 comes in a simple box with the data / charging cable and manuals. Its made of metal with a glass like back I’m not sure if its dragontrail or polycarbonate but is cool to the touch so I am assuming its real glass. buttons are clicky and have a good feedback to them. The screen display is more than adequate. In my opinion the retro look is very appealing.

The system is easy and the first night I was up and playing DSD files in less than 60 seconds.

Sound:

This player is very forgiving and the older MP3s sounded pretty good but going into better files such as lossless formats this player shines with a pleasant clarity and a transparent quality. The 10 band EQ works great but I perter things as is, it sounds balanced without coloration. The device has enough power to run some headphones with higher impedance.

Features:

For a budget DAP this thing is packed with some useful features. It not only is a DAP but can be run as a DAC as well through USB and OTG cables, it has two way Bluetooth so despite it not being a Android device it can receive the signal from your phone and favorite app and it can also send your stored music to your favorite wireless devices.

Here are some specs:

Specifications:
Earphone Impedance: 8Ω~150Ω

Headphone Port: 3.5mm Port

FM Radio: No

THD: <0.008% SNR: 103dB,±2dB

Frequency Response Range: 20Hz-20KHz

Dynamic Range: 98db

Battery: 3.7V/1500mA Lithium Battery

OS: Windows XP/ Vista/ Win7/8.1/ Mac OS 10/Linux 2.4.2 and above

Dimensions: 3.7×2.2×0.6”

Weight: 110g / 3.9oz

Supported high-res Audio File Formats
APE (192 KHz/ 24bit); WAV (192 KHz/ 32bit);

WMA (192 KHz/ 24bit); WMA Lossless (192 KHz/ 24bit);

FLAC (192 KHz/ 24bit); DSD (5.6 MHz / 1bit);

DFF (5.6 MHz / 1bit);

Aiff / AAC / OGG / MP2 / MP3

Utilizes with advanced TI’s segment-DAC PCM510xA chip to achieve excellent dynamic and high-performance audio (up to192KHz/32bit )

Enjoy DSD Playback, Experience the natural sound and intense detail of DSD audio formats, thanks to the high-quality digital audio, it can reach 64 times the CD audio sampling rate.

Display: 2.0 inches TFT Display (320*240)

Customized Equalizer (EQ): Rock / Classic / Jazz / Pop / Dance / Vocal / Blues / Heavy Metal / Customize etc.

USB OTG: Via USB-OTG cable, it can read tracks and data from OTG devices and it enables up to 256GB capacity (USB-OTG cable not included)

USB-DAC: Under USB-DAC mode, the player can be used as a computer decoding amp

Line-Out: It can be connected with amp like car stereo and other home audio via Auxiliary Audio cable(not included)

Apt- X Bluetooth 4.0 Transmission Supported：It can improves the transmission of sound via Bluetooth.

In Conclusion:

The Surfans F20 is a cool looking retro styled DAP with a simple interface that has some useful features , sounds great and it is built solid, whether your playing MP3s or FLAC files you’ll find this little player is a good value and solid performer.