[scotty59]

Because you don't need a separate headphone amplifier with the Calyx M, you can bundle the M with a fitting external accupack and you are prepared for the longest flight.

 

[nogi replicant]

Yeah given I intend on keeping the M for a little while I think a battery pack will be a wise purchase. thanks.

 

[Poimandres]

If you are travelling it would be the best way to go.  Which battery pack is the best to pickup?  One of the Ankers?

 

[nogi replicant]

also can you play the M (with FW1.01) whilst it is charging (from a flat battery)? When the battery goes flat on my M and I plug it in to charge I cannot seem to turn it on and use it until it gets a certain amount of charge. When I do turn it on and it is charging from a flat battery point it just presents the charging screen. thanks.

 

[cooperpwc]

Finally!
 

 
 
Kudos to King at Square Wave in Hong Kong for sending this directly to me. Great guy to deal with.
 
Now the fun begins.

 

[cooperpwc]

Well the M jack certainly solves the distortion problem with the Flat-4 KAEDE. All my reference tracks play clean.

Anyone else listening to the M (with jack) and KAEDE? That is one hell of Led Zeppelin rig. Celebration Day is like sitting in the stadium. Big time sound, guys... Huge!

 

[axl1]

  Finally!
 

 
 
Kudos to King at Square Wave in Hong Kong for sending this directly to me. Great guy to deal with.
 
Now the fun begins.

Sorry.Whats that?

 

[cooperpwc]

  Sorry.Whats that?

 
That is the M jack, now included as standard equipment with the M. It is free to early buyers also but it took a while for me to get mine.
 
It resolves an unusual problem where certain IEMs otherwise sometimes distorted when driven directly from the M's headphone out.

 

[rubick]

Really love the sound of Calyx M.
If the battery life can last longer, it would be perfect.

 

[Lito1]

Has battery life improved over UI updates ?
or is it still 5 hours max playing alac or flac files ? (I don't use hi res files)

 

[zeddun]

The M recently received some nice press in an Absolute Sound review of the Astell & Kern AK240.  http://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/astellkern-ak240/?utm_campaign=Newsletter&utm_medium=email&page=3&utm_source=email-336

 

[Matias]

"Both the AK240 and Calyx M had an equal level of control and finesse."
Sure, lots of features less, but also less than half the price.

 

[Poimandres]

Any uodates on when the F may be com8ng out? Any Specs available?

 

[nephilim]

I just received my M a few days ago. It could replace my RWAK120, but it's not an easy decision... My wish list for the M
 
- place "song number / number of songs in album" between current playtime and duration of song
- when picking an artist do not show all albums in an expanded view. Add an option to the preferences for a "compressed" mode, in which only the list of albums is shown; tapping on an album unfolds the list of songs
- add an option to the preferences to let the user choose how a usb connection is treated; let's say, the M ran out of juice, you plug it in and boot it. Now you want to switch to USB DAC... you can't unless the battery has reached a certain level. The only way I know of to choose the usb connection type is to unplug and plug again, but the M will tell you that battery is too low and shut down automatically. Not good!
 
I guess that the points mentioned above are easy to solve via firmware upgrades. Do you know how to contact the folks at Calyx / Digital & Analog to highlight those wishes?
 
Oh and battery life... 3100mAh on the M vs 2350mAh on the AK120. The M plays almost 5h of ALAC with screen off, the AK120 more than 13h. My M does not get warm. Where does all the juice go to? I would assume that this energy has to be dissipated somewhere!
 
Edit: Interestingly, the Cayin N6 has even a bigger battery (5600mAh) and a similar performance as the M (5-6h). What kind of magic are the guys at AK/river doing to get so much playtime out of their devices?

 

[Poimandres]

Well the components are not using as much power in the ak120.  I would think the dac uses more power in the M for sure, is the amp more powerful in the M as well?