[dnun8086]

Ooh! I want thrills!!

Lol well don't think it's gonna have VR tech for awhile lol but the sound should excite the crap out of you 

 

[brent75]

When are we gonna hear updates on this. Namely, release date? 

 

[Rebelranger]

  Lol well don't think it's gonna have VR tech for awhile lol but the sound should excite the crap out of you 

I think the anticipation for the M20 is high and the expectation is even higher! 

 

[raypin]

Mmm.....need more impressions of the M20. Dealer has reserved one unit for me. Primary use for me is Tidal offline device. Right now, my ZX2 does Tidal. Need another device. Should I go for the M20? I was not impressed by the Fiio X7. Tia.

 

[dnun8086]

  Mmm.....need more impressions of the M20. Dealer has reserved one unit for me. Primary use for me is Tidal offline device. Right now, my ZX2 does Tidal. Need another device. Should I go for the M20? I was not impressed by the Fiio X7. Tia.

Who is your dealer..? Love the streaming on the M20 only tried the pre production but it is sweet not commenting on the X7 just say I tried it and put it down shortly after nuff said. 

 

[raypin]

Mmm....Jaben HK. Re: X7 you too? Lol!

 

[Sound Eq]

unrelated question can i get tidal working outside where tidal support countries

 

[scottmc997]

I found the specs for the M20 on the Acoustic Research Japan site. The release date in Japan is June 17th...
 

spec​

Product name​	AR-M20 (Earu Em Twenty)
display​	5 inches HD image quality (720 × 1280)
THE​	Andoroid OS 4.3
Play app​	AR Music Player (AR own audio path installed)
Media Processor​	Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8926 社 × 1 基
CPU​	Quad Core Cortex-A7
DAC​	Burr-Brown PCM5242 ×1基
clock​	44.1kHz system (44.1 / 88.2 / 176.4kHz) dedicated  × 1 groups  48kHz system (48/96 / 192kHz) dedicated  × 1 groups
Headphone amplifier​	Texas Instruments TPA6120A2  ×1基
volume​	Digital volume 150 step (0.5DB / Step)
Built-in memory​	32GB
External device​	micro SDXC Slot (up to 200GB)
Expansion slot​	USB-OTG storage support: FAT32, exFAT (output from the player: 5V 100mA)
USB connection​	micro-B (charging, data transfer, connection USB-OTG equipment)
Output​	Only headphone output (3.5mm standard stereo mini plug)
Output voltage​	2.1V  unbalanced connection
Output S/N​	114dB
Wifi​	802.11 b / g / n
Headphone output​	16O: 228 + 228mW  32O: 130 + 130mW  300ohms: 15 + 15mW
Frequency characteristics of the output section​	20Hz-20kHz (sampling frequency: 44.1 kHz ～ 48KHz)  20Hz-40KHz (sampling frequency: 88.2KHz ～ 96KHz)  20Hz-80KHz (sampling frequency: 176kHz~)
Supported OS of PC connection​	Windows 7、8、10 Mac OS X 10.6 以上
battery​	3,150mAh
Charging time​	About 4 hours depends on the (full charge) ※ use environment.
Play time​	Up to 16 (13-16) time 24Bit ※ / 96KHz FLAC file playback. It depends on the use environment.
Charging method​	PC with a USB connection when the bus power, commercially available USB ( Micro-B ) charging adapter
THD + N characteristics  (total harmonic distortion plus noise)​	0.001%
Sound effects​	It provides the optimum presets for various music genres. Of preference by the user adjustment can also be preset: Normal, Classic, Dance, Flat, Folk, Heavy Metal, Hip Hop, Jazz, Pop, Rock, User Bass Boost (possible strengthening of bass) strengthening of 3D Effect (3-dimensional space of possible)
Supported file formats​	最大32Bit/384kHz再生対応 FLAC / ALAC / DSD64 / DSD128 / WAV / DXD / APE / AIFF / AAC / MP3 ※ 384kHzは192kHz、352.8kHzは176.4kHzへダウンコンバートされます。 ※ DSDはPCM変換後に再生されます。
Body size​	Width: 70mm × height: 136mm × Depth: 10mm Weight: 177g
Affiliated products​	USB cable (micro-B), LCD protective film, carrying pouch

 

[krismusic]

Good score.
Bit dubious about the preset EQ but then if it's a good player I won't need EQ!
Chinky little beast st 177 grams.
I hope that amp chip is up to the task. SQ wise.

 

[scottmc997]

Also, the price is listed as 74,000 yen (before tax) so about $690.

 

[AR-Voice]

Greetings All,
 
Acoustic Research Hi-Fi Division (DACS, DAPS and more)  will be a Head-Fi Insider by the end of w/c June 1st.
 
We won't be answering questions 24/7 or indeed replying with 5 nanoseconds (-: but will be around to offer accurate info and technical help on the M2, new M20, UA1 DAC and more.
 
We plan some UK and USA review tours as well, so let me know if you are interested in testing the M2 / M20 etc?
 
Best Regards
 
Robert for AR

 

[thejammonster]

As I commented on the first page of this thread, I'd be very interested if this uses a vanilla or close to vanilla Android OS where I can use regular Android apps (Google Play Music). If that is the case I'd love to check it out on a review tour.

 

[AR-Voice]

As I commented on the first page of this thread, I'd be very interested if this uses a vanilla or close to vanilla Android OS where I can use regular Android apps (Google Play Music). If that is the case I'd love to check it out on a review tour.

 
 
Hi Mr Monster
 
Sorry, can't make you 100% happy this time. Vanilla Android whatever version, causes so many problems with SQ that we spent a HUGE (really huge) amount of time engineering a "Bit Perfect Direct Path" for the AR Music player, which significantly improves SQ by bypassing the OS totally. One listen vs any other $700-$1000 class player will convince you.
 
Because we hacked the OS so much, we cannot install Google Play / Music
 
HOWEVER you can easily install Amazon Underground App store directly via the M20 browser and then install Tidal, Qobuz, Spotify etc. Or you can just side load the apps.
 
What do you think??
 
Best Regards, Robert
 
"AR won't be answering questions 24/7 or indeed replying with 5 nanoseconds, but will try to help within a reasonable timescale"

 

[krismusic]

Greetings All,



We plan some UK and USA review tours as well, so let me know if you are interested in testing the M2 / M20 etc?

Best Regards

Robert for AR

PM sent.

 

[AR-Voice]

  unrelated question can i get tidal working outside where tidal support countries

It's worked everywhere I've tried it, UK, USA, OZ etc, don't think it is geo-limited? - Cheers Robert