[dcime]

I'm asking for insight here please.
Anybody has ever felt like an external portable high quality DAC AMP could work great with a modern Android 9 smartphone like Samsung Galaxy Note 9?
After all, that external DAC AMP, portable or otherwise, does the same thing the M11 does, right? Don't I have more flexibility with my Android device playback both with WiFi and Cellular plus a DAC AMP? All the apps are attainable, Tidal, etc. in apk or Google Play. DAC AMP has balanced output too. Right now My Note 9 is being pushed by Fiio K3 to Sennheiser HD58X Jubilee. Sounds amazing!
Ok, what is the actual top benefits of owning the M11 based on that criteria, please?

 

[Jujoe]

I'm asking for insight here please.
Anybody has ever felt like an external portable high quality DAC AMP could work great with a modern Android 9 smartphone like Samsung Galaxy Note 9?
After all, that external DAC AMP, portable or otherwise, does the same thing the M11 does, right? Don't I have more flexibility with my Android device playback both with WiFi and Cellular plus a DAC AMP? All the apps are attainable, Tidal, etc. in apk or Google Play. DAC AMP has balanced output too. Right now My Note 9 is being pushed by Fiio K3 to Sennheiser HD58X Jubilee. Sounds amazing!
Ok, what is the actual top benefits of owning the M11 based on that criteria, please?

FiiO Q5s coming soon if just dac amp needed M11 has no google play services

 

[erickosmanto]

+1 to this, wish it can be disabled or just keep it showing everytime. Not like its current one so disturbing. @FiiO

Wish we could disable the vertical alphabet scroll - hardly ever works successfully or first time and in album view judders the album art ( this doesn’t happen in the Hiby app version )

But speed scrolling is fast enough, it’s an ugly clumsy UI/UX

 

[erickosmanto]

Wow you can see for miles!

You can try automatag

 

[dcime]

https://www.moogaudio.com/en/fiio-m11-black

Makes the M11 seem like a real beast. No questions asked.

 

[dcime]

Someone give me some advice please?

 

[dcime]

That M11 is so sexy. All in one. No cell phone interrupts. App specific. What else?

 

[Ojisan]

Might be more info here

https://www.fiio.com/m11_parameters

I should have read the specs little more carefully. It says recommended impedance greater than 16 ohms. All my IEMs were below that Andromeda (12.8 ohms), Oriolus Mk2 (14-16 ohm), and Hyla CE-5 (8.9 ohms) ... and they all hissed with M11. Works beautifully with all my full size headphones. No wonder Just a word of caution for people considering M11. And always thank @Jujoe !

 

[Raketen]

I'm asking for insight here please.
Anybody has ever felt like an external portable high quality DAC AMP could work great with a modern Android 9 smartphone like Samsung Galaxy Note 9?
After all, that external DAC AMP, portable or otherwise, does the same thing the M11 does, right? Don't I have more flexibility with my Android device playback both with WiFi and Cellular plus a DAC AMP? All the apps are attainable, Tidal, etc. in apk or Google Play. DAC AMP has balanced output too. Right now My Note 9 is being pushed by Fiio K3 to Sennheiser HD58X Jubilee. Sounds amazing!
Ok, what is the actual top benefits of owning the M11 based on that criteria, please?

Speaking as a DAP user, not an M11 owner- Depends on your use case- if you're content with your phone stack, then maybe no advantages and some disadvantages (no Play store, no cell data, though you can bluetooth phone audio to the DAP or run a wifi hotspot from your phone to DAP).

Advantages: Playback buttons, volume control (some dac/amp don't have or android default 16 steps), conserving phone battery life, don't have to strap an amp to your phone or worry about interference noices or the usb connection coming loose on the go. With other DAPs there's also the dedicated music specific interface, but I guess this doesn't really count for M11 (no 'pure music mode' unlike x7ii from what I gatheroops, guess it was added in update, sorry)

btw the price on that store you linked is like $200 over Fiio msrp (*edit nvm, just realized it's Canadian, though switching to US still $30 over)

 

[Sonic-Debris]

AFAIK Sony and Apple are really the only companies who nail perfect gapless on lossy files. FiiO's players in the past have had issues with this, so this doesn't come as a surprise to me.

could you just use cross fade set to lowest number to avoid and gaps ?

 

[SonicKnight]

As long as we enjoy our gear and jam out to some sweet tunes, that's all that matters.

But, Those in the know, go pro.

Somebody give this person a trophy! This is definitely the key to enjoying the world of audio.

Cheers!
Josiah

 

[dcime]

Speaking as a DAP user, not an M11 owner- Depends on your use case- if you're content with your phone stack, then maybe no advantages and some disadvantages (no Play store, no cell data, though you can bluetooth phone audio to the DAP or run a wifi hotspot from your phone to DAP).

Advantages: Playback buttons, volume control (some dac/amp don't have or android default 16 steps), conserving phone battery life, don't have to strap an amp to your phone or worry about interference noices or the usb connection coming loose on the go. With other DAPs there's also the dedicated music specific interface, but I guess this doesn't really count for M11 (no 'pure music mode' unlike x7ii from what I gather).

btw the price on that store you linked is like $200 over Fiio msrp (*edit nvm, just realized it's Canadian, though switching to US still $30 over)

 

[Airsculpture]

could you just use cross fade set to lowest number to avoid and gaps ?

How to you set cross fade ?

 

[dcime]

Actually does have a pure music mode. What's the main difference there?

 

[Zachik]

I'm asking for insight here please.
Anybody has ever felt like an external portable high quality DAC AMP could work great with a modern Android 9 smartphone like Samsung Galaxy Note 9?
After all, that external DAC AMP, portable or otherwise, does the same thing the M11 does, right? Don't I have more flexibility with my Android device playback both with WiFi and Cellular plus a DAC AMP? All the apps are attainable, Tidal, etc. in apk or Google Play. DAC AMP has balanced output too. Right now My Note 9 is being pushed by Fiio K3 to Sennheiser HD58X Jubilee. Sounds amazing!
Ok, what is the actual top benefits of owning the M11 based on that criteria, please?

Funny - I have asked the EXACT same question yesterday!
Personally, I am still on the fence... and for the record: I love FiiO and own several of their (older) products!