[KC33]

Review by Currawong

 

[rubinstein]

I am seriously considering the M 11 Pro.
I currently own Cayin N5iiS DAP. How does M11 perform against Cayin N5iiS?

 

[Sunova]

Question to owners: couldn't find it that quickly (also not on YouTube), but are you enable to open streaming services (Spotify/Tidal) within Pure Music Mode? Like you can with the AK's (CT10/SR15). Forget tot test this earlier. So that you do not have to turn of the music mode to open 3rd party streaming apps...

EDIT: I think I already found this on fiio.com. Sadly not possible.

 

[rubinstein]

So for the first week or so my M11pro got really warm, not what I would call hot. Compared to a phone it was hot though so it might frighten people not aware this is a different piece of kit.

But with every recharge of the battery it lessened and now 3 weeks in it doesn't get warmer than ambient temps by much at all even after running as a usb dac all day.

Shame they didn't have patience to audition it for 30 days before jumping the gun on a return. I think a lot of people on this forum suffer from FOMO and have the wallets to back it up, bad combo.

Hi all,
I auditioned Fiio M11 pro and like sound quality of it comparing to my Cayin N5iiS. Hence, I got Fiio M11 pro yesterday. The unit gets warm while charging and playing music. It takes about 2 hours to charge this unit using usb quick charge. I am using 4.4 mm balanced cable for Shure se846 earphones.
I have the following concerns,
1. After charging M11 pro to 100%, I played music in M11 pro continuously using pure music mode, high gain, short delay sharp roll off filter and all to DSD enabled. Wifi and bluetooth were disabled. I used shure se 846 with 4.4 mm balanced cable. The battery was drained in exactly 5 hours (I used stopwatch to monitor this). According to Fiio website, the battery life is upto 9.5 hours. Why did battery completely drain out in 5 hours? What could I do in order to have battery life for about 8 to 9 hours?
2. The unit gets warm while charging and also playing music. Would this heating issue eventually reduce after few weeks? Should I be concerned about this?
I hope that anyone here would give some insight on the above issues.
Thank you.

 

[jmills8]

Hi all,
I auditioned Fiio M11 pro and like sound quality of it comparing to my Cayin N5iiS. Hence, I got Fiio M11 pro yesterday. The unit gets warm while charging and playing music. It takes about 2 hours to charge this unit using usb quick charge. I am using 4.4 mm balanced cable for Shure se846 earphones.
I have the following concerns,
1. After charging M11 pro to 100%, I played music in M11 pro continuously using pure music mode, high gain, short delay sharp roll off filter and all to DSD enabled. Wifi and bluetooth were disabled. I used shure se 846 with 4.4 mm balanced cable. The battery was drained in exactly 5 hours (I used stopwatch to monitor this). According to Fiio website, the battery life is upto 9.5 hours. Why did battery completely drain out in 5 hours? What could I do in order to have battery life for about 8 to 9 hours?
2. The unit gets warm while charging and also playing music. Would this heating issue eventually reduce after few weeks? Should I be concerned about this?
I hope that anyone here would give some insight on the above issues.
Thank you.

Uuuuu , Try not using it on high gain. Dude its a 846.

 

[rubinstein]

Uuuuu , Try not using it on high gain. Dude its a 846.

ok, I have changed the gain settings to Low, thanks

 

[KC33]

ok, I have changed the gain settings to Low, thanks

Now shut off all to DSD, that eats up your battery more than anything

 

[Afsa]

I got the M11 Pro like 3 weeks ago. Im using the Campfire Andromeda S and got a 4,4 mm cable for them today. Im sad to report that i can hear a quiet prominent hiss after playing music.
It was less apparent with the 3.5 mm cable. Is there anything i can do to decrease the hiss or is that just the way 4.4 mm ports work? Its my first balanced connection.

 

[radarnigz5]

I got the M11 Pro like 3 weeks ago. Im using the Campfire Andromeda S and got a 4,4 mm cable for them today. Im sad to report that i can hear a quiet prominent hiss after playing music.
It was less apparent with the 3.5 mm cable. Is there anything i can do to decrease the hiss or is that just the way 4.4 mm ports work? Its my first balanced connection.

a specific aftermarket cable (link on my signiture) helped me on my Andromeda non-S version to have darker background, tho i still hear the amp going off after playing a playlist or song

 

[Shahram]

I got the M11 Pro like 3 weeks ago. Im using the Campfire Andromeda S and got a 4,4 mm cable for them today. Im sad to report that i can hear a quiet prominent hiss after playing music.
It was less apparent with the 3.5 mm cable. Is there anything i can do to decrease the hiss or is that just the way 4.4 mm ports work? Its my first balanced connection.

It's due to the very high sensitivity of the Andromeda. And apparently high noise floor of the M11 Pro (which I am not aware is a thing yet). If you need a black background with 4.4mm go with the Ibasso DX160.

 

[Shahram]

Uuuuu , Try not using it on high gain. Dude its a 846.

Yeah their published numbers are on low gain. You only need high gain for a full sized headphone, and only if it has low sensitivity or high impedance or both.

 

[WDitters]

And? Since we're a few months down the road now .. Is the SK-11 case still a good fit on the M11 PRO? No issues?

 

[whoking]

Just ordered the M11 (non Pro version). We'll see how it goes before considering the Pro. Trying to save a few bucks. Now I have to sell some old DAPs......

 

[KC33]

It's a good dap Enjoy

 

[cleg]

And my review of M11 Pro