FiiO M15 Audio Player | Dual AK4499EQ | 7490 mAh Battery | 64 GB ROM | $1299.99
Jun 25, 2020 at 5:36 AM Post #2,686 of 4,083
im liking fiio as well... they iterate... like a smartphone company NOT a slow moving DAP company.

does the MAX sound much better than the M15?

Not a big margin. MAX feels a bit more transparent and a bit more bottom end. I like the vocal rendering on M15 more, though. It is mellower and velvety. M15 is a portable DAP, MAX is Frankenstein's monster of DAPs. It is not refined enough to be used as a DAP - at least for me. It is a music player. If you are looking for something just for desktop use, I would go for RME ADI-2 instead of MAX, which was my original intention before I jumped on the hype train.
 
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Jun 25, 2020 at 6:12 AM Post #2,688 of 4,083
So, is it ?? :wink:

You mean, hype? A lot. I have a very long writing about it, but my post was deleted from the forum and they banned me.

iBasso in general tries to impress you "with the amount of detail you hear", which pretty much translates into a brighter top end in their dictionary. But you see the same people praising it from day 1 and comparing them the TOTL DAPs, that iBasso DAPs are as good as 3-4X more expensive DAPs. And from day 1 they talk about modding it and making it "much better" by analysing it for 10 minutes - which sounds pretty weird, when the company says they worked on the product for more than a year, used the best components etc. MAX is a better iBasso product, just when you look at it for the sound and power. But that is pretty much where it ends. Also, you need to be careful: There are many out there, in this hype team that receive the player for free.

According to the loyal hype team, every new iBasso player is at least as good as players 3-4X of its price. There are many out there that think DX220 is not even as good as a M11, which is half of its price, and of course much behind it when it comes full user experience.
 
Jun 25, 2020 at 6:20 AM Post #2,689 of 4,083
You mean, hype? A lot. I have a very long writing about it, but my post was deleted from the forum and they banned me.

iBasso in general tries to impress you "with the amount of detail you hear", which pretty much translates into a brighter top end in their dictionary. But you see the same people praising it from day 1 and comparing them the TOTL DAPs, that iBasso DAPs are as good as 3-4X more expensive DAPs. And from day 1 they talk about modding it and making it "much better" by analysing it for 10 minutes - which sounds pretty weird, when the company says they worked on the product for more than a year, used the best components etc. MAX is a better iBasso product, just when you look at it for the sound and power. But that is pretty much where it ends. Also, you need to be careful: There are many out there, in this hype team that receive the player for free.

According to the loyal hype team, every new iBasso player is at least as good as players 3-4X of its price. There are many out there that think DX220 is not even as good as a M11, which is half of its price, and of course much behind it when it comes full user experience.

Sorry, talking at crossed purposes....i was jesting you were talking about the M15. :relaxed:
 
Jun 25, 2020 at 6:27 AM Post #2,690 of 4,083
Sorry, talking at crossed purposes....i was jesting you were talking about the M15. :relaxed:

Oh, OK. Sorry. Nah, M15 is excellent. I thought you were thinking of getting a MAX like player. I got MAX instead of RME, which was a wrong decision.
 
Jun 25, 2020 at 6:32 AM Post #2,691 of 4,083
Not a big margin. MAX feels a bit more transparent and a bit more bottom end. I like the vocal rendering on M15 more, though. It is mellower and velvety. M15 is a portable DAP, MAX is Frankenstein's monster of DAPs. It is not refined enough to be used as a DAP - at least for me. It is a music player. If you are looking for something just for desktop use, I would go for RME ADI-2 instead of MAX, which was my original intention before I jumped on the hype train.
i have hugo tt2, mscaler and SOTM for desktop... hard to beat that combo. was thinking of nugo 2 + 2go.... wonder how much better that is vs M15
 
Jun 25, 2020 at 6:34 AM Post #2,692 of 4,083
Oh, OK. Sorry. Nah, M15 is excellent. I thought you were thinking of getting a MAX like player. I got MAX instead of RME, which was a wrong decision.

No, no need to say sorry, it was my poor attempt at humour ! LOL I know how much you like the M15 & your feedback has been most helpful....getting closer to the point that i will pull the trigger on the M15....not that i NEED another DAP !....but we're ALWAYS searching for the "Holy Grail" in all things audio.
 
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Jun 25, 2020 at 11:54 AM Post #2,700 of 4,083
for me it s better an official Fiio case..Volume knob is well protected..

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Best Regards

Sisco
 
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