[denis1976]

https://www.dma-audio.com/products/fiio-m17

This page has the best description I have ever seen for M17

"[Not even flagship class is enough to describe the battleship class M17]

Fiio M17 (Battleship class portable lossless music player)

Flagship class/ Desktop class/ Battleship class/ Armored style"

The sound class is the most important to me, if this device fallow the tuning sound of the last flagship no mater the power or class that folks want to put it, is not flagship level IMO

 

[Karister]

I love the idea of having 6.3mm out. I would be able to have just one cable for both desktop and portable use. Sounds tempting. Are there any measurements of 6.3mm output power before THD skyrockets? Is it possible to turn RGB off?

 

[Whitigir]

I love the idea of having 6.3mm out. I would be able to have just one cable for both desktop and portable use. Sounds tempting. Are there any measurements of 6.3mm output power before THD skyrockets? Is it possible to turn RGB off?

Don’t worry about RGB. If you worry about the signals integrity , the 6.3mm and 4.4mm are connected via Snapped on connections without solders and Via brass pins. The best way to use it is the 2.5mm and 3.5mm as they are both directly soldered onto the main board

 

[Karister]

No, I just hate omnipresent RGB these days. Do you mean that 6.3mm is going to be inferior to 3.5mm?

 

[Whitigir]

No, I just hate omnipresent RGB these days. Do you mean that 6.3mm is going to be inferior to 3.5mm?

From a point of view of “preserving signals integrity” ? Absolutely

Check this picture, as both 2.5 and 3.5mm are connected directly on the other side. On this side, you see the 6.3 and 4.4 going toward with snapped in pins connectors and fixed by screws

 

[littlexx26]

Don’t worry about RGB. If you worry about the signals integrity , the 6.3mm and 4.4mm are connected via Snapped on connections without solders and Via brass pins. The best way to use it is the 2.5mm and 3.5mm as they are both directly soldered onto the main board

where you got the info?

 

[Whitigir]

where you got the info?

As explained a post above, I just edited it with picture. FiiO provided an exploded assembly video of the M17 a few pages back

 

[littlexx26]

As explained a post above, I just edited it with picture. FiiO provided an exploded assembly video of the M17 a few pages back

you are right. big disappointment

 

[DarginMahkum]

On this side, you see the 6.3 and 4.4 going toward with snapped in pins connectors and fixed by screws

...aaaand, that makes?

 

[littlexx26]

you are right. big disappointment

m15 all soldered on the board?

 

[Whitigir]

...aaaand, that makes?

Nothing bad, just better than having an adapters. Because those 2 connectors are actually adapters by itself. Just the best integrity is only had with 2.5 and 3.5, and that is all

 

[srkbear]

That is pretty normal, and actually the only things that sells in the US/UK parts are those “tiktok, influences, challenges, viral clips” LOL! Lies and conspiracies , Whatever that can entertain the audiences, and before any one to judge, the Us/Uk is actually leading the way of the human colonies, other countries will follow suit as they already are.

if you noticed, at the present time all of the luxurious stuff are sold very well toward the influencers, the celebrities, and not exactly the common folks. These stuff actually sells better in Asia, especially China (based on the cultures and potentials). China is a huge market with a huge populations, huge potential, is also a country that is growing with a lot of inertia and momentum. Both of the US/UK prime times are over. Whatever left of both these supreme powers are “the last thrust of momentum’s” that they have created by exhausting all of their resources, and extended manipulations To the world economy. I would dare to say that such momentum won’t last long when you compare to China as a market of growth.

There are a lot more to say about these stuff. Anyways, let’s get back to the Audiophile markets, even Sony admitted that Asia has a huge demand for these stuff, and not the US/UK. So, it isnt strange to me that Fiio as China origin, and focused, prioritized China market at all.

If you think I was being sarcastic when I said “we all should learn Chinese, just like French, Spanish”, then you are wrong. I am just being “realistic”. Do you see the “French and the Spanish“ products being released to the world as much as the US, and especially “Made in China” ? That is a hard cold fact. Speaking from the “cultural side of things”, the China potentials is totally “the US/UK” back in their prime time after WWII, and keep on growing.

I never thought you were being sarcastic! I agree with you 100% Did I respond to your post by accident?

 

[DarginMahkum]

Is it possible to turn RGB off?

I read somewhere that it can be turned off.

 

[hmscott]

I'd heard the FiiO K9 Pro has a similar amplifier build to the FiiO M17 (IDK if that is true or not), so I thought I would check and see what the owners/users of the K9 Pro said about the Bass:
https://www.head-fi.org/search/6896680/?q=bass&t=post&c[thread]=952664&o=relevance

There was only one mention:
https://www.head-fi.org/threads/fii...ptical-coaxial-interface.952664/post-16606780

But, it is a positive comment

...Edit: The bass wobble on James Blake's "Limit to your love" is just delicious with the K9 Pro and the Heddphone. Not at all just 'loud enough' but excellent control and texture.

Then I searched for Bass mentions for the FiiO M15, there are quite a few more as it has been out for quite a while now, even a few "basshead" mentions:
https://www.head-fi.org/search/6896712/?q=bass&t=post&c[thread]=920276&o=relevance
https://www.head-fi.org/search/6896757/?q=basshead&t=post&c[thread]=920276&o=relevance

As far as I read so far, there are only positive comments on the M15 Bass...

I am looking forward to the M17 Bass comments

 

[DarginMahkum]

"I don't have a dx220max anymore, and I have the impression that the m17 is of better quality, while the dx220max is sweeter. m17 is denser and better resolved, while the dx220max is a little more tainted and has a slight edge in pop ambience. The m17 is much more user-friendly in terms of smoothness, charging and control."

http://www.erji.net/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=2244546&extra=page=1&page=3