[abitdeef]

Yeah, got the last M6 in supply here in Austria. LoL

I dont have the M7, but it should Deliver Superior Batterylife.

But have to test further with the M6. The firmware upgrade was an ugly affair....

M7 has less output power and doesn’t have WiFi. It should have more battery life, but alas Idk. If your worried about battery life get Sony A series, and be done with it.

 

[Sgt. Ear Ache]

I hope he does, because that’s been the Bain of this site from the beginning- people commenting about gear they don’t own, regurgitating second hand knowledge.

As most of us know opinions on the net can be exaggerated and farcical. Best to have it yourself and then decide.

yeah for sure. I'm reasonably confident I'm going to get closer to the 12 or 13 hours of battery life out of the M6 the way I'll be using it. but even 9 hours would be a solid tripling of what I get from my Iphone. It's a pretty reasonably priced player that looks to have lots of features and my primary goal is to not have to use my phone as a player because it doesn't have the battery life and I end up have to recharge it constantly...

 

[abitdeef]

yeah for sure. I'm reasonably confident I'm going to get closer to the 12 or 13 hours of battery life out of the M6 the way I'll be using it. but even 9 hours would be a solid tripling of what I get from my Iphone. It's a pretty reasonably priced player that looks to have lots of features and my primary goal is to not have to use my phone as a player because it doesn't have the battery life and I end up have to recharge it constantly...

I did do a battery drain test with headphones attached at my listening volume and it ran just a shade over 14 hours. Screen usage and brightness and WiFi/Bluetooth usage will of course bring that down. But on such a tiny dap, it’s pretty good.

If they get tidal sorted it will be pretty much perfect for me.

 

[abitdeef]

Yeah the Link could be simplified somehow I'm sure. In the phone you can set it as Client or Server (to use it with the M6 you'll need to be a client). The M6 has can only be set to be a Server, so you set that and the phone should detect it. But probably there should be a button somewhere in the interface to activate it (both places).

Good thing is that it's to be expected that FiiO will keep working on the Music Player as it will be shared across devices.

Is the link a separate app? Just curious

 

[greenflash]

Is the link a separate app? Just curious

Oh it's in the FiiO Music Player, in the options on the side drawer. Having it a separate app would be interesting idea by the way.

 

[superuser1]

M7 has less output power and doesn’t have WiFi. It should have more battery life, but alas Idk. If your worried about battery life get Sony A series, and be done with it.

What do people mean when they say the update process was a nightmare?

 

[abitdeef]

Oh it's in the FiiO Music Player, in the options on the side drawer. Having it a separate app would be interesting idea by the way.

Ok thanks, I must of missed it

 

[abitdeef]

What do people mean when they say the update process was a nightmare?

Lol I don’t know. Mine was OTA and went smooth. Maybe they have a Mac?

 

[greenflash]

Yeah my OTA update was smooth and fast and I'm down here in the other side of the world but heck maybe they hit a heavy internet traffic moment. Happens.

 

[mattg3]

Lol I don’t know. Mine was OTA and went smooth. Maybe they have a Mac?

Im going to be updating mine tomorrow,Its new and I have an iMac. What do you mean??

 

[Wego]

It doesnt matter if you use a Mac or a PC.

What matters is the kind of SD-Card. SanDisk 256GB didnt work for the Update - but worked for Music....
Samsung 128GB did work for the update and the music.

 

[abitdeef]

Im going to be updating mine tomorrow,Its new and I have an iMac. What do you mean??

I was referring to someone that their OTA update failed and then was having problems with a Mac. If you do it over the air it should be fine.

 

[Wego]

I was referring to someone that their OTA update failed and then was having problems with a Mac. If you do it over the air it should be fine.

That also depends on the SD-Card. Has nothing to do with Mac or PC.

 

[nekromantik]

Would this be a downgrade in terms of sound quality from a X5 3rd gen?

 

[abitdeef]

It doesnt matter if you use a Mac or a PC.

What matters is the kind of SD-Card. SanDisk 256GB didnt work for the Update - but worked for Music....
Samsung 128GB did work for the update and the music.

Deown

That also depends on the SD-Card. Has nothing to do with Mac or PC.

What? Only thing that matters is how the card is formatted. A person was having trouble with the Mac software using their m6, sometimes there is driver incompatibilities, especially with macs. There still has to be a usb device driver for m6.