ONIX XM5 - First Portable Player by ONIX / Flagship ESS ES9039PRO DAC / Simple Music Focused System

[goodvibes]

All information added to the first post!

Let us know what you think about XM5!​

I remember ONIX from the 80s and they were very good at doing amps etc. Did they have a hand in the final voicing etc of the kit you make with/for them or help them with?

 

[Shanling]

I remember ONIX from the 80s and they were very good at doing amps etc. Did they have a hand in the final voicing etc of the kit you make with/for them or help them with?

We work with ONIX on manufacturing and software, but overall design and audio tuning is done by ONIX team.

 

[goodvibes]

Thanks, I was not aware that is company with long history.

 

[lantian]

Was interested in this till read about amp section being the TPA6120A2.
Is there any particular reason to go with this ancient headphones amplifier chip other than costs?

 

[Shanling]

Was interested in this till read about amp section being the TPA6120A2.
Is there any particular reason to go with this ancient headphones amplifier chip other than costs?

It's favourite component by our audio engineers and both our team and ONIX team likes its sound. It has been used among quite a few of Shanling and ONIX models.

 

[lantian]

Hope won't have to wait to long for some sound Impressions

 

[Raketen]

Looks nice, glad to see new non-android (or at least customized for music playback android) players are still being designed.
Is there a lock switch?

 

[lantian]

Does it have a line out?

 

[Shanling]

Looks nice, glad to see new non-android (or at least customized for music playback android) players are still being designed.
Is there a lock switch?

You can lock all the buttons and volume control, at which point only the press on volume wheel actives the player.

Does it have a line out?

It has line-out mode, no dedicated line-out circuit.

 

[goodvibes]

TPA6120A2 is a nice amp...

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[NebelHexen]

TPA6120A2 is a nice amp... if your multi driver earphone is above 30 ohms/50 ohms balanced.

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Kind of a small audio interface chip is it not?
Do you know any good sources that give a broad sweep on a variety of amps/dacs for light reading?

This looks like a cool device. I like the dial on the bottom with the outs.

 

[goodvibes]

Kind of a small audio interface chip is it not?
Do you know any good sources that give a broad sweep on a variety of amps/dacs for light reading?

This looks like a cool device. I like the dial on the bottom with the outs.

It's a nice amp chip with a follower circuit to actually lower the output impedance like here.

The ONIX does NOT have a high output impedance and should work well with any IEM and almost all headphones.

 

[Shanling]

Firmware V1.4 Released:

https://onixhiend.co.uk/overture-firmware-update/

 

[chihangs]

I would like to know what AirPlay version does the xm5 uses? Airplay 1 or 2?
What I understand is that airplay 1 will stream in lossless but not airplay 2 .
Thanks

 

[Shanling]

I would like to know what AirPlay version does the xm5 uses? Airplay 1 or 2?
What I understand is that airplay 1 will stream in lossless but not airplay 2 .
Thanks

Airplay 1 support.