So I`ve been using the M1 for several hours over the past two days, and want to share some impressions, coming from AK120ii, PlenueD, iBasso DX50 and Sansa Clip+RB:
Positives:
- Sound is exceptionally good, impressive detail, really impressed by the sound and really enjoying the unit.
- The interface is solid, the menus and buttons are totally well implemented and feel high quality. The thing simply works and I haven`t found a single bug or area of sloppiness/beta-ness anywhere. Even the album art looks gorgeous...
- The behavior with the 200gb sansa microSD has been super fast, no lag, no glitches.
Negatives (or things I haven`t figured out yet)
- With 200gb of music files, it is a VERY long scroll through all the artists or albums. Quite a PITA, actually. Is there a way to jump through the list, or is the scroll wheel the only way to move through the files?
- The font is too small to be useful for me : I need to be able to just glance at the screen and select tracks or functions; at this tiny size, I really have to look closely, which takes time, which I don`t have if I want to use this while navigating the crowded-with-zombies Tokyo transportation systems, or while running.
- I want some way to return to the Now Playing screen without pushing the back button numerous times, for example if I go to the EQ settings during playback. I`m spending too much time moving around the menus. They menus are good, I just think it would simple to implement some button short cuts, for example, long-pressing the back button returns to Now Playing.
- With the scroll wheel flush against the back of the unit, I can`t find a way to mate the M1 with my two portable dac-amps. It`s basically unusable the way a lot of people show it in photos, sitting flat against a mojo or whatever.
If anyone knows of any shortcuts or other/hidden functionalities please share.