Shanling M3X Portable Player - Our smallest Android Player

[chaiyuta]

DAC chips specs is revealed. My guess is correct!!
Dual ES9219C
signal-to-noise ratio: 120dB
dynamic range: 121dB
cross talk: 115dB @32Ω
output power: 240mW @32Ω
MQA 16x support

 

[Kalnet101]

Wow! I'm really curious how it compares to the 9218P dacs

 

[chaiyuta]

LG V50 utilizes ES9218P link and LG V60 utilizes ES9219 link. In this year 2020, there is only one device (LG V60) utilizes ES9219. Therefore M3X will be the first DAP which utilizes ES9219C. Some Japanese tried listening via LG V60 and said V60 is better sound quality than LG V50. That's what I know.
By the way, from the M3X (ES9219C) technical specs vs ES9219 technical specs, they are different parameters. I have no idea what letter 'c' stands for.

 

[chaiyuta]

From the M3X specs that Shanling revealed, The direct competitor of M3X would be "Hiby R3 Pro Saber".

 

[Shanling]

By the way, from the M3X (ES9219C) technical specs vs ES9219 technical specs, they are different parameters. I have no idea what letter 'c' stands for.

This is some confusion in naming on side of the ESS. In some early marketing materials and on data sheet, it's missing the C. Now on some places they are starting to list it with C. But it's the same chip.

From the M3X specs that Shanling revealed, The direct competitor of M3X would be "Hiby R3 Pro Saber".

Hiby R3 Saber is not running Android, so that will be big deciding point for most people.

 

[chaiyuta]

Another sneak release. LDAC, aptX and aptX HD support.

 

[chaiyuta]

@Shanling : May we know %THD+N specs of BAL output?

 

[Shanling]

@Shanling : May we know %THD+N specs of BAL output?

0.00085%

 

[chaiyuta]

It seems now only the release date and MSRP that we are waiting for.

 

[slex]

It seems now only the release date and MSRP that we are waiting for.

Do you have information amping sections?

 

[chaiyuta]

@slex : Shanling don't provide amp info yet. But he mentions to other parts likes the flagship FPGA technology decentralization, the KDS low phase noise femtosecond crystal oscillator, the American AVX large-capacity tantalum capacitor.

 

[Shanling]

Do you have information amping sections?

ESS ES9219 is both DAC and Amplifier.

 

[slex]

ESS ES9219 is both DAC and Amplifier.

Ok, got it

 

[slex]

ESS ES9219 is both DAC and Amplifier.

Is it reason why the phones out are at the top compare to your other house design?

 

[Shanling]

Is it reason why the phones out are at the top compare to your other house design?

Design of M3X is based on M8, which also has output on top.