[golov17]

Recently got the M5 in bronze. Love it! Does anyone know if there are cases in any color besides tan? I'd love to see one in black like the M2 has.

nope

 

[nmatheis]

It'd be nice to see a few colors - tan, brown, blue, orange, red, black. I'd probably get an orange one if it was an option. I have an orange one for my old iBasso DX90, and it looks great. (Better than it sounds, honestly...)

 

[nmatheis]

It'd be nice to see a few colors - tan, brown, blue, orange, red, black. I'd probably get an orange one if it was an option. I have an orange one for my old iBasso DX90, and it looks great. (Better than it sounds, honestly...)

 

[TwinACStacks]

Nik, I got to tell you I REALLY like this Shanling M5. The UI has traces of being glitchy but nothing deal breaking. THE SOUND is phenomenal. I have it paired with the AUNE B1 class A Amp and with the Low Distortion and high SNR of the B1 it is just amazing. My only caveat with this settup is that I wish the B1 had the power of my E12 Fiio. But that aside, in an A/B comparison, it simply slays the Fiio X3ii or XDuoo (rockboxed) / E12 Combination.
 
This Shanling stuff is outstanding.
 
JMHO
 

TWIN

 

[nmatheis]

Glad you're enjoying the M5 + B1 combination so much TwinACStacks. I too like the B1. Great little amp. It would be nice if Shanling made a reduced cost version of the H3 without Bluetooth. That's a darn good sounding amp, as well!

 

[shotgunshane]

Thanks for chiming in. I know you're interested in Super and MegaMini. Have you seen the Shanling M1?

I haven't. I'll look for it.

 

[hung031086]

M5 vs DPX1 vs Opus1 ?

 

[PopZeus]

The M5 is back up on Massdrop with a lower final drop price than I paid! *grumble grumble*

 

[sharkz]

  The M5 is back up on Massdrop with a lower final drop price than I paid! *grumble grumble*

True the price is lower, but you have yours now and don't have to wait 113 weeks until it delivers.
 
Truth, I love Massdrop and what they do, I am just a wildly impatient person.

 

[PopZeus]

  True the price is lower, but you have yours now and don't have to wait 113 weeks until it delivers.
 
Truth, I love Massdrop and what they do, I am just a wildly impatient person.

Unlike the Fostex TH-X00 Purpleheart or Ebony, the wait time for the Shanling is a merciful 1 month. That said, (other than the sketchy MicroSD USB passthru) I'm super happy with my M5.
 
I do hope Shanling provides an update to the operating system eventually. Is that even a thing the company usually does?

 

[twibmassa]

The M5 is back up on Massdrop with a lower final drop price than I paid! *grumble grumble*

this is crazy....I've never seen them do this before. It is a little unfair..I paid over $400 for mine on massdrop.

 

[1TrickPony]

Curious as to how good this is. The M2 was quite vibrant with resolution (with flc8s). The m3 was king if natural with convincing weight and refined decay (with Zen 2.0).

How does M5 surpass these two in particular aside the better bass that I hear about)?

 

[sil3ntscr3am]

this is crazy....I've never seen them do this before. It is a little unfair..I paid over $400 for mine on massdrop.

Probably it's a response to other Chinese retailers selling it bundled with leather case at the last price point at Massdrop...
So, lower the price to have parity since MD doesn't bundle the case.

 

[nmatheis]

Curious as to how good this is. The M2 was quite vibrant with resolution (with flc8s). The m3 was king if natural with convincing weight and refined decay (with Zen 2.0).

How does M5 surpass these two in particular aside the better bass that I hear about)?

Think smooth, refined sound with good definition instead of vibrant sound with good definition and you're on the right track...

 

[PopZeus]

this is crazy....I've never seen them do this before. It is a little unfair..I paid over $400 for mine on massdrop.

Call it aggressive marketing on their part.

 I rationalize it by saying we paid to be early adopters and taking a small risk paid off (so far). The upside is more people will be able to afford such a kickass DAP and a bigger user base means more software updates are likely.