[Isloo]

Introducing Shanling M6, our first Android based player.

Key specification:

- Full open Android OS, allowing installation of any third party app
- Customized Android, avoiding any problems and sound degradation caused by Android's SRC
- Newly developed Shanling Music app as stock music player
- Support up to 32bit / 768 kHz and DSD256
- Octa-core Snapdragon 430 CPU
- 4 GB RAM + 32 GB ROM
- Dual AK4495SEQ, with both DACs working even in Single-Ended mode
- Both 2.5mm and 4.4 mm balanced connectors
- 4.7inch Sharp IPS HD screen
- 4000 mAh battery with Quick Charge 3.0
- Battery life up to 12 (SE) / 9 (Balanced) hours
- Bluetooth 4.2 with support of LDAC, LHDC, aptX HD, aptX, SBC.
- Bluetooth receiver mode supporting LDAC and SBC
- Output power 143 mW@32ohm Single-Ended, 330 mW@32ohm Balanced
- 135.5 x 68.5 x 17 mm, 220g

Available during fall 2019 for 499 USD/EURO

Specs look very good and very well priced as well. Snapdragon 430 Octo core should be nice and fast.

 

[AlexCBSN]

Niceeeeee, quite interested now

 

[superuser1]

Let the games begin!!

 

[ballog]

@Shanling the UP4 has also been announced without MSRP. Could we at least have a rough estimated price please? Would be nice to know cause I myself and many others here (I'm sure) have been considering the Fiio BTR5.
P.S. wrong thread - i have since posted in the Shanling UP4 thread.

 

[battosai]

Wow the market is going to be very hot in a couple of months! I may bite, the specs look great!

 

[technobear]

Those specs leave rather a lot to be

Introducing Shanling M6, our first Android based player.

Key specification:

- Full open Android OS, allowing installation of any third party app
- Customized Android, avoiding any problems and sound degradation caused by Android's SRC
- Newly developed Shanling Music app as stock music player
- Support up to 32bit / 768 kHz and DSD256
- Octa-core Snapdragon 430 CPU
- 4 GB RAM + 32 GB ROM
- Dual AK4495SEQ, with both DACs working even in Single-Ended mode
- Both 2.5mm and 4.4 mm balanced connectors
- 4.7inch Sharp IPS HD screen
- 4000 mAh battery with Quick Charge 3.0
- Battery life up to 12 (SE) / 9 (Balanced) hours
- Bluetooth 4.2 with support of LDAC, LHDC, aptX HD, aptX, SBC.
- Bluetooth receiver mode supporting LDAC and SBC
- Output power 143 mW@32ohm Single-Ended, 330 mW@32ohm Balanced
- 135.5 x 68.5 x 17 mm, 220g

Available during fall 2019 for 499 USD/EURO

Those specs leave rather a lot to be desired. Specifically may we know:

1) Does it have any microSD slots and what capacity?
2) What type of amplifier is included?
3) Output impedance?
4) Signal To Noise Ratio, single ended and balanced?
5) Stereo Crosstalk/Separation, single ended and balanced?
6) What digital filters are available and are they universal or just in the Shanling app?
7) What is the resolution of the display?
8) Any EQ and is it universal or just in the Shanling app?
9) USB type, USB DAC mode, USB output mode?
10) SPDIF output?
11) Browse by Composer, Album Artist?
12) Proper browse by Genre>AlbumArtist>Album>Songs, not Genre>Songs?

Not that any of this matters because, as usual, the battery life is not good enough to justify the price of this device.

 

[Shanling]

Those specs leave rather a lot to be

Those specs leave rather a lot to be desired. Specifically may we know:

1) Does it have any microSD slots and what capacity?
2) What type of amplifier is included?
3) Output impedance?
4) Signal To Noise Ratio, single ended and balanced?
5) Stereo Crosstalk/Separation, single ended and balanced?
6) What digital filters are available and are they universal or just in the Shanling app?
7) What is the resolution of the display?
8) Any EQ and is it universal or just in the Shanling app?
9) USB type, USB DAC mode, USB output mode?
10) SPDIF output?
11) Browse by Composer, Album Artist?
12) Proper browse by Genre>AlbumArtist>Album>Songs, not Genre>Songs?

Not that any of this matters because, as usual, the battery life is not good enough to justify the price of this device.

1) Single Micro SD card slot, compatible up to standard 2TB.
2-5) Will be posted in full specification later.
6) 4 filters as designed by AKM. Can be changed in system setting, not tied to Shanling app.
7) 1208 x 720
8) Shanling app has build in EQ. As we are now on Android, you are free to install any additional EQ app.
9) USB-C, USB DAC and USB output will be added little bit later with firmware update.
10) No SPDIF.
11-12) Not final version of app yet. And as sad above, you can install any app you wish.

 

[vodanhkhack]

I don' t think so! From the specs octa core cpu bla bla bla ... I guest it would be somewhere "TOTL" or "flagship" Shanling DAP with "resonable price arround 600+ usd". Shanling needs some productlines that compete against Fiio M11 pro or Hiby R6, iBaso 200 ...

I was almost right except for the price ...

 

[battosai]

Those specs leave rather a lot to be

Those specs leave rather a lot to be desired. Specifically may we know:

1) Does it have any microSD slots and what capacity?
2) What type of amplifier is included?
3) Output impedance?
4) Signal To Noise Ratio, single ended and balanced?
5) Stereo Crosstalk/Separation, single ended and balanced?
6) What digital filters are available and are they universal or just in the Shanling app?
7) What is the resolution of the display?
8) Any EQ and is it universal or just in the Shanling app?
9) USB type, USB DAC mode, USB output mode?
10) SPDIF output?
11) Browse by Composer, Album Artist?
12) Proper browse by Genre>AlbumArtist>Album>Songs, not Genre>Songs?

Not that any of this matters because, as usual, the battery life is not good enough to justify the price of this device.

You're missing the big picture here, the DAP has a great CPU a crapload of ram and a good DAC. Granted they won't mess anything too badly that's quite a neat package for $500.
Will complement my hiby R6 just right

 

[ephrank]

Spec of the analog stages?

 

[Infoseeker]

I am guessing the Bluetooth 4.2 is the hardware limit to the Qualcomm SoC used?

 

[Dcell7]

Nice, will be probably be my next DAP.

 

[Nayparm]

Looks set to be the fastest dap to date.

If your looking at getting a dx160 now, bare in mind your dx160 may still be booting by the time this is released

 

[bahamot]

Does it come with play store? Or can the play store installed in it?

 

[stenog]

Comparison between 425 and 430. I can't wait to get a dap with one of these processors so I can start gaming, or maybe just buy a new(old) smartphone with one of these processors ...

On a serious note, this dap does not have much power. It will drive iems and portable headphones but not much more.