Shanling M8 Android Portable player

[RTodd]

I had issues with my M8 but thanks to @Shanling and Andrew @MusicTeck I'm back in heaven listening to M8! I really missed it for 2.5 weeks!

This combo is excellent! Slightly warm natural timbre and it does both vocals and instrumentals really well. Fast enough to handle Arch Echo, Megadeath, Periphery, etc, rocks to all my 90's hard rock and country favorites (did I say outstanding vocals?), and my favorite fingerstyle guitars, strings quartets, classical piano, and some jpop sprinkled in between. Can't stop rediscovering my library!

Ry Cooder what a catalog of work. Wish I could hear them for the first time again. Love this one if you have not heard it yet.

 

[aaf evo]

Ugh, everything I read about the M8 seems like it’ll be perfect for me.

Anyone want to sell theirs ?

 

[Ojisan]

Ry Cooder what a catalog of work. Wish I could hear them for the first time again. Love this one if you have not heard it yet.

No, I missed this one! I know Ry can slide like nobody's business but man this album sounds fantastic! This will be my album for today!

 

[RTodd]

No, I missed this one! I know Ry can slide like nobody's business but man this album sounds fantastic! This will be my album for today!

I am going to listen to it to on my flight home.
It has been a while since I listened to it.
Glad you like it.

 

[szore]

Ugh, everything I read about the M8 seems like it’ll be perfect for me.

Anyone want to sell theirs ?

Mine has given me a lot of joy, I've used it every single day since I got it...My love and appreciation of it just keeps growing.

 

[szore]

 

[ImMcLovin]

Anyone want to sell theirs ?

I am planning on selling mine actually if you're interested. I am waiting on receiving another DAP, then making my final decision there, but high chance I am selling the M8

 

[aaf evo]

I am planning on selling mine actually if you're interested. I am waiting on receiving another DAP, then making my final decision there, but high chance I am selling the M8

Yep, keep me posted.

 

[RTodd]

I am going to listen to it to on my flight home.
It has been a while since I listened to it.
Glad you like it.

If you want more of that kind of thing try this one.

 

[Ojisan]

If you want more of that kind of thing try this one.

Thanks! Actually, McLaughlin and his ethnic flavors somehow always put me to sleep, lol I listen to Pat Metheny every day and I thought that Ry Cooder album was tastefully played. Always open to new discovery though!

 

[RTodd]

Thanks! Actually, McLaughlin and his ethnic flavors somehow always put me to sleep, lol I listen to Pat Metheny every day and I thought that Ry Cooder album was tastefully played. Always open to new discovery though!

Did you like Metheny’s newest classical venture? The music that I use to put me to sleep if I am having trouble, is Mississippi John Hurt.

 

[Ojisan]

Did you like Metheny’s newest classical venture? The music that I use to put me to sleep if I am having trouble, is Mississippi John Hurt.

It's good, especially the "Road to the Sun" suite with LAGQ. I love his previous "From This Place" and I still listen to this more.

I used to attend and follow LAGQ when Andrew York was around. I lost track after York left. I follow every one of his releases.

 

[Wildcatsare1]

Thanks! Actually, McLaughlin and his ethnic flavors somehow always put me to sleep, lol I listen to Pat Metheny every day and I thought that Ry Cooder album was tastefully played. Always open to new discovery though!

You also need to check out Ry and the Chieftains “San Patricio”

 

[Shanling]

New firmware for M8 now in beta testing, hopefully will be officially released this week.

Hi @Shanling

am playing with the idea of purchasing an M8 for my Full Size Denon AH-D9200 and the freshly ordered MEST MKII.
Some questions regarding the current firmware implementation:
- MQA support still only in Shanling Player app?
- Uapp M8/MQA support still not available?
- How does DAC-mode work?
I.e.
- is there MQA support when hooking up to e.g. iPhone-Tidal-app?
- is there MQA support when hooking up to PC/Mac and playing over Audirvana?
Edit:
- Can you play and charge at the same time?
- When connecting another DAC via USB, will it receive the decoded and equed PCM stream from M8?
(e.g M8 doing MQA encoding, connected DAC will receive decoded PCM hires stream e.g. 24/368)

Thx

MQA is supported in Shanling Music for local files and Tidal for streaming. Not sure how is UAPP currently working with it.

MQA is not supported when using M8 as USB DAC. M8 is not designed to work as a USB DAC with iOS.

You can charge and use device at the same time.

When used with MQA enabled DAC, M8 will output full MQA. If you are using non-MQA DAC, decoding will be done by TIdal app and output as 24/88.

 

[ScubaDrunk]

@Shanling Any idea how much longer for the new firmware please?