[ClicketEKlack]

Tidal unfolding and Turbo Gain combined with balanced out listening are making M8 drink like a Ferrari indeed but also sound superb...
WiFi off and Bluetooth off will have a significant impact on battery savings too.
So it's a balance one needs to find

Copy that -- good to know it's not anything wrong with my battery. Much appreciated!

 

[Tristy]

Hi, I just got my M8 and the sound with Focal Utopias is stunning. However, I'm streaming Tidal and the battery drains very quickly. I've read only glowing reviews of the battery life, but mine drops a percentage point every few minutes. Is this normal with streaming? Does it last longer if I'm playing music from an SD card? Appreciate any info.

Well that’s just killed any curiosity I have about the M8, 95% of my listening is done through tidal and balanced

 

[FooFighter]

Well maybe I have a fable for power hungry DACs, currently listening on W2 and that thing bangs highly over its price point but is emptying your mobile phone's battery even quicker than M8.
My old DX Max was also not less power hungry.
Only decent performer I remember was DX300 which I returned 2 times in favor of M8.
Don't forget there are dual desktop class DACs running in M8...

 

[blotmouse]

Well that’s just killed any curiosity I have about the M8, 95% of my listening is done through tidal and balanced

It lasts as long as SE200 does, if you use UAPP w/Tidal integration. I never noticed anything too off. But I never really used Tidal's actual app either. Its sound was soft and flabby to me, so I passed. ymmv though.

 

[Ojisan]

Hi, I just got my M8 and the sound with Focal Utopias is stunning. However, I'm streaming Tidal and the battery drains very quickly. I've read only glowing reviews of the battery life, but mine drops a percentage point every few minutes. Is this normal with streaming? Does it last longer if I'm playing music from an SD card? Appreciate any info.

I put mine in prime mode and wifi/bt off and the battery life seems very good.

 

[ClicketEKlack]

I put mine in prime mode and wifi/bt off and the battery life seems very good.

I've got an SD card on the way. Will experiment with those settings. Thanks!

 

[finepics]

Well that’s just killed any curiosity I have about the M8, 95% of my listening is done through tidal and balanced

Why not just download for offline listening and do it that way.

 

[blotmouse]

Why not just download for offline listening and do it that way.

That doesn’t side step mqa’s cpu overhead when unfolding, which is what causes the additional drain and heat and subsequently more drain vs. any other format. And why dacs are starting to embed hw unfolding to conserve battery. Like ess9068as.

 

[nhumdorn]

Can I set bluetooth amp mode on M8 to connect with my notebook windows 10 more than aptx ?

 

[FooFighter]

Can I set bluetooth amp mode on M8 to connect with my notebook windows 10 more than aptx ?

Can you explain in more detail what is your goal?
Can your laptop BT chip do LDAC?
BT protocol is working regardless of the source

 

[nhumdorn]

Can you explain in more detail what is your goal?
Can your laptop BT chip do LDAC?
BT protocol is working regardless of the source

I'm not sure the spec but my notebook is Lenovo P43s (core i7) can provide better than aptx protocal or not (may be aptx HD?)

 

[FooFighter]

I'm not sure the spec but my notebook is Lenovo P43s (core i7) can provide better than aptx protocal or not (may be aptx HD?)

"Intel Wireless-AC 9560, Wi-Fi 2x2 802.11ac + Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.0 wireless, integrated in Wi-Fi + Bluetooth combo adapter"

As far as I can see only Aptx but you can try to Google more with this chipset as search criteria

 

[nhumdorn]

"Intel Wireless-AC 9560, Wi-Fi 2x2 802.11ac + Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.0 wireless, integrated in Wi-Fi + Bluetooth combo adapter"

As far as I can see only Aptx but you can try to Google more with this chipset as search criteria

No chance I guess.

 

[nekromantik]

Do all new shanling DAPs come with play store and M6 original was only one with international version?

 

[Kiats]

Do all new shanling DAPs come with play store and M6 original was only one with international version?

What I did was to simply download the Google Playstore apk and installed it on M8