[RTodd]

When you put in cellphone features, sound performances will suffer horribly. That is due to the interferences, parasitic losses and so on…I especially do not want to have a ring tone while I am listening to my music lol

Plus 5G is a power hog.
I agree the thought of a call interrupting the song would be terrible.

 

[immortalsoul]

Is the M9 going to have the same interchangeable sockets like M8? I hope not because it is the reason why I sold my M8 because I didn't wanted to have to carry that extra case with me

 

[Whitigir]

Is the M9 going to have the same interchangeable sockets like M8? I hope not because it is the reason why I sold my M8 because I didn't wanted to have to carry that extra case with me

Agreed !!! Also seeing about the M30 that does extremely well with Nutube, what will the M9 have ? By far Cayin and AK will offer them on the newer players

 

[immortalsoul]

Shanling didn't mention anything about M9 having tubes but definitely it is something that would be nice. One thing is for sure, the next few months are going to bring flagship daps from Shanling, Cayin, Astell &Kern and the Ibasso ( their limited edition max), I am really curious which one is going to attract more attention

 

[gLer]

Watching with interest. This is what the M8 should and could have been a year ago. Look forward to more details and early impressions. @Shanling any indication of price/release date?

 

[Whitigir]

Watching with interest. This is what the M8 should and could have been a year ago. Look forward to more details and early impressions. @Shanling any indication of price/release date?

That is why it is going to be literally the successor !!! Lol

 

[gLer]

That is why it is going to be literally the successor !!! Lol

Yes but they could have made an M8 with these specs. The chips and platform were already mainstream in 2020 (actually well before then, Android 10 and Snapdragon 665 are a few years old now). It's the product strategy I question, not the player. The M9, at first glance, looks great.

 

[uckexk]

Welp, I'm a minimalist so can't really see the point of a 2k amoled screen here. It's an audio player, not intended for multimedia, but maybe these days people want a do-it-all device.

 

[aaf evo]

I’m intrigued for sure. But I really miss the days of “smaller” daps , at this rate the N6ii Ti will last me forever.

With that said, I understand using dual AKM 4499 chips requires a lot of juice so there’s some physical restrictions here too

 

[weexisttocease]

Welp, I'm a minimalist so can't really see the point of a 2k amoled screen here. It's an audio player, not intended for multimedia, but maybe these days people want a do-it-all device.

I think it makes no sense too. Meanwhile, the Shanling app still has no gapless play.

 

[gLer]

I think it makes no sense too. Meanwhile, the Shanling app still has no gapless play.

I think it makes a lot of sense, but it all depends what you want from a DAP, so it won't suit everyone. I do all my wireless file management, ocassional multimedia, and dedicated streaming/local hi-res music listening from my DAP, so I want a modern Android platform with a 1080P+ display, fast WiFi, networking support and good ergonomics. If all you want is a small player with limited features and a minimalist approach, there are .any other options on the market. This just won't be one of them.

PS. With open Android you really want to be using UAPP, not the stock player. Be it Shanling, FiiO or HiBy, UAPP is leagues ahead of all of them in features (including gapless), UI, speed and SQ, not to mention streaming integration. The M9 should be able to run UAPP very smoothly indeed, which solves any player issues you might have with Shanling.

 

[Whitigir]

Well, it also makes sense in supplies point of view as well. Let’s face it, who would want to keep printing and producing 1080 at 5-6” anymore ?

We will be seeing AMOLED soon in many devices

 

[weexisttocease]

I think it makes a lot of sense, but it all depends what you want from a DAP, so it won't suit everyone. I do all my wireless file management, ocassional multimedia, and dedicated streaming/local hi-res music listening from my DAP, so I want a modern Android platform with a 1080P+ display, fast WiFi, networking support and good ergonomics. If all you want is a small player with limited features and a minimalist approach, there are .any other options on the market. This just won't be one of them.

PS. With open Android you really want to be using UAPP, not the stock player. Be it Shanling, FiiO or HiBy, UAPP is leagues ahead of all of them in features (including gapless), UI, speed and SQ, not to mention streaming integration. The M9 should be able to run UAPP very smoothly indeed, which solves any player issues you might have with Shanling.

I actually don't have a Shanling player but was thinking in buying the M6 Pro 21. Now it's better keep it on hold since they will use a new SoC and Android 10 for future DAPs.

I just mentioned the Shanling Music App because lots of users complain the lack of gapless play, actually it's not acceptable these days. I use the Walkman App with the ZX507 and Neutron or UAPP with the DX160.

Regarding the AMOLED display, since the smartphone market has moved to these tech, probably it's cheaper for Shanling to have access to them now if they buy big quantities.

 

[uckexk]

For people who mention UAPP, do you find it sounds very different when using UAPP compared to other apps? I certainly do.

I know UAPP uses its own audio driver. There's almost a unique "UAPP sound", if that makes sense, but I do feel so when using UAPP on different sources. I think if you are playing through android (other apps) you are using Shanling's implementation of android audio driver which can explain why it sounds different and might be closer to the intended "Shanling house sound".

 

[Whitigir]

For people who mention UAPP, do you find it sounds very different when using UAPP compared to other apps? I certainly do.

I know UAPP uses its own audio driver. There's almost a unique "UAPP sound", if that makes sense, but I do feel so when using UAPP on different sources. I think if you are playing through android (other apps) you are using Shanling's implementation of android audio driver which can explain why it sounds different.

We don’t know , no one has the M9 yet LOL!!