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funny how preferences go, i love the M400 so much i'm upgrading to the m400 plus for the added bluetooth features
Yes, the M400/M400Plus has COAX as a digital OUT using the AK 4118 chip. And yes, it works the way you mentioned: digital signal USB in->digital signal COAX out bypassing the DAC and amp parts. However, you can only output up to 24bit/192 kHz via the digital COAX out (AK 4118's limitation) though the M400's USB in supports up to 32bit/384 kHz.Has anybody used the Lo/Coax jack on the M400 - is the Coax a digital in or digital out? How do you select it?
If it is a digital coax out I don't understand how you would use that... USB in... bypass the DAC and then output coax to another dac... bypassing the dac and amp? Does not make sense to me
Wait, I'm confused Did you mean the lower end of high-end? Cause, pretty all the devices produced today can be considered high-fidelity (Hi-Fi) devices, as Hi-Fi specs were adopted in the 80s (if not earlier). On the other hand, I see high-end, mid-end (or mid-fi) and low-end (low-fi) as purely marketing inventions or highly personal evaluation terms with very vague (if any) specs.Or is the sound more on the upper end of mid-fi than the lower end of hi-fi?
Wait, I'm confused Did you mean the lower end of high-end? Cause, pretty all the devices produced today can be considered high-fidelity (Hi-Fi) devices, as Hi-Fi specs were adopted in the 80s (if not earlier). On the other hand, I see high-end, mid-end (or mid-fi) and low-end (low-fi) as purely marketing inventions or highly personal evaluation terms with very vague (if any) specs.
To my mind, M400 Plus stacks up against ~800 USD DAPs/DACs pretty well. M400 Plus even sounds well beyond its price.Though I think this DACAmp does not sound neutral, it has an energetic, vivid sound signature with tight bass and detailed highs. M400 Plus's signature is close to the W-shaped one, I think. As for comparisons, for me M400 Plus is technically much better than Shanling M6 Pro (more body and details, no sibilance, tighter bass, wider soundstage), FiiO M11 (more details, tighter bass, wider soundstage), AK Kann Cube Alpha (more details on mids, tighter bass, wider soundstage). It's even on par with LPGT if to compare them from memory. Actually, I didn't find LPGT anything extraordinary in terms of the SQ, and still think that my YinLvMei A2 is quite comparable to it with a different signature and accents, of course.My main question was if this stacks up against the sq of the ~800 USD daps or pushes higher than that (excluding outliers obviously)
Very well described, my exact sentiments too for my M400plus I will also add 'strong bass' too when listening with my Noble Audio Encore customs.it has an energetic, vivid sound signature with tight bass and detailed highs.
Well, I've spent only a couple of evenings with my M400Plus and HiFiMan HE-500 yet, but it was enough to impress and surprise me
Yes, this is the sequence. Well, I listened to M400plus via Bluetooth just a couple of times, so no problem either@Bellyworshipper, just to clarify, each time when listening your M400plus via Bluetooth, the steps are to press the power button first, followed by pressing the bluetooth button to connect? My previous YLM B2 connects to bluetooth automatically once powered on, so find the 2-step process for the M400plus a little inconvenient. Not a biggie though...