FiiO, the maker of digital audio gamers, has introduced a slew of recent merchandise not too long ago and the unimaginable tempo of launches reveals little signal of slowing down. The corporate is on a roll and its newest product to be introduced through a press launch is the M15S Digital Audio Participant (DAP). The brand new gadget builds on the success of earlier award-winning transportable audio gamers from the corporate.
The brand new M15S options two desktop-grade ES9038PRO DAC chips (digital-to-analog converters) in a twin configuration. That’s one for each the left and proper channels. Every chip makes use of 4 D/A converters to make sure the best high quality decoding. The M15S can assist the playback of audio information as much as (and together with) 384kHz/DSD256. The participant also can deal with information encoded utilizing MQA streamed from TIDAL Masters or information saved regionally.
Alongside a bodily 3.5mm single-ended and a pair of.5mm/4.4mm balanced headphone outputs, in addition to single-ended and balanced line-outs, the M15S can transmit and obtain Hello-Res audio utilizing Qualcomm’s aptX HD Bluetooth audio codec, in addition to LDAC and LHDC. This bi-directional connectivity implies that not solely are wi-fi headphones catered for, however the M15S also can obtain audio from a smartphone, PC or different machine and be used as a devoted Bluetooth DAC/Amplifier.
Additional wi-fi audio choices are additionally out there. The M15S can assist numerous Bluetooth codecs, together with aptX, aptX LL, aptX Adaptive, AAC and SBC. Constructed-in 2.4GHz/5GHz Wi-Fi lets the participant stream Apple AirPlay, DLNA streaming and Roon Prepared connectivity.
Utilizing the identical twin energy provide discovered on FiiO’s flagship M17 DAP, the M15S is designed to carry out as each a conveyable and desktop machine. When within the devoted desktop mode, and USB fast-charging, the M15S operates with out utilizing the inner battery and might output 21% extra energy.
This energy enhance ensures a variety of headphones and in-ear displays are catered for. The M15S will be manually adjusted to 5 doable output ranges of acquire. When utilizing inside battery energy, the participant can output low, medium, excessive and over-ear acquire ranges. Whereas utilizing exterior USB energy, the extra ‘enhanced over-ear’ acquire stage is out there in desktop mode, delivering a powerful 1,200mW per channel.
Primarily based on the highly effective Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 processor — the identical as discovered on the flagship M17 — the M15S runs Android 10. It includes a world SRC bypass, which means music streaming apps comparable to TIDAL, Qobuz, Apple Music, Deezer will be put in on the participant to allow listening in full lossless high quality.
The M15S has as much as 10.5 hours of battery life, a 5.5″ multi-touch HD show, plus onboard storage of 64GB. For these eager to retailer extra music information, M15S has a micro-SD card slot that may assist playing cards with as much as 2TB.
Pricing & Availability: The FiiO M15S Digital Audio Participant might be out there from April for $999 / £979.
Extra data: www.fiio.com
Tech Specs:
- DAC: ESS ES9038PRO (x 2).
- SoC: Qualcomm Snapdragon 660.
- Working system: Android 10.
- Display screen: 5.5″ 1440 x 720 (18:9 Ratio).
- Bluetooth model: 5.0.
- Audio codecs (obtain): SBC, AAC, aptX, aptX HD, aptX LL, aptX Adaptive, LDAC.
- Audio codecs (transmit): SBC, AAC, aptX, aptX HD, LDAC, LHDC.
- MQA assist: Sure (8 x Unfold).
- Roon Prepared: Sure.
- Codecs supported: (Lossless) DSD: DSD64/128/256 (.iso,. dsf, .dff ), DST ISO, DXD: 352.8K/24-bit, WAV: As much as 384kHz/32-bit, AIFF: As much as 384kHz/32-bit, FLAC: As much as 384kHz/32-bit, Apple Lossless (ALAC): As much as 384kHz/32-bit, DTS: As much as 192kHz/24-bit, APE (Quick/Excessive/Regular): As much as 384kHz/24-bit, APE (Further Excessive): As much as 192kHz/24-bit, APE (Insane): As much as 96kHz/24-bit, WMA Lossless: As much as 96kHz/24-bit, Format Assist (Lossy): MP3, AAC, Ogg, WMA.
- Headphone out: 1 x 3.5mm (Single-ended), 1 x 2.5mm (Balanced), 1 x 4.4mm (Balanced)
- Line out: 1 x 3.5mm (Single-ended), 1 x 2.5mm (Balanced), 1 x 4.4mm (Balanced).
- USB: 1 x Sort C USB 3.0 (Charging/Knowledge Transmission).
- Really useful headphone impedance: 8 – 150Ω (single-ended output), 8 – 350Ω (balanced output).
- Weight: 345g.
- Dimensions (HxWxD): 140 x 80 x 18.9mm.
- Battery capability: 6,200mAh.
- Taking part in time: As much as 10.5 hours.
Comply with me on LinkedIn.
