[14christ]

Anyone used this m9 with mest mkII?

 

[fish1050]

The M0 and Q1 both got significant updates recently. Considering its age, the M0 is a beast for features. I think Shanling's software support is pretty good. I'm yet to try an Android-based Shanling player though, so maybe that's a different story.

Keep in mind Linux is a much easier OS to work with and the MTouch is all Shanling from soup to nuts so much easier to work with. Android is Linux on large amounts of steroids and much harder to work with. At this point Shanling's software team appears to still be finding their footing working with Android. I love my Q1 and will be sticking with the Shanling MTouch DAP's, with their excellent build and sound quality, simple design, and excellent bang for the buck. At my age my philosophy is the simpler the better and get the best bang for the buck and that is the linux based DAP's like the Q1. Hoping to see an updated MTouch DAP in the near future as their is still some room for improvement.

 

[Giru]

I have a date with the M9 over the weekend!
I love the M9's design and I pray it's equally good sonically.
I heard the M17 recently and although it was good, it's a chubster. Can't think of any scenario where I'll manage to fit these into my jeans pocket.

 

[Shanling]

New Firmware Update V1.55 for Shanling M9

Adding Roon support, improving system performance and other smaller adjustments.

Full notes and download link on our website, OTA ready: https://en.shanling.com/article-M9V155.html

 

[venussea]

New Flagship Portable Player

With M9, we are be taking a big step forward in our Android platform. Moving to a newer and more powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 CPU and upgrading to the Android 10, which will assure better performance and app compatibility for the foreseeable future. RAM was increased to 8GB for a smoother multitasking and internal memory was upgraded to 256GB, to provide enough space for apps and their data.

M9 comes with a brand-new design, that makes it stand out among our older models and its rivals. M9 will also be our biggest portable player to date, featuring a beautiful 6-inch 2K LCD screen. We are also adding a smaller screen into the display notch, which will be showing basic information about volume, sampling or time, keeping you in control of the playback without need to turn on the main display.

Using the interchangeable design of headphone modules, M9 will be a excellent pairing for almost any headphones on the market. We also optimized its gain circuit to provide more power on both balanced and single ended outputs, for use with the most demanding full-size headphones. And at the same time, we managed to increase battery life, up to 18 hours of playback on single-ended.

M9 will be released firstly as the AKM Limited Edition, using discontinued AKM AK4499EQ DACs, which made such a hit from our M8. Amplifier section follows our acclaimed design, combining TI OPA1612, AD ADA4610-2 and TI BUF634 in a fully balanced circuit. All newly integrated into a single board construction, with a increased number of high-quality capacitors, thicker copper connections and further improved I/V conversion stage, pushing M9's audio performance above the level set by the M8.


M9 AKM Edition is limited to 500 units. Standard edition of M9, using different audio circuit, will be released later in 2022.


MSRP 2799 USD/Euro


Shanling M9 is now shipping to international distributors, soon available at your local dealers!

Few important links:

Learn more about M9:
https://en.shanling.com/product/412

Important firmware update for International users:
https://en.shanling.com/article-M9V14.html

M9 setup guide & FAQ:
https://en.shanling.com/article-Android665Setup.html

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Great thread and the Shanling m9 has very nice specifications. I would love to really own one.

 

[Shanling]

Firmware V1.56

Fixing the issue with Prime Mode

https://en.shanling.com/article-m9v156.html

 

[Shanling]

New Firmware Update released:

https://en.shanling.com/article-FirmUpdateFeb23.html

(OTA might be delayed by few days, we recommend to use manual update)

 

[Shanling]

Firmware Update Released

Go to the website for full notes and download link:

https://en.shanling.com/article-FirmUpdateJuly23.html

Note: We recommend downloading the file and proceeding with a Manual update, as OTA update might be too slow.

 

[Shanling]

Firmware Update released

Full notes and download link on website:

https://en.shanling.com/article-AndrUpdOct23.html

At this time OTA update is not available, please proceed with manual update.

 

[Shanling]

Firmware Update fixing compatibility with Apple Music V4.7.0

Google Drive Download:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vT6lq48FmFZQjYBMKqwrZBi-ASa7KoLU/view?usp=drive_link

Please test it out and let us know if now all running smoothly with Apple Music V4.7.0