Shanling M8

Price

The Shanling M8 is a continuation of the M6 Pro with an identical design language with an Android software program. This is the flagship transportable participant from Shanling, and because that upcoming modular Shanling M9 gadget shouldn’t be actually transportable, I exclude that one from consideration right here.

About Shanling M8 Company

Founded in 1988, Shanling has been creating Hi-Fi merchandise for greater than 30 years now. From high-end CD gamers to stylish tube amps, the model made a reputation due to its nice craftsmanship and prime-of-the-road efficiency.

Shanling additionally developed an entire variety of gamers and IEMs. We reviewed virtually all of their transportable merchandise; however latest evaluations got here from Nano largely. He reviewed the M5S and IEMs like ME500 & ME700 – and the M6 Pro DAP, which is an advisable participant on our website.

Overview

The Shanling M8 gadget runs Android 7.1 with a Snapdragon 430 CPU with 4GB of RAM. The onboard storage is 64 GB, which I believe should have been greater.

Still, it surely’s pretty good, contemplating that many individuals will use streaming as an alternative to native information. The storage can also be expandable with a MicroSD card.

The M8 uses the premium stage DAC AKM AK4499EQ, which helps 32bit/768kHz with native DSD512 functionality. And make no mistake, there are  2 DACs inside, so it is a twin setup. The amplifier aspect is powerful, too; it offers 840mW@32 Ohms from Balanced output.

Shanling M8 Design, Build Quality, and Software

For these matters, I shot two movies, and it’s on our YouTube Channel. These had been shot weeks in the past, and my expertise with the participant remains identical, so there have been no modifications. Shanling launched the V1.22 firmware lately, and it’s very steady now.

The sole factor I can add is that the participant runs fairly scorching once you play music for lengthy durations of time. However, that is solely regular because the chassis is designed to dissipate warmth.

So don’t fear when you feel the heat in your palm. That is a supposed resolution to maintain the participant cool since two flagship DAC chips produce a specific amount of warmth for positive.

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