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Post by NPAudio on Aug 10, 2021 16:24:31 GMT
Introducing Shanling M9With M9, we will be taking a big step forward in the Android platform. Moving to newer and more powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 CPU and upgrading to Android 10, which will assure better performance and app compatibility for the foreseeable future. Overall design of the player will also undergo quite significant changes, making it stand out more from our previous players. Alongside this goes a new higher-quality display, 6-inch AMOLED screen at 2K resolution. Next big question is, which DAC should we use in M9? It was developed around the AKM AK4499 DAC, sounding amazing and it would be shame if it would go to waste. As such, we decided to take our leftover stock of AK4499 DACs and use them for a limited run of M9. We are not yet sure how many units will be in this run. After this limited run, we will switch to different DAC for M9. We expect to release M9 in late fall. |
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Post by gazzington on Aug 10, 2021 18:46:25 GMT
Just bought the m8 but really want the m9 now 😂
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Post by NPAudio on Aug 10, 2021 23:49:33 GMT
Just bought the m8 but really want the m9 now 😂 Yeah, you almost made me retry an M8 and now this, its all gone bonkers. This should be awesome but I wonder which will be better, the limited AK4499 DAC version or the ESS DAC version later lol. |
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Post by NPAudio on Aug 11, 2021 6:19:26 GMT
At the same time Shanling announce the M8 as discontinued and run out of AK4499/reallocated to the M9 it is announced by drop that the Shanling M8 is live and ready to ship.
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Post by gazzington on Aug 11, 2021 17:21:48 GMT
lol yeah I noticed that. Bloody silly
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Post by NPAudio on Sept 18, 2021 14:25:09 GMT
 Shanling is surveying which colour is best |
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Post by whitigir on Sept 20, 2021 3:09:09 GMT
Black!! Possibly with the side grooves to be silver
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Post by NPAudio on Sept 20, 2021 6:46:47 GMT
Black!! Possibly with the side grooves to be silver Black looks best to me too |
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Post by gazzington on Sept 20, 2021 8:54:35 GMT
Def black
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Post by NPAudio on Oct 15, 2021 23:03:27 GMT
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Post by NPAudio on Oct 15, 2021 23:12:09 GMT
Very odd to see a notched screen on a dap!!
However it will display Volume, Sample rate and probably gain, dac filter and other info.
Most likely you can see it with the main display off so I expect it will save a ton of battery from being zapped by that hires screen.
Looks to be a black one with the exact same finish as the M8 and a shiny polished one Is their going to be a colour choice, limited editions of this limited edition, just shiny for AK4499 and black for the following ESS version?
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Post by gazzington on Oct 16, 2021 10:32:01 GMT
That notched screen is a good idea. As you say should save battery power. Any idea when this comes out?
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Post by Queen6 on Oct 17, 2021 14:33:54 GMT
But will it have gapless LOL
Q-6
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Post by Queen6 on Oct 17, 2021 14:41:17 GMT
Very odd to see a notched screen on a dap!! However it will display Volume, Sample rate and probably gain, dac filter and other info. Most likely you can see it with the main display off so I expect it will save a ton of battery from being zapped by that hires screen. Looks to be a black one with the exact same finish as the M8 and a shiny polished one Is their going to be a colour choice, limited editions of this limited edition, just shiny for AK4499 and black for the following ESS version? Pretty useful feature on a portable  Q-6 |
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Post by NPAudio on Oct 18, 2021 19:44:49 GMT
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