The FiiO M11 Pro is a self-contained dynamo. Top quality DAC. THX amplification stage. Highly musical presentation of quality sound files. Able to reach low and sparkle on top. Not as clinical and dry as an iBasso or as tame as some of FiiO’s previous generation DAPs. A step up sonically from the M11 that shortly preceded it. But I would say the HiBy R6 Pro demonstrates a bit more bloom and weight especially with jazz, orchestral and even some deeply layered R&B tracks.
Devoid of a side-by-side comparison the FiiO M11 Pro cleanly exhibits the maturation of DAPs, being the perfect vehicle for Hi-Res audio sources. Combined with WiFi access, Bluetooth 4.2, aptX HD and being able to serve as an external DAC for your PC, this thing covers all bases and does so while wrapped in a very sexy form factor.
The large screen makes everything easy on the eyes. FiiO’s music app is simply fantastic. And you can even download other players like Onkyo’s it HiBy’s without any interference from FiiO. Google Play Store is on board and ready to give access to tens of thousands of applications.
This is not a phone. Despite Android being in busted. But it is a high-end audiophile music player that easily competes with Cayin, Lotoo, Astell & Kern and other rich for the pocket esoteric brands. Having recently pitted the M11 Pro against the Lotoo PAW 6000, in a side by side comparison, the FiiO didn’t just hold its own, it clearly demonstrated why the $1200 asking price for the B-Stock Lotoo was simply not justifiable.
Pound for pound the FiiO M11 Pro is arguably the most competent, reliable, serviceable and sonically pleasing DAP currently on the market in the sub-seven hundred dollar price category. It drives IEMs with ease, and efficiently runs larger over-ear cans with impedance of up to 150 ohms without additional need for external amplifier help when in high gain.
The 4.4mm balanced output is noose free and really lets the THX amplifiers stir their stuff. Enough already. Buy it. You won’t be returning it. It’s a keeper!
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| Price | — | $1,398.00 | $349.00 | $999.99 | $1,799.99 | $49.95 |
| Delivery | — | Get it as soon as Sunday, May 19 | Get it as soon as Tuesday, May 21 | — | Get it as soon as Sunday, May 19 | — |
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| Sold By | — | Amazon.com | HiBy | S-Waves Electronics | Hour Loop | Denis Goods and Services |
| display size | 5.15 inches | 5 inches | 4.7 inches | 5.5 inches | 5.99 inches | — |
| memory capacity | 3 GB | 128 GB | 16 GB | 64 GB | 4 GB | 1 GB |
| supported standards | MP3, DSF, WMA, WAV, FLAC | MP3 | mp3, wav, ape, flac | MP3 | MP3,OGG,AAC,DSD,ALAC,WAV,AIFF,WMA,APE,FLAC | WMA |
| connectivity tech | Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, USB, Aux | Wireless | Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, USB | Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, USB | Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 5G, 2.4G, AirPlay | Wi-Fi, USB |
| media type | Micro SDXC | SD Card | Micro SD | — | Micro SD, SD Card, MP3 | — |
| model name | m11 | SNNWWM1AM2 | HiBy R5 | m15 | M17 | mw3836 |
| component type | Battery | Amplifier | Battery, Amplifier | Display, Playback Controls | Battery | Digital Player, Equalizer |
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Samsung Exynos 7872To ensure the user would have a great, powerful experience, we chose the hexa-core Samsung Exynos 7872 SoC to power the M11 Pro instead of Snapdragon 625 and Kirin 659. |
Dual AK4497 DACsInside the M11 Pro are two AKM AK4497 DACs decoding your music. Compared to its AK4493 predecessor, the AK4497EQ brings better specs and actually noticeable improved sound quality. |
Dual independent crystal oscillatorsInside the M11 Pro lies two independent low phase noise crystal oscillators from Japan-based Rive Electec,it can reduces any distortion when doing any audio processing and ensures the purity of audio signals. |
Fully balanced THX AAA AmplifierWith the fully balanced THX AAA-78 amplifier it can give a more powerful output,more efficient,less noise and distortion |
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MQA decoding for truly lossless playbackThe M11 Pro supports decoding MQA tracks in 8x mode.It can deliver ultra-high resolution lossless playback for stunning quality. |
Wireless Hi-FiWith its support of Bluetooth, the M11 Pro can transmit the SBC/aptX/aptX HD/LDAC/LHDC Bluetooth format as well as receive certain formats. |
2.5/3.5/4.4mm headphone outputsThe M11 Pro provides both the 2.5mm and 4.4mm balanced outputs, as well as the 3.5mm single-ended output. No need for cumbersome adapters with the M11 Pro – simply just plug in your headphones to the right output jack! |
2.4/5GHz dual-band Wi-FiWith the M11 Pro’s dual-band Wi-Fi radio, you can expect better signal strength as well as faster and more stable connections – especially when using Wi-Fi on the 5GHz band to avoid interference 2.4GHz Bluetooth. |
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3GB RAM+64G storageThe copious 3GB of RAM ensures smooth multi-tasking, while the 64GB of storage plus One micro-SD card slots (supporting up to 2TB card) means you can store thousands of lossless music. |
Quick-chargingThanks to the Quick Charge 2.0 and MediaTek Pump Express quick charging, it takes 2.5 hours to get a full charge. And with the 4370 mAh high-voltage battery, the M11 Pro can continuously play music up to 9.5 hours and be placed in deep sleep standby for up to 1320 hours. |
Open Android OSThe M11 Pro features a deeply customized version of Android 7.0. The FiiO Music app was designed for audiophiles, with both a user interface that provides easy access to your music and an exclusive decoding algorithm for highest sound quality possible.*Please kindly note that the Apple Music,Google Play and Google Play related services are not available on the M11 Pro. |
FiiO LinkAfter connecting your phone and the M11 Pro via Bluetooth with the FiiO Link functionality, you can remotely control the M11 Pro with your phone as well as display what it’s currently playing. |
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DLNA/AirPlay/Wi-Fi file transferDo you have so much music that you can’t even fit them into the largest micro-SD cards? Then simply play them through DLNA for your PC or NAS, or via AirPlay for iOS devices for the ultimate in convenience.Especially saving you the hassle of hooking up the player to your computer with a USB cable when you use the Wi-Fi file transfer. |
USB DACThe M11 Pro adopts the modern USB Type-C symmetrical connector, capable of both receiving and transmitting digital signals. It also suports asynchronous USB DAC supporting up to 384kHz/32 bit audio. |
ALL TO DSDWith the togglable ALL TO DSD functionality, all PCM audio signals will be converted to the DSD format during the digital-to-analog conversion process – allowing one to experience a different yet natural and clear sound. |
Dynamic EQThe M11 Pro features an all-new 10 band dynamic EQ supporting adjustments up to plus or minus 12dB. Listen to the built-in pop, blues, classical, jazz, rock, dance, metal and vocal equalizer presets or customize your own EQ settings. |
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If you are looking for turbo charger for your streaming service, this is it.
Nowadays, we all tend to shift from listening to the in-storage data sources to various streaming services.For my case, I have kilo-buck class high-end DAPs, but it's sleeping in the box. Why? I was too lazy to find the high-quality audio sources and transfer it to storage. Yes, convenience is the key factor, this DAP comes in reasonable price range within high-end DAP, with full android OS with Google Play store, so you can download any streaming service and use this hardware to "OVERCLOCK" the sound.This DAP is like Mercedes AMG V8 Biturbo.Twin high-end Audio Converters; to translate digital signal to analog wavexTwin high-end Japan made oscillators; to moderate signalxTwin high-end Amps (THX AAA 78) ; for 8 layers of multidimensional amplifying signals left and right in-out flawlesslyx"Turbocharger" All to DSD functionality. It's a system-wide function, so you can enjoy 2,822kHz(64x of sampling rate “in 1 sec, how often analog sound wave is fragmented” vs CD's .wave of 44.1kHz sampling rate) for literally all media (daily youtube video, youtube music premium, amazon music HD, pandora, Spotify, your own media(Video, iTunes music), you name it.Yes, Turbocharger sucks huge huge energy, as you know it's overclocking the whole hardware system to recompose 44.1kHz or 192kHz youtube music to higher dimensions of 2.8MkHz (1 second to be divided into 2.8M pieces). And YES turbocharge releases a sizable amount of heat and sucks a great stream of battery.That's a turbo-charger to your daily listening experience. For me, and IEM powered by this turbocharger, I can get out-of-head experience as if you are listening to high-end speaker systems.It supports outputs:2.5mm balanced (utilizing full spec of the DAP)3.5mm Phone-out, Line-Out(a very transparent tonality), Coax4.4mm balanced (ditto)It supports digital lowpass filters: to change how long the sound stays, how quickly attack/release hit and offsets.When you download Fiio control app, you can even change the second and third distortions to match audiophile's taste, the less second / third harmonics, the cooler, the more the warmer.It has a bitrate display option you can turn on in the menu, so you know what bitrate you are listening to.It has easy shortcuts:Output switch (PO/LO/Coax): The line out has a volume control (This is very unique as line-out are generally non-volume involved signals), so you can actually listen to pre-amped (Non THX AAA78's) pure DAC signal, even it's pre-lowpass filter sound.Gain switch (High/Low): it's the power output controlTurbo mode (DSD mode on/off)Music storage (USD DAC or DAP)Airplay Switch (to use outside with your phone, android's DNLP compatible, or any Bluetooth devices)Android/Music only mode (To turn off android smartphone functions, only dedicated to the music playing)ScreenlockBlue-light off modeLowpass-filter settingIt's perfect. Nothing more nothing less.It's rated 8.8 on highly regarded audiophile's polls, world's best is 9.4 but you have to pay $3.5k. second, the best is 9.0, you have to pay $1.7k.For $650 with 8.8 score, this is my personal best value-to-money option. As we all know the DAP products keep evolving, we don't want to dumb our $1000+ to something that's gonna be outdated in a couple of years.[Edit]It does come with a glitch, like if you use BT DAC/AMP mode, and remained your smartphone in the paired memory, then turning off BT, the sampling rate on streaming gets override with 44.1kHz(but 44.1kHz to 2,822kHz DSD translation works actually very good as it’s 2^6 computational upscaling), simply remove Bluetooth paired smartphone and turn off all Bluetooth switches. Reboot. You will be able to listen with 192kHz.44.1kHz to 2,822Khz upscaling on streaming services is not recommended, it consumes a huge amount of energy and releases extreme heat and may fly your either left or right channel by overheating, it’s a glitch so try not to overuse it. It’s an extreme turbo.I was able to listen to streaming services with 176.5kHz =[ 44.1kHz x 2^2 (4x) ] with > 2^4(16x) > DSD (2,822kHZ). This is the best option for any streaming service with upsampling turbo.This needs a little trick, hope FiiO lets users to chose upsampling rate in the future update.1: Open FiiO Music App, play default songs by scanning all device2: On FiiO Music App, while playing the default song, turn on "All to DSD"3: While music is playing on FiiO Music, open any streaming service (Youtube Music, Amazon Music, Spotify)4: You are good to go! All streaming music will be first upsampled from 44.1kHZ PCM to 176.4kHZ, then added 16x turbo to 2,822kHZ DSD quasi-analog sounds!
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Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2021
For my case, I have kilo-buck class high-end DAPs, but it's sleeping in the box. Why? I was too lazy to find the high-quality audio sources and transfer it to storage. Yes, convenience is the key factor, this DAP comes in reasonable price range within high-end DAP, with full android OS with Google Play store, so you can download any streaming service and use this hardware to "OVERCLOCK" the sound.
This DAP is like Mercedes AMG V8 Biturbo.
Twin high-end Audio Converters; to translate digital signal to analog wave
x
Twin high-end Japan made oscillators; to moderate signal
x
Twin high-end Amps (THX AAA 78) ; for 8 layers of multidimensional amplifying signals left and right in-out flawlessly
x
"Turbocharger" All to DSD functionality. It's a system-wide function, so you can enjoy 2,822kHz(64x of sampling rate “in 1 sec, how often analog sound wave is fragmented” vs CD's .wave of 44.1kHz sampling rate) for literally all media (daily youtube video, youtube music premium, amazon music HD, pandora, Spotify, your own media(Video, iTunes music), you name it.
Yes, Turbocharger sucks huge huge energy, as you know it's overclocking the whole hardware system to recompose 44.1kHz or 192kHz youtube music to higher dimensions of 2.8MkHz (1 second to be divided into 2.8M pieces). And YES turbocharge releases a sizable amount of heat and sucks a great stream of battery.
That's a turbo-charger to your daily listening experience. For me, and IEM powered by this turbocharger, I can get out-of-head experience as if you are listening to high-end speaker systems.
It supports outputs:
2.5mm balanced (utilizing full spec of the DAP)
3.5mm Phone-out, Line-Out(a very transparent tonality), Coax
4.4mm balanced (ditto)
It supports digital lowpass filters: to change how long the sound stays, how quickly attack/release hit and offsets.
When you download Fiio control app, you can even change the second and third distortions to match audiophile's taste, the less second / third harmonics, the cooler, the more the warmer.
It has a bitrate display option you can turn on in the menu, so you know what bitrate you are listening to.
It has easy shortcuts:
Output switch (PO/LO/Coax): The line out has a volume control (This is very unique as line-out are generally non-volume involved signals), so you can actually listen to pre-amped (Non THX AAA78's) pure DAC signal, even it's pre-lowpass filter sound.
Gain switch (High/Low): it's the power output control
Turbo mode (DSD mode on/off)
Music storage (USD DAC or DAP)
Airplay Switch (to use outside with your phone, android's DNLP compatible, or any Bluetooth devices)
Android/Music only mode (To turn off android smartphone functions, only dedicated to the music playing)
Screenlock
Blue-light off mode
Lowpass-filter setting
It's perfect. Nothing more nothing less.
It's rated 8.8 on highly regarded audiophile's polls, world's best is 9.4 but you have to pay $3.5k. second, the best is 9.0, you have to pay $1.7k.
For $650 with 8.8 score, this is my personal best value-to-money option. As we all know the DAP products keep evolving, we don't want to dumb our $1000+ to something that's gonna be outdated in a couple of years.
[Edit]
It does come with a glitch, like if you use BT DAC/AMP mode, and remained your smartphone in the paired memory, then turning off BT, the sampling rate on streaming gets override with 44.1kHz(but 44.1kHz to 2,822kHz DSD translation works actually very good as it’s 2^6 computational upscaling), simply remove Bluetooth paired smartphone and turn off all Bluetooth switches. Reboot. You will be able to listen with 192kHz.
44.1kHz to 2,822Khz upscaling on streaming services is not recommended, it consumes a huge amount of energy and releases extreme heat and may fly your either left or right channel by overheating, it’s a glitch so try not to overuse it. It’s an extreme turbo.
I was able to listen to streaming services with 176.5kHz =[ 44.1kHz x 2^2 (4x) ] with > 2^4(16x) > DSD (2,822kHZ). This is the best option for any streaming service with upsampling turbo.
This needs a little trick, hope FiiO lets users to chose upsampling rate in the future update.
1: Open FiiO Music App, play default songs by scanning all device
2: On FiiO Music App, while playing the default song, turn on "All to DSD"
3: While music is playing on FiiO Music, open any streaming service (Youtube Music, Amazon Music, Spotify)
4: You are good to go! All streaming music will be first upsampled from 44.1kHZ PCM to 176.4kHZ, then added 16x turbo to 2,822kHZ DSD quasi-analog sounds!
If you are looking for turbo charger for your streaming service, this is it.
Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2021
Nowadays, we all tend to shift from listening to the in-storage data sources to various streaming services.Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2021
For my case, I have kilo-buck class high-end DAPs, but it's sleeping in the box. Why? I was too lazy to find the high-quality audio sources and transfer it to storage. Yes, convenience is the key factor, this DAP comes in reasonable price range within high-end DAP, with full android OS with Google Play store, so you can download any streaming service and use this hardware to "OVERCLOCK" the sound.
This DAP is like Mercedes AMG V8 Biturbo.
Twin high-end Audio Converters; to translate digital signal to analog wave
x
Twin high-end Japan made oscillators; to moderate signal
x
Twin high-end Amps (THX AAA 78) ; for 8 layers of multidimensional amplifying signals left and right in-out flawlessly
x
"Turbocharger" All to DSD functionality. It's a system-wide function, so you can enjoy 2,822kHz(64x of sampling rate “in 1 sec, how often analog sound wave is fragmented” vs CD's .wave of 44.1kHz sampling rate) for literally all media (daily youtube video, youtube music premium, amazon music HD, pandora, Spotify, your own media(Video, iTunes music), you name it.
Yes, Turbocharger sucks huge huge energy, as you know it's overclocking the whole hardware system to recompose 44.1kHz or 192kHz youtube music to higher dimensions of 2.8MkHz (1 second to be divided into 2.8M pieces). And YES turbocharge releases a sizable amount of heat and sucks a great stream of battery.
That's a turbo-charger to your daily listening experience. For me, and IEM powered by this turbocharger, I can get out-of-head experience as if you are listening to high-end speaker systems.
It supports outputs:
2.5mm balanced (utilizing full spec of the DAP)
3.5mm Phone-out, Line-Out(a very transparent tonality), Coax
4.4mm balanced (ditto)
It supports digital lowpass filters: to change how long the sound stays, how quickly attack/release hit and offsets.
When you download Fiio control app, you can even change the second and third distortions to match audiophile's taste, the less second / third harmonics, the cooler, the more the warmer.
It has a bitrate display option you can turn on in the menu, so you know what bitrate you are listening to.
It has easy shortcuts:
Output switch (PO/LO/Coax): The line out has a volume control (This is very unique as line-out are generally non-volume involved signals), so you can actually listen to pre-amped (Non THX AAA78's) pure DAC signal, even it's pre-lowpass filter sound.
Gain switch (High/Low): it's the power output control
Turbo mode (DSD mode on/off)
Music storage (USD DAC or DAP)
Airplay Switch (to use outside with your phone, android's DNLP compatible, or any Bluetooth devices)
Android/Music only mode (To turn off android smartphone functions, only dedicated to the music playing)
Screenlock
Blue-light off mode
Lowpass-filter setting
It's perfect. Nothing more nothing less.
It's rated 8.8 on highly regarded audiophile's polls, world's best is 9.4 but you have to pay $3.5k. second, the best is 9.0, you have to pay $1.7k.
For $650 with 8.8 score, this is my personal best value-to-money option. As we all know the DAP products keep evolving, we don't want to dumb our $1000+ to something that's gonna be outdated in a couple of years.
[Edit]
It does come with a glitch, like if you use BT DAC/AMP mode, and remained your smartphone in the paired memory, then turning off BT, the sampling rate on streaming gets override with 44.1kHz(but 44.1kHz to 2,822kHz DSD translation works actually very good as it’s 2^6 computational upscaling), simply remove Bluetooth paired smartphone and turn off all Bluetooth switches. Reboot. You will be able to listen with 192kHz.
44.1kHz to 2,822Khz upscaling on streaming services is not recommended, it consumes a huge amount of energy and releases extreme heat and may fly your either left or right channel by overheating, it’s a glitch so try not to overuse it. It’s an extreme turbo.
I was able to listen to streaming services with 176.5kHz =[ 44.1kHz x 2^2 (4x) ] with > 2^4(16x) > DSD (2,822kHZ). This is the best option for any streaming service with upsampling turbo.
This needs a little trick, hope FiiO lets users to chose upsampling rate in the future update.
1: Open FiiO Music App, play default songs by scanning all device
2: On FiiO Music App, while playing the default song, turn on "All to DSD"
3: While music is playing on FiiO Music, open any streaming service (Youtube Music, Amazon Music, Spotify)
4: You are good to go! All streaming music will be first upsampled from 44.1kHZ PCM to 176.4kHZ, then added 16x turbo to 2,822kHZ DSD quasi-analog sounds!
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