Fiio Released M11 Upgrade Version - M11 Pro

CanJam Global 2019 has come to its fourth stop: London.  FiiO, as one of the privileged exhibitors, launched their new flagship portable player M11 Pro  at booth A3.

M11 Pro: Building on the success of the M11

Dual AK4497 high-performance audiophile DACs replace AK4493

Inside the M11pro are dual AKM AK4497EQ DACs decoding your music. Compared to its dual AK4493 predecessor in M11, not only has the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) been increased, but distortion has also been reduced by 3dB for greatly improved sound quality.

M11 pro adopted THX-AAA amplifier chipset

Same as M11, the Pro generation is a music player, but also a capable Bluetooth amplifier. M11 pro adopted THX-AAA amplifier chipset. When set to be in the Bluetooth receiver mode, the M11pro transforms into a high-quality Bluetooth amplifier, with significantly better frequency response, as well as lower distortion, noise floor, and crosstalk compared to typical Bluetooth solutions. On top of that, the M11pro can also output any received Bluetooth signals through the coaxial out to an external decoder. With the M11pro, you can enjoy truly divine sound over the wireless convenience of Bluetooth.

M11 pro double ROM to 64GB

M11 pro increase ROM from 32GB to 64GB. The copious 3GB of RAM ensures smooth multi-tasking, while the 64GB of storage plus two micro-SD card slots (each supporting up to 2TB card) means you can store thousands of lossless music without having to delete songs to free up space.

M11 Pro increased battery capacity from 3800 to 4370mAh. 

M11pro continue the Quick Charge 2.0 and MediaTek Pump Express quick charging support , allowing it to only take 3.5 hours to full charge its large battery.   It increase  3800 mAh high-voltage battery of M11 to  considerable 4370mAh,  We are sure it will be at least 15% more than 13 hours continuously playback  and 50 days  deep sleep standby. Comparing with M11, 1hour charging time more because of increased battery capacity. 

More Key features of the FiiO M11 Pro include:
* Copious amounts of RAM and storage (3GB RAM + 64GB ROM)
* Supports up to PCM 384 KHz + Native DSD256
* Supports All to DSD
* Two-way Bluetooth with LDAC
* Asynchronous USB DAC supporting up to 384 kHz/32 bit
* 2.4/5GHz dual-band Wi-Fi
* 5.15 inch 1440*720 touch screen
* Get a quick surge of power with QC2.0 and Media Tek Pump
* Supports FiiO Link, DLNA, Air Play and USB Audio
* Simply transfer music directly through Wi-Fi
* All-New dynamic EQ featuring 8 presets
* Full Screen Gesture Operation
* 4370mAh high voltage quick charge Lituium Ion Polymer battery
* Only 220g

source: HiFiGo

The New Pocket Music Player from Colorfly Pocket U6

As a veteran manufacturer of China domestic HiFi audio, Colorful launched the new flagship player Pocket HIFI U8 in the middle of last year. After a year, the second reference player of the U series came again. “Pocket HIFI U6” will be officially on sale on July 22. 

The new Pocket  HIFI U6 explore the Ultron audio system customized deeply based on Android OS. It has the same audio architecture as the flagship of the same series. The data streaming transmission is completely isolated from each other except the operating instructions between the operating system and the audio system. It brings excellent reproducing performance on playback. 

 

U6 comes loaded with 4 chips,8-channels  DAC (ESS ES 9318) which can directly decode DSD512, PCM 32bit/384KHz audio data. It is equiped with 3.5mm pro balanced port and 3.5mm PO port single-ended output( shared LO ). U6 offers high dynamic range (DNR) of 121dB measured officially and  impressively low levels of total harmonic distortion plus noise (THD+N)  as low as 0.00017% . The outputs performance reach professional desktops grade comparatively. 

 

U6 , defined as a "pocket player" by Colorful officially , utilizes the same two key technologies in colorfly desktop  Milestone: First, AMPT, FPGA reads data in memory directly by optimized circuit to avoid the interference from OS. The second , Jitter Killer II (Jitter Killer I on C4) with the De-Jitter chip and dual ultra-low crystal oscillator customized to reduce clock jitter to 77 femtoseconds, providing vivid sound reproduction. 

About timbre, U6 continues beautifully balanced and wide soundstage style of Colorfly .Sound performance of Colorfly was accepted  widely on C4 and U8 products by audiophiles. U6 will be popular undoubtedly with the same technologies and timbre style. 

 

With the U6, you will find an anodized,CNC aluminum alloy body paried with glass double sides, for a more attractive look. The 3.97 inch IPS HD 800 × 480 touchscreen is a feast for the eyes with its sharpness design. Different with volume adjusting by touch on flagship U8,U6 opts Alps mechanical roller avoiding misoperation. Type-C port can be easily accessed on both the front and the back. 

Three grades gain-control  adjusting are available according to the impedance output supporting 31-segment EQ, audiophiles could chose as you like.

The U6 equiped with 4600mAh battery,offers up to 9 hours of continuous playback in 16bit/192kHz tested by Colorfly.  

Pocket HIFI U6 with price CNY4,999 , comparing with price CNY 6999 of U8 which is insufficient supply is more acceptable . U6 will be on sale online and offline from July 22, when audiophiles purchase through the authorized dealers of Colorfly. 

Resource:https://hifigo.com/blogs/news/colorfly-pocket-hifi-u6-launched