General Specifications
Name/Model M21 Hardware solution SoC: Qualcomm Snapdragon 680, DAC: CS43198*4, Amp: OPA1692*2+SGM8262-2*2
Working mode Android/Pure music/AirPlay/USB DAC/Bluetooth Receiving
Color Titanium gold/Dark blue Weight About 193g
Dimensions About 68x121x17mm Volume control type Button control
Display 4.7-inch (750x1334) bezel-less screen Internal storage/available capacity (ROM) 64GB/About 52GB
RAM 4GB Adaptive impedance PO: 8~350Ω
Memory card Single microSD card expansion, up to 2TB in theory BAL: 8~350Ω
Channel balance L20~R20 (0.5dB per level)    
Buttons and Ports
Buttons Power button*1; Multifunction button*1; Volume button*2; Play/Pause button*1; Previous track*1; Next track*1 USB Type-C USB3.0*1 (charging/data transmission)+Type-C POWER IN*1 (charging/independent power supply port)
Toggle switch HOLD switch*1; D.MODE switch*1 Headphone out Standard 3.5mm
Line output Standard 3.5mm (shared PO) BAL headphone out Standard 4.4mm
BAL line output Standard 4.4mm (shared BAL) COAX headphone out Standard 3.5mm (shared PO)
Exposed contacts Connect to cassette-style protective case    
Special functions
WiFi 2.4GHz/5GHz, supports DLNA, AirPlay, WiFi song transfer, Roon Ready, etc. Bluetooth transmission (5.0) AAC/SBC/aptX/aptX HD/LDAC/LHDC
Bluetooth reception (5.0) SBC/AAC/LDAC FIIO Link Android supports WiFi and Bluetooth control, iOS supports Bluetooth control
MQA Supports MQA full decoding ALL TO DSD Supported
EQ adjustment 10-band dynamic EQ adjustment (±12dB), built in 8 types of preset EQ, self-define EQ System navigation mode Supports gesture navigation, 2-button navigation and 3-button navigation
Double tap to wake up Supported Power off timers Supports Sleep/Idle power off
Max supported sampling rate USB DAC: Supports up to 384kHz/32bit; DSD256 (Native) Firmware upgrade Supports upgrade from local storage/memory card/OTA
Local decoding: Supports up to 384kHz/32bit; DSD256 (Native)    
USB Audio: 768kHz/32bit; DSD512 (supports DoP/D2P/Native)    
Coaxial output: Supports up to 384kHz/24bit; DSD128 (DOP)    
Power Supply Parameters
Power supply Supports D2.0 and PD3.0 fast charging Charging time About 1.5h (PD3.0 fast charging mode)
Battery life and test conditions: 
3.5mm headphone out: 15 hours
Volume level 44 Gain level High gain
Display status OFF Playing track and format MP3 44kHz/16bit
EQ OFF Load 32Ω
4.4mm headphone out: 12.5 hours
Volume level 33 Gain level High gain
Display status OFF Playing track and format MP3 44kHz/16bit
EQ OFF Load 32Ω
Audio Parameters
Parts of performance and parameters of PO (3.5mm, USB DAC, Super High Gain mode)
Output power L+R≥480mW+480mW (16Ω, THD+N<1%) Output impedance <1Ω
L+R≥405mW+405mW (32Ω, THD+N<1%) Crosstalk ≥74dB
L+R≥45mW+45mW (300Ω, THD+N<1%) Peak output voltage 10.6Vp-p
SNR ≥124dB (A-weighted) THD+N <0.0003% (1kHz/-4dB@32Ω)
Frequency response 20Hz~85kHz: attenuation<2dB Noise floor <2uV (A-weighted)
20Hz~20KHz: attenuation<0.02dB    
Parts of performance and parameters of PO (3.5mm, USB DAC, High Gain mode)
Output power L+R≥380mW+380mW (16Ω, THD+N<1%) Output impedance <1Ω
L+R≥290mW+290mW (32Ω, THD+N<1%) Crosstalk ≥74dB
L+R≥35mW+35mW (300Ω, THD+N<1%) Peak output voltage 9.5Vp-p
SNR ≥123dB (A-weighted) THD+N <0.0004% (1kHz/-4dB@32Ω)
Frequency response 20Hz~85kHz: attenuation<2dB Noise floor <2.1uV (A-weighted)
20Hz~20KHz: attenuation<0.02dB    
Parts of performance and parameters of LO
THD+N <0.0005% (1kHz/-5dB@10KΩ) SNR ≥122dB (A-weighted)
Crosstalk ≥111dB Noise floor <1.6uV (A-weighted)
Frequency response 20Hz~85kHz: attenuation<1.8dB Line output level 1.9Vrms
20Hz~20KHz: attenuation<0.02dB    
Parts of performance and parameters of BAL headphone out (4.4mm, USB DAC, Super High Gain mode)
Output power L+R≥540mW+540mW (16Ω, THD+N<1%) Output impedance <1.5Ω
L+R≥950mW+950mW (32Ω, THD+N<1%) Crosstalk ≥109dB
L+R≥185mW+185mW (300Ω, THD+N<1%) Peak output voltage 21.2Vp-p
SNR ≥126dB (A-weighted) THD+N <0.0005% (1kHz/-12dB@32Ω)
Frequency response 20Hz~85kHz: attenuation<2dB Noise floor <2.7uV (A-weighted)
20Hz~20KHz: attenuation<0.03dB    
Parts of performance and parameters of BAL headphone out (4.4mm, USB DAC, High Gain mode)
Output power L+R≥600mW+600mW (16Ω, THD+N<1%) Output impedance <1.5Ω
L+R≥720mW+720mW (32Ω, THD+N<1%) Crosstalk ≥109dB
L+R≥90mW+90mW (300Ω, THD+N<1%) Peak output voltage 15Vp-p
SNR ≥125dB (A-weighted) THD+N <0.0005% (1kHz/-8dB@32Ω)
Frequency response 20Hz~85kHz: attenuation<2dB Noise floor <2.7uV (A-weighted)
20Hz~20KHz: attenuation<0.03dB    
Parts of performance and parameters of BAL LO
THD+N <0.0003% (1kHz/-0dB@10KΩ) SNR ≥126dB (A-weighted)
Crosstalk ≥103dB Noise floor <1.9uV (A-weighted)
Frequency response 20Hz~85kHz: attenuation<1.8dB Line output level 3.9Vrms
20Hz~20KHz: attenuation<0.02dB    

UAC, coaxial, fiber decoding distortion curve 1

 

Test conditions: -4dB sinusoidal signal, balanced headphone out, high gain (32Ω load)

UAC, coaxial, fiber decoding frequency response curve 2

 

Test conditions: -5dB sinusoidal signal, 20Hz~20kHz, balanced headphone out, high gain (32Ω load)

UAC, coaxial, fiber decoding frequency response curve 4

 

Test conditions: -5dB sinusoidal signal, 20Hz~80kHz, balanced headphone out, high gain (32Ω load)

UAC解码频响曲线 1

 

测试条件:-5dB 正弦信号,20Hz-85kHz,耳机线性输出(10kΩ负载)

UAC解码频响曲线3

  

测试条件:-5dB 正弦信号,20Hz-85kHz,耳机输出 大耳模式 (32Ω负载)

UAC解码频响曲线 5

 

测试条件:-5dB 正弦信号,20Hz-20kHz,耳机输出--高增益-32Ω负载

UAC解码失真曲线1

  

测试条件:-4dB 正弦信号,平衡输出--高增益 -32Ω负载

UAC解码失真曲线3

 

测试条件:-0dB 正弦信号,平衡线性输出 (10kΩ负载)

UAC解码失真曲线2 

 

测试条件:-5dB 正弦信号,20Hz-85kHz,耳机输出  高增益 (32Ω负载)

 

UAC解码频响曲线 4

  

测试条件:-5dB 正弦信号,20Hz-20kHz,耳机线性输出-10kΩ负载

UAC解码频响曲线 6

  

测试条件:-5dB 正弦信号,20Hz-20kHz,耳机输出--大耳模式 -32Ω负载

UAC解码失真曲线2

 

测试条件:-4dB 正弦信号,耳机输出--大耳模式 -32Ω负载