a full "core" upgrade, Feiao M11 Pro smart lossless player

At the beginning of 2019, the limited edition of the first test product AM3C earpiece module that Feiao cooperated with THX was sold in Japan. After the success of the earpiece module, Feiao introduced the first intelligent lossless player M11 Pro equipped with the same THX earpiece solution. In order to give full play to the strength of the earring program, Feiao replaced DAC with AKM's second flagship AK4497EQ and equipped itIndependent Double Crystal Oscillator, Volume IC. The M11 Pro, which has many halo bonuses, has attracted much attention. After the pre-sale was launched on September 12, 19, it sold well and was out of stock. Therefore, the evaluation experience came a little later.

Unpacking and Appearance Experience

M11 Pro basically follows the M11 design in terms of appearance. Compared with M11,M11 Pro adds a THX certified logo and support for MQA coding at the bottom of the outer box. At the same time, the new "Pro" on the side of the fuselage is also shown on the product map.

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M11 Pro looks basically the same as M11. According to the official comparative data, M11 Pro and M11 are the same in length, width and weight, only 1mm more in thickness.

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accessories. Due to the increase in thickness, it will be more difficult to plug into the M11 water jacket. Feiao said that a special protective jacket will be launched in the future, which is currently under development.

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M11 Pro continues the masculine design of M11. The fuselage is almost entirely composed of straight lines. Fine polishing makes these lines look resolute and not too sharp to touch. The front of the body adopts a full screen design, which conforms to the current interactive habits of most users using mobile phones.

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will see the fine black edges at the top and bottom only after the screen is on.

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However, this will not affect the excellent visual impact of the full screen and the convenient touch screen operation. M11 Pro still uses a large screen with a 5.1-inch 1440*720 touch at 10 o'clock. Even more than half a year after the launch of M11, there are still very few applications of such configurations in HiFi players.

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From this picture, we can see the biggest difference in appearance between M11 Pro and M11. M11PRO is slightly thicker and has more gold-plated nickel sheet "Pro" on the side.

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fuselage, in addition to the two high-resolution audio-certified small gold labels, there is an additional line of THX-AAA-78 certification marks. This logo shows that M11 Pro adopts THX AAA-78 amplifier scheme and has passed THX rigorous tests and has been certified.

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In addition, M11 Pro has reduced the slot of an external TF card, increased the built-in storage capacity from 32G to 64G, and arranged a larger battery, reaching 4370mA capacity, 570mA more than M11, in order to cope with the increase in power consumption brought about by the upgrade of the internal "core.

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M11 Pro retains M11 's multi-interface compatible design and supports 4.4mm/2.5mm balance and 3.5mm single-ended output. The data interface is a TYPE-C USB2.0 interface, which supports QC2.0(DC12V 1.5A) fast charging, and it takes about 2.5 hours to fully charge.

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audition & experience

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M11 Pro over M11 is the application of dual AK4497EQ and THX AAA-78 configuration. AK4497EQ is AKM's sub-flagship DAC. Compared with the AK4493EQ used by M11, it has lower distortion and noise, and has a higher dynamic range. It is often used in 10,000-yuan machines (such as A & ultima SP1000). The THX AAA-78 is a scheme designed with the idea of pursuing the ultimate restoration of real sound. The combination of the two, on paper, should have a darker background, stronger analysis, stronger dynamics, and the pursuit of restoration without distortion of sound, and it actually sounds the same.

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M11 Pro expresses the timbre completely through low distortion and high power output. The sound is correct and accurate. All timbre appears impartially in the time and position of its appearance, showing a complete, clean and layered sound as a whole. It does not modify the timbre too much, so that when the first string test is taken, the high frequency seems to be less exciting, but through its strong dynamic ability, the music can bring stronger impact and appeal when playing in unison. This kind of high-quality sound that pursues restoration will appear to be very advanced and textured. From the description of M11 Pro sound, it can be seen that it is more suitable for playing classical music. It has enough control power to make the sound accurate and hierarchical interpretation, and it also has enough dynamics to enhance the appeal of music, making it easier for people to immerse themselves in the beauty of classical music.

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M11 Pro can have a very good sound with its own FH7. It is recommended to use it with black filter screen and balanced silver upgrade line. Because the voice is positive, it will not deliberately highlight or optimize the voice when playing popular vocals, but thanks to the strong control, the vocals can be easily separated from the background and can express the complete tone. The performance of the accompaniment music will be clearer and more layered, which can help the voice to better render the atmosphere together. When listening to songs that are usually familiar, you can feel that the songs are more plump, and the vocals will not be drowned in the accompaniment. When expressing other types of tracks such as R & B or rock, thanks to the high-quality performance of the full frequency band, M11 Pro also appears to be able to do well.

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After repeatedly comparing the M11 and M11 Pro models, the intuitive feeling is that the M11 Pro has a smaller bottom and stronger analysis. Especially when listening to classical music, the separation and clarity of the instrument are better than M11. If you listen carefully, even in the symphony, every performance of the instrument by M11 Pro is more complete, including the slight changes in loudness and timbre shown by various playing methods, which can be captured, thus making the sound of the instrument appear more textured. The dynamic range of M11 Pro is also better than M11, making M11 Pro loudness higher than M11 when playing in unison at the same volume, with stronger momentum and appeal.

When listening to popular male voices, the accompaniment sound performed by M11 is brighter at high frequency, stronger at low frequency, more mellow and ear-sensitive, and sounds more like what we usually call "popular flavor". In contrast, the high and low frequencies of M11 Pro converge, with less stimulation. The interference between the various accompaniment and the human voice has become smaller, the human voice is clearer but no longer particularly close to the ear, and there will be no situation of being pressed by the accompaniment, and all the content is presented in an orderly and complete manner. Since the texture of all timbres is very strong and round enough, M11 Pro does not make people feel "digital", but a richer and more refined "popular".

In terms of the performance of ACG female voices, M11 Pro no longer deliberately improves the brightness or loudness of female voices, but presents the sound details more plump, especially the performance of the vibrato part is more flexible, with a very black background, Bring different enjoyment. In the face of usually more complicated arrangements, M11 Pro can also reasonably arrange various sounds in their respective positions and present them hierarchically.

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Due to the accurate performance of sound, M11 Pro has higher requirements for sound sources. Through M11 Pro, it is easier to distinguish some subtle differences of timbre in sound sources with different resolutions. A more complete presentation of sound also makes these sound prone to defects nowhere to hide. Generally speaking, try to choose a lossless or high-resolution sound source to get a better experience. Some classical music can obtain denser and textured sounds using DSD format. The AK4497EQ on M11 Pro has the ability to hardware DSD. At the same time, M11 Pro also has the function of ALL TO DSD, which can convert PCM format into DSD format for playback, making the sound more analog. After the actual test is turned on, the sound becomes softer, even in the performance of popular vocals. The difference in style is greater than the difference in quality. Some female songs appear softer after turning on this function, which is worth a try. But after turning on the function, the power consumption doubled, and the battery life dropped rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.

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In addition to ALL TO DSD, M11 Pro also supports MQA encoding for the first time, which saves more music information in a smaller format by "folding. 8 times the amount of information can be obtained when playing back through devices that support MQA coding, and high-quality music with small capacity can be truly realized.

When operating M11 Pro, you can choose the traditional virtual key mode, or you can choose the full screen gesture operation, which is close to the operation of the mobile phone to the greatest extent, making it easier for users to get started.

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In addition to these features, the original advantages of M11 have been retained, such as compatibility with LDAC/HWA/APT-X HD/AAC and other common Bluetooth protocols on the market, support as DAC, support all mainstream online music applications, support DLNA and mobile phone remote control, etc.

, when Feiao launched M11, we gave it a high evaluation of "mobile phone-like workmanship and experience". Now M11 Pro has upgraded its inner core in all directions after adhering to the excellent performance of M11. Its configuration is close to 10,000 yuan model, which is called the successor of flagship model X7II by the majority of Feiao fans. On the other hand, the same shape and different configurations show that M11 Pro is also an attempt by Feiao. Crazy stacking of materials and THX certification in pursuit of restoration style make M11 Pro a minority in the national brick industry. It plays a set of combination punches with M11, which is more popular in both price and sound style, providing users with more choices.

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