Feiao M15 Player: Well-deserved Flagship of the Year

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, when this article was published, everyone was already celebrating the New Year. However, this year, many people were worried. Whether it was Wuhan or friends from other places, they were exhausted by this shocking epidemic. As a civil aviation staff, the author wishes the burning friends a happy new year, but also hopes that the disaster will end as soon as possible, so that everyone can feel at ease. As of the release of this article, the author is pleased to hear that Feiao donated 100,000 yuan to Wuhan Hospital to support the medical front line, this article also talked about solidarity.

, let's get down to business.

I remember from 2017, there have been burning friends urging Feiao: when will the new flagship be released? After all, the X7II, which is an X7 upgrade and facelift, is almost at the end of the year; and at that time, the M series only had M7 and M9, which were really not up to the standard of the flagship, and the voice was not the opponent of the X7II, let alone competing with other flagship. However, at the feiao spring conference in March 2019, although the M11, which was born out of the sky, has a flagship temperament in terms of hardware configuration and appearance, there is still a gap between its sound performance and the word "flagship", and feiao officials did not call it the flagship. By the release of M11PRO, the burning friends (including the author) had greatly refreshed their understanding of the sound quality of Feiao player, so that they directly declared that the stem of "Feiao Tuner" had basically become history. At this time, everyone knows that Feiao's true flagship is ready to come out.

on December 28, 2019, the flagship player M15 was officially released at the Feiao Winter Conference. Apart from the expected dual-AK4499EQ decoding chip, Samsung master control and full touch screen, there are still many unexpected things in other aspects. On the basis of using M15 for more than half a month, the author shares the experience of using M15.

Packaging Accessories: Gorgeous and Simple

M15 is still a family-based black carton, and the walnut wooden box after disassembly declares the flagship identity of M15. After opening the wooden box, the internal structure is very simple. The upper layer of the black foam compartment is the M15 body, and the lower layer is the glass film and the data line. M15, a 2.5D gorilla screen, is beautiful, but it has caused a lot of trouble to the film: don't stick it, such an expensive machine is worried about screen wear and tear; Post it, it looks really not very good. It is suggested that Feiao should consider configuring (or selling separately) 15 water condensate films to give consideration to both protection and aesthetics.

the author originally thought that it was very easy to produce a flagship, and the accessories should be more luxurious (such as standard leather case and VIP membership card). However, M15 took a simple route. If someone hadn't told me that there was still a film and data cable under the box, I almost thought there was only one machine in the M15 box.

design and workmanship: stable atmosphere

M15 is also the flagship player of the brand that has been absent for 3 years, revealing a stable temperament in appearance design. The official claim that the design is inspired by the shape of the Roman column, but in fact, it is very similar to the outline of some of Feiao's portable ear products. Of course, the workmanship and craftsmanship of M15 are undoubtedly the highest in the brand. Compared with the outline of M11 slightly cut hands, the hand feel of M15 this time is very good. The pressure feel in the hand is just right but not too heavy, and the round side design is also very friendly. All the keys are designed on the left side of the fuselage, which is not very friendly to the left-handed author (the author is used to the left handset, and the index finger cannot press the keys on the left side of the fuselage at this time, so one-handed operation cannot be realized); However, friends who are used to the right handset will be very comfortable after getting used to it.

M15 not only provides visual stunning, but also ensures the fineness of the picture. For the "cover party", high-definition cover pictures can be used to enhance inner satisfaction. The glass back plate and carbon fiber lines on the back are not lost, conservative and not outdated.

body is a TYPE-C charging/data port and a hidden Cato, and at the top is a volume knob and three earphone sockets of 2.5mm balance, 3.5mm single-ended and 4.4mm balance, which are different from M11's 2.5mm "bending for perfection" and are retracted next to the 4.4 port. This time, a gold ring is also inlaid. The volume knob should be made of plastic material. The translucent texture at the top adds a lot of points. The design without marking the volume scale (the UI in the machine does not display the volume scale) is full of "simulation feeling" and there are also some inconveniences. After all, now everyone is used to using volume values to measure their common volume, but purely by visual simulation, there are always some that are not reliable, I hope that the subsequent official can add back the function of digital display volume, so that users can choose whether to display it.

function control: the icing on the cake

if the control of M11/PRO is already very good as a national brick, then M15 is a further improvement. although it is not a solution to the pain point (in fact, Feiao's player has no pain point in the control now), it still brings the overall experience to a higher level. besides being unfriendly to left-handed people, it seems that the author cannot jump out of any shortcomings.

, in terms of function, M15 has inserted almost all the highlights of Feiao's own products into this palm-sized fuselage. There are all kinds of full-format Bluetooth transmission/reception, USB-DAC, ALL TO DSD, and even high-power modes (officially called "big ear mode") with thrust comparable to desktop products. Combined with Feiao's smooth and beautiful UI interaction, plus the free switching of four modes, it can be said that it takes into account the degree of freedom and the rationality of control. (I despise Cat 2 here, holding M15 with pure tone mode, I actually said that I had broken the machine, so I couldn't get rid of Feiao Music APP)

Bluetooth reception I think there are some chicken ribs, after all, who will use something thicker than a mobile phone to receive Bluetooth signals, and this thing can't make a phone call without a built-in microphone... On the contrary, the FIIO LINK function is still useful, you can use the mobile phone remote control player to carry out some operations remotely. In addition, the on-board mode of M15 has a high degree of coordination with the car itself (for example, automatic power on/off is realized with the start and flameout of the vehicle, etc.). If the on-board audio has Bluetooth function, it will greatly simplify the traditional player. With the matching operation of the car audio, the satisfaction of the experience has risen sharply. During the shooting of the M15 promotional video, the author tested the car mode and actual sound performance on the "Feiao Maibakh", and the effect was excellent.

for Feiao, who has long lost the "national brick" hat, M15 is further improving in both function and control, achieving "icing on the cake" on top of a good reputation, and is considered a leader among domestic players.

sound performance: mellow atmosphere

, before M11PRO, Feiao's player products were almost all "plain boiled water" tuning. Although there were some other style attempts (such as M6 and M9), they were generally light, transparent and less dyed, and often did not have an advantage in the sense of atmosphere. While M11PRO has maintained a balanced and transparent basis, it has made significant progress in overall thickness and density, basically bidding farewell to the "cold" evaluation. However, the author thought that the voice of M15 would continue to carry forward the new style on the basis of M11PRO, supplemented by the strong quality of double AK4499, to make M15 a more perfect player product.

, however, when the official version of M15 was in hand, the author's first ear when he plugged in the earphone was shocked (although the author did not wear glasses): Feiao actually made the annual flagship a "pop sound"??? If in the M series, whose voice is closest to M15, the answer is M9.

the characteristics of M15 sound, I am deeply impressed by three main:

1advanced sense

the word "advanced sense" is not a common standard, and different people have different definitions of it. In the author's eyes, equipment with a "high-level sense" sound, the first is to have a rich level of sound, which can show the details and levels of human voice and musical instruments; the second is to achieve a moderate distance of the mid-frequency human voice, and The human voice cannot be too far or too close, too far is empty, and too close is kitsch. Then, the characteristics that run counter to the "advanced sense" are probably "loud and loud", "human voice sticking to face" and "medium frequency depression.

M15 has an excellent sense of hierarchy, especially when listening to live recordings (such as classical symphonies, concerts, etc.), it can restore the live recordings well, and what is presented to the listener is a real and not exaggerated scene; And the positioning of the musical instruments and their different timbre can also be well restored. If you have to say that there are any shortcomings, it is that the horizontal sound field of M15 is not very open, and it is really a little stretched in the performance of the big scene. So for the author who loves to listen to classics, M15 is not the most suitable player for me, but this does not prevent it from becoming an excellent player product.

and M15's dynamic, transient, analytical and triple-frequency performance are all flagship, inheriting the "bucket" style of the Feiao family, with no obvious shortcomings, and being placed at the same price is also the first echelon.

2pop sound

M15 is not the previous balanced plain boiled water route, but a slightly warm "pop sound". The charm, thickness and density of the intermediate frequency have been greatly improved compared with the previous work, and it has a full sense of atmosphere for various types of male and female vocal tracks. The different types of vocals such as Jay Chou, Eason Chan, Tian Fuzhen, Mai Kang Mu, and Han Lei that the author often listens to have good performance. Generally speaking, they are all biased towards restoration and supplemented by light dyeing, taking into account both quality and charm.

At the same time, track types such as ACG, new age, and movie soundtracks are very adaptable. It can be said that except for the classical compilation, M15 is quite versatile.

3high thrust

not to mention the abnormal thrust that the "big ear mode" officially advertised by M15 can provide, the author took turns to serve the two main thrust eaters, AKG K601 and Sony Z1000. The overall feeling is: the best in portability, but it is still a poor tone compared with desktop equipment; In addition, the author does not like to use portable equipment to drive his head and wear big ears, so let's mainly talk about the driving force of M.

on the premise of turning off the big ear mode, the sound quality of the 2.5 and 4.4 balance ports of M15 is better than that of the 3.5 single port. Although this 3.5 is not a gift, if you want to experience the full strength of M15, you still have to balance it.

the M15 balance port, the author used Feiao FH7(4.4), final B1(4.4) and AK T9IE(2.5) with changed lines to test respectively. The overall style was the same, and the quality of 2.5 and 4.4 was no different. The author followed the path of thick sound bottom and sufficient density. Among them, FH7 has little difference in high and low gain, B1 is more brilliant under high gain, while T9IE directly introduces abnormal sound with high gain, and everything is normal if it is changed to low gain.

In addition to these three, the author has also tried some other headphones on hand to match, but they are not as representative as the above three. Let's talk about them separately:

FH7: What puzzled the author before was that the plug of FH7 did not have a perfect match with Feiao's own player, but the bricks of Kaiyin and the old man next door could get a good listening feeling. However, this M15 is the most suitable machine for Feiao and FH7. Its warm sound bottom and strong quality can not only give full play to the full strength of FH7, at the same time, the slightly straightforward FH7 was plated with a light dye to make the sound more shiny. It is highly recommended that fans who already have FH7 use M15 official suits.

B1: The author's favorite plug at present, because it has the best classical performance among small earplugs with normal prices. However, as a small plug, this product is surprisingly difficult to push and pick the front end. Driven by M15, the sound is quite full this time, and the vocal performance that was not very brilliant has also made great progress. The only deficiency is that even the open sound field of B1 cannot make up for the regret that M15 is not wide horizontally and has obvious marginal effect, and the support for classical large-scale establishment is still not ideal; however, it is quite comfortable to listen to the small chamber music and musical instrument N ensemble.

T9IE: This combination is the "advanced sense" that the author thinks is the most sufficient. As a high-end single-acting circle, T9IE's natural and full voice meets M15. The three-frequency performance is relaxed and natural. At the same time, it has good analytical power and hierarchical sense. It is sufficient for most types of music playback. The enjoyment of listening feeling is self-evident.

Feiao M15 is the flagship of Feiao's year. Although the 8998 price cannot be said to be cheap, the configuration of double AK4499, coupled with external factors such as sound quality, function, workmanship, volume and weight, is enough to become one of the most competitive products in the 10,000-yuan player. Although it is not perfect, it is the most complete product in Feiao's own product sequence. Whether it is a fan of Feiao or a fan who wants to find a strong-quality Joker player, it is a pretty good choice. At the price it belongs to, it can be recommended for non-classical fans.

author:love to do things video01-28 12:09 Website: https://weibo.com/ttarticle/p/show?id=2309404465679993536533