million yuan flagship's peak work Feiao M15 music player experience
At the end of 2019, Feiao launched the top flagship player M15, which costs 8998 yuan. This is not only the most expensive product among Feiao's active portable players, but also the product with the highest hardware configuration, the strongest performance, the brightest parameters and the largest volume.
Two AKM top-spec chip AK4499EQ, National Brick's strongest master Exynos 7872, Qualcomm's flagship Bluetooth chip CSR8675, two Japanese NDK femtosecond crystal oscillators, and ten low-noise operational amplifiers... For such a performance monster, can its experience subvert our previous understanding of Feiao products? Needless to say, today I will talk to you about the detailed use experience of this product.
Appearance: New Inspiration, Innovative Design Elements
appearance, M15 changed the inherent design language of Feiao M series, and adopted a brand-new design scheme in terms of overall appearance and key layout. First of all, the M15 adopts the classic column design of the fifth generation of Feiao, and the fuselage is very round, which is in great contrast to the angular design adopted by the fourth generation of Feiao.
, some people may think that the appearance of M15 is not strong enough and less masculine. I really don't deny this. It's like radish and green vegetables have their own love. However, in terms of the holding feeling of the product, M15 is actually a big improvement compared with M9 and M11 series. There is no place in the fuselage of M15 that can hold hands, and the sunken parts on both sides can just allow the palms and fingers to hold the fuselage tightly, further improving comfort and safety.
key part, Feiao designed the five keys of M15 on the left side of the fuselage this time. The advantage is that these functional keys can be controlled with his thumb when holding with his left hand, which is more in line with the operation habit of M15 large screen. However, I also found a problem in actual use, that is, the key of M15 is too soft and easy to be touched by mistake. Although the key function and touch panel can be disabled through the Hold key on the left side of the body, daily use still brings some inconvenience to the user's operation.
M15 is quite creative. The breathing light is hidden under the knob. When the volume is adjusted, the dark blue light will also change with the volume. In addition, a volume bar will also be displayed on the screen to facilitate users to observe the current volume at any time.
It is also worth mentioning that M15 has also designed a custom function key, and users can select the key function in the setting options. For example, one key is added to my favorite, one key is randomly followed, one key is used to switch filters, one key is used to enter USB DAC mode, etc., which is convenient for users to quickly operate or switch modes at any time.
interfaces, M15 is equipped with a 3.5mm single port, a 2.5mm balance port and a 4.4mm balance port. The three interfaces are arranged neatly to facilitate users to use headphones with different interfaces. As a flagship machine, these interfaces should naturally be fully equipped, which is nothing to say.
M15 uses a 5.15-inch (18:9)720P Corning Gorilla Glass with an oleophobic layer added to the surface. From the front, the screen proportion is still relatively high, which is also in line with the large screen perception of current digital products. The carbon fiber texture back cover on the back should be familiar to everyone. Feiao has seen it on many M-series players. In addition, the Hi-Res and Hi-Res Wireless gold labels are all equipped.
configuration: blessing of two AK4499EQ DAC chips, luxurious hardware stacking
I still remember that Feiao used the phrase "the king configuration of flagship machine" to describe how luxurious the M15 configuration is at the last press conference. For the flagship machine, stacking is necessary. I have already introduced its core configuration, so I won't repeat it here. To be honest, the core configurations such as flagship DAC chip, decoding chip, main control chip and Bluetooth chip used by M15 are conscientious enough compared with the selling price of this product in 8998 yuan, and it is an absolute cost-effective choice for enthusiasts.
, however, behind the luxurious stacks and strong performance, it is inevitable to sacrifice some of the endurance. Although the M15 is equipped with a 7490mAh high-capacity battery, its battery life is only about 15 hours. If it is fully loaded, the power will definitely drop faster. This is mainly because the two AK4499EQ chips consume too much power, so if you want to have a fever, you may have to be prepared to charge it every day.
Feiao also took into account the impact of battery life on users, so M15 was equipped with QC2.0 21W fast charging, with a single charging time of less than 3.5 hours. This is still relatively rare in current player products and deserves praise. In addition, Feiao also specially designed a fashionable and exquisite charging base for M15 -- DK1; It is beautiful and elegant to match M15. It can be used at home as a bracket and can quickly charge the equipment (it can also be used with desktop decoding for USB output), which is very convenient. More importantly, users who have purchased M15 can get this charging base as long as they dry the list, let alone I didn't tell you.
system, M15 uses Android 7.0 to support third-party application downloading. In terms of operation experience, M15 uses Samsung's Exynos 7872 main control chip, and the overall operation is very smooth, and there is no problem of caton or delay in daily use. In addition, M15 also preset a variety of modes for users to choose, including "Android mode", "pure tone mode", "USB DAC mode", "Bluetooth receiving mode", "big ear mode" and "car mode", which can be said to meet the user's full-scene use needs.
worth noting that Feiao once used the word "monster" to describe the output power/output voltage of M15, because M15 can well drive those high impedance headphones (or headphones that are difficult to push) in "big ear mode. For example, under a load of 300 ohms, the output power of a single port can reach 70mW, while the output power of a balanced port can reach 280mW. Compared with the 22mW and 88.5mW of M11 Pro, it can be seen how strong the output power of M15 is, which can completely satisfy those enthusiasts who like to play "big ears. However, it is a pity that I don't have this kind of big earphone that is difficult to push, so I won't have a detailed chat here. Interested friends have the opportunity to bring their own earphones and players and compare them with M15.
hearing: pure and balanced sound performance, powerful driving force
, I came to the listening part. First of all, in terms of the overall sound style, M15 follows a clear, pure, high-resolution and dynamic style. This is obviously different from M11 Pro, which is more popular and portrayed by human voice. In fact, I can understand that M15 adopts this tuning style. For many advanced domestic enthusiasts, high-resolution and dynamic players are very popular with them. As the saying goes, the more details you hear, the purer and more natural the sound, and the more it can show the high quality of this product. This is probably the truth.
earphones, I chose Feiao's FH7, the latest FH1 s and Dayin 17th earplugs. In terms of specific hearing feeling, M15's sound is very clear and clean, which is very obvious at first hearing. Moreover, the sound is rich in details and density, and the overall sound line sense is very strong. Both musical instruments and human voices bring more vivid musical expression.
After listening to several classic songs by Deng Ziqi, Chen Yixun and Li Ronghao using M15 and M11 Pro respectively, I found that the polishing of M15 in the vocal part is obviously more mellow and delicate, and the mouth shape and knot image are clearer and more accurate. For listening to different styles of music such as classical, rock and heavy metal, M15 has a stronger sense of sound line than M11 Pro, and has better control over music under the big dynamic. At the same time, M15 also has better performance in terms of sound transparency and analytical power.
For M15's 3.5mm single-ended output, 2.5mm balanced output and 4.4mm balanced output, I personally prefer the tone color (listening) of 4.4mm balanced output. In terms of matching Feiao FH7, the 4.4mm balance port of M15 is connected, the overall sound and dynamics are well controlled, the sound is clean and neat, and the sound level of musical instruments is clear. However, the sound density and low-frequency diving have been further improved compared with the 3.5mm single-ended output and the 2.5mm balanced output.
In addition, I also found that whether it is Feiao FH7, FH1 s, Dayong 17th, or other earplugs, under 3.5mm single-ended output and 2.5mm balanced output, high frequency sometimes has burr feeling, that is, high frequency control force will be somewhat insufficient when listening to some tracks. For example, when listening to big dynamic and fast-paced tracks, high frequency is easy to be uncontrollable; and it will be much better when it is replaced by relatively soothing pop music and light music. Therefore, as far as my personal experience is concerned, I suggest that you use the 4.4mm balance port of M15 more, which will make you feel much more comfortable.
is matched with two earplugs, Feiao FH1 s and Dayinke 17th. Driven by a 4.4mm balanced mouth, the overall hearing is still clear, pure and balanced. At least I can't pick out any short boards. The sound details, looseness, mouth shape of human voice part and separation degree from musical instruments are handled well. The density and resolution of low frequencies, as well as the transient performance under large dynamics, have also been more perfectly presented on M15.
million yuan flagship's peak work Feiao M15 music player experience
summary:
returning to the sentence I mentioned at the beginning of this article, as the top flagship model in the Feiao player camp, the birth of M15 has finally fulfilled Feiao's dream of building a top flagship player. For consumers, M15 is indeed an extreme HiFi product born for ''fever'', with exquisite craftsmanship, rich functions, luxurious hardware configuration, more mature and comprehensive sound performance, and the price of 8998 yuan also makes M15 more cost-effective. Although this product cannot be called perfect, we have seen Feiao's greater ambition in the high-end player market in the future, and M15 is just the beginning for Feiao.
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ZOL Zhongguancun Online02-27 11:08
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