Listening to Music with "Magnifying Glass": Feiao M15 Evaluation

Feiao M15 was launched at the end of December last year (2019). Feiao's latest flagship portable player.

's new design language, flagship dual-AK4499EQ DAC, Bluetooth chip with Qualcomm CSR8675,USB decoding chip with Xmos XUF208, analog potentiometer volume knob, and luxurious North American black walnut solid wood box packaging.

SoC is still a familiar Exynos 7872. The performance of this processor can only be compared with the standard 1000 yuan machine, but it is still much better than that of friends who are also players. The lightweight system enables M15 to remain smooth in daily use without blocking.

, however, Feiao seems to have almost used up its 7872 stock, and Samsung does not seem to plan to produce this processor. Feiao's subsequent portable players should not appear 7872 again.

a little digression: As for the processors used in Android smart portable players, now I see that besides the mainstream Qualcomm Xiaolong, MediaTek, which does not support small factories well, and Samsung exynos, which is mainly used by Samsung itself, the performance of several tiger Ben series processors launched by domestic Ziguang Zhanrui since last year is also good. I wonder if there will be portable player manufacturers to try to talk about cooperation with them next? The promotion fee is confiscated here, saying that this is because I personally hope that more processor manufacturers can compete with Qualcomm and don't let Qualcomm monopolize the market.

get back to the topic, considering that this is a portable player of nearly 10,000 yuan, which makes me have higher expectations for it, so this evaluation will be more stringent in all aspects of it.

compared with M11 Pro, Feiao M15 has inherited the "full screen" and double-sided glass design that M11 is not a feature on the front of M11 and is used by mobile phone manufacturers, the rest of the design is based on the previous X9 design concept, which looks more like Feiao's Q1 Mark2. Although the design concept that had been done before was actually used back, the design was suddenly changed in the eyes of passers-by who did not know it. This is not to say that the design is not good-looking, but that there are not many design elements that are continuously used and have brand symbols. To a certain extent, this weakens the identification of the product in the market, in short, people can't say "this is a product of xxx brand" at a glance 」.

, however, the design of Feiao M15 is really quite good. The arcs on the left and right sides enhance the comfort of holding the machine. It is not as hard as the M11 series with clear water chestnut. The texture of the matte metal body is as good as before. It is such a large and heavy machine. Generally speaking, it is rarely held to listen to songs. Even if it is held in hand, I think most people will wear a? The bare-metal grip feel is actually not that important.

speaking of appearance, we have to talk about the key design of Feiao M15.

this time, all the physical keys of M15 are concentrated on the left side of the body. All the keys are round. In order to improve the texture, even the keys are made of metal. In order to prevent accidental touch, a physical lock key was added this time. However, this time the power-on key moved from the top of the fuselage to the left, and the breathing light originally surrounding the side of the power-on key was moved to the knob above the fuselage. The key did not add bumps, nor did it have different shapes like M9. This brings certain difficulties to blind operation and takes some time to get used to it.

As for the volume knob above the fuselage, this time Feiao switched to an analog potentiometer volume knob to control the volume digitally. The advantage of this is that the volume can be adjusted more quickly. Feiao has also designed many measures to prevent accidental touch of the volume knob. For example, a high-damping potentiometer is specially selected to avoid the volume change caused by slight accidental touch. It has also designed a hardware lock switch to lock the volume. If the volume change is detected when the lock state is released, the system will require the user to turn the volume to the minimum and then turn it up again.

, there is another thing I have to mention, that is, the three earphone holes (3.5 single-ended 2.5 balance 4.4 balance) are finally on the same horizontal line! Coupled with the design of concentric outer rings, it is visually more coordinated than directly displaying three earphone holes of different sizes.

system. The same processor and screen as the M11 series are similar in use experience. They are still as smooth as ever. Although they are not as good as mainstream mobile phones, they are still better than most national bricks.

, let's talk about the listening feeling briefly. The first time I listened to M15, I felt that the background was really pure, the noise was missing, and the analytical power was very strong, and the thrust control was well grasped. I felt that I could give full play to the potential of the earphone. Even the GR09 ceramic version of a single-acting earphone could recognize many details. At first, I didn't believe my ears, plug the earphone back into M11 Pro and listen to it. How big is the difference? I don't know the difference between soda in plastic bottles and soda in glass bottles. I can drink it.

comparison is Feiao M11 Pro. As mentioned above, the bottom noise performance M15 is much stronger. If M11 Pro is an island with only animals, M15 is a desert island that even animals cannot see. It is too clean. M15 also highlights its analytical power in tuning. The details of the music are fully revealed. It is used to listen to some songs with poor recording quality. It can turn out the details of those defects. It is like an extremely dedicated domestic helper. After cleaning your home, he also takes the initiative to pick up a magnifying glass to see every corner of the home clearly, not even a grain of dust.

M15 has a wider sound field, lighter tuning, less low frequency, and less popular. When listening to some bands perform, its analytical power and sound field bring a better sense of listening. The low frequency is small, but there is still some momentum. The transient response is also very good. The drums are not "glued" together. Every hit is clearly audible under careful listening. The human voice is soft and has no dental sound. It can be seen that the performance of intermediate and high frequencies is good. The sound of the strings is also delicate enough, the guitar playing, the violin playing, every detail it will not let go.

Of course, M15 is greatly improved compared with M11 Pro, but I also encourage the plan to start with M15 oil burning. Try it first and try other machines at this price to confirm which tuning you like before deciding. After all, there are many choices at this price, and blind snipers are not recommended considering the higher price.

author:hengsi06-04 01:14

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