is absolutely comprehensive and good enough, Feiao flagship player M17

visited Feiao about two years ago, I saw the prototype status of this machine... Later, Feiao showed up with its engineering machine form for more than half a year, and not long ago, this product was finally officially put on sale. It is Feiao's new generation of flagship player, and it is also Feiao's first flagship player-M17, which costs more than 10,000 yuan.

M17, which costs 11999 yuan, is the most expensive product in Feiao's history and the largest portable player in Feiao's history. When I saw this volume, not only did I have the word "national brick" that had not been mentioned for many years ". Therefore, Feiao's position for M17 is also [portable machine], and for me, I have not really used it as a portable machine, but more in the office environment or at home as a listening scene on the table.

has been using M17 for about two weeks. Compared with other products, my evaluation is much slower. This is not because of laziness, mainly because I really like this product very much. The second is that it has a lot of selling points and surprises. I have been in this kind of struggle for a few days. How should I write it? I said it was boring, not to mention Feiao must think I am lazy......

So, in this review, let's take care of what I think is important and must be mentioned. Let's talk about this favorite product in Feiao's history.

strong configuration under huge volume

for a player product with a volume of 157*89*28mm and a weight of 610g, of course, there must be a lot of "materials" in such a huge volume. First of all, the most obvious is a 1080P large screen that has reached 5.99 inches, which is currently one of the best screen sizes in the industry.

is equipped with dual-ES9038PRO decoding chips, dual THX AAA-788 amplification modules, dual power supply systems, Bluetooth parts and Qualcomm QCC5124 chips, etc. Even the battery capacity has benefited from the large volume, reaching 9200mAh. As for supporting mqa decoding, which has been configured on previous models, it is of course still equipped on the new flagship M17.

is that there are enough places to put down various interfaces, so at the top of the body you will see the first player in the industry to "gather" four commonly used earphone interfaces. M17 is equipped with 6.35mm single-ended, 4.4-balanced, 2.5-balanced and 3.5-ended four interfaces. No matter what earphone users use, they can almost easily link it to listen directly.

body is equipped with a dual Type-C interface, a coaxial output interface and a 12V DC power input interface. Both the DC interface and the Type-C interface can directly charge the player. The Type-C interface also supports QC 3.0 and 4.0 fast charging protocols and PD 2.0 and 3.0 fast charging protocols. That is to say, if you have a fast charging charger, the Type-C will have the same fast charging efficiency. The dual USB interface is also designed for different usage scenarios. USB3 supports the input and output of USB audio, and can do high-speed data transmission and fast charging protocols. The USB2 interface also supports USB Host output, and can be externally connected to other decoders or mobile hard disks.

the last interesting thing is that this product is also equipped with a total of three sets of rgb lights on both sides of the body and the part of the knob... it can display the current code rate, charging and other functions, of course, if the user does not like it, it can also be turned off directly. And the randomizer also has a bracket, but it is not a wireless charger, but a heat dissipation base with a fan, because M17 has an original hidden function, that is, when the user links the DC power supply, the right body switch is turned to the bottom to unlock the "super big ear" mode, the amplification gain of the desktop device can be obtained, and the gain of the machine will also be improved, it can easily drive most earphone products on the market, and this bracket fan is prepared for this mode... but in fact, after the author tries it out, the heat generation is not too large.

Refer to the headset and audio source

, as a flagship player product, the author specially looked for a number of different earphones as a reference. First, the qdc customized version vx, which is the most familiar and easy to drive, is the 7Hz Timeless flat earplug, Sennheiser HD25 and the DT700 PRO X closed monitoring earphone just released by Baiya. According to the different gains of this earphone and the driving capability of various earphones is assessed.

M17 is a player on Android platform. We still use streaming media playing software as the main idea. The listening platform mainly uses two platforms: qobuz and Apple Music. Both platforms use streaming media in lossless format to play directly.

The following hearing is also mainly aimed at the four gains of the portable mode, low, medium, high and big ear mode. For the super big ear mode connected to DC power supply, two products, Baiya DT700 PRO X and HD25, are mainly used as references. Although there is a big gap in the requirements for driving, it is also hoped that two headphones with different requirements can have a more comprehensive understanding of this mode.

force, big bricks fly and smell the rose's voice

first of all, for the sound style, in fact, Feiao has always been a "balanced" sound style. It is difficult for you to pick out any obvious sound problems in the products before Feiao. But another problem that accompanies this equilibrium is that it is inevitable that the sound lacks some characteristics or style. As I said at the beginning, the reason why M17 is my favorite product is also because it is not the same as the sound of Feiao products before. This is the biggest change of Feiao on the sound level of the player, and this change is at least as far as the author is concerned, I like it even more.

what is this change? I prefer to say subjectively that it has become less "balanced" or less boring. The voice of M17 is a more flesh-and-blood voice with its own style of expression. There has been significant progress in the mid-low frequency atmosphere, and the mid-high frequency has maintained Feiao's consistent high-quality sound style and transparency. And because of the increase in volume, the number of components and size, the new M17 has obviously become more "confident" in sound. Of course, this is not because of the simple subjective influence brought by volume. The larger power supply makes the overall sound better.

For classical music, M17 has reached a new level of Feiao player in all aspects of scene and atmosphere. The overall warmth and great dynamics make it seem like a Feiao player. Moreover, whether it is using moving iron earplugs or head-mounted moving coil earphones, the fast and powerful energy sense will be very obvious and direct. For the overall style, M17's sound has also become warmer due to changes in medium and low frequency dynamics and energy. For such dynamic and driving potential performance, it is more like the style that a player of this volume should have. But as the rough force flies, the details and knots of the sound also have extremely high transparency and overtones.

, in addition to the low frequency and dynamic parts, if some small tracks or piano tracks are played back, M17 will still show a consistent high level, but it is still different from the previous Feiao products. The medium and high frequency parts are not so straightforward, with a little loose and smeared texture. But this smear is not a "paste" that sacrifices details, but more like a silky and silky feeling. Because of the existence of this style, it also makes the details in the music appear more natural, not in front of you, but naturally revealed, you can hear and feel it, but you will not feel dizzying.

popular vocals has become more emotional due to the changes in the three-frequency distribution and overall style, and the vocals are more solid. If the recording of the album itself is excellent, the singer's vocals are slightly closer. And the dynamics and energy of the voice have become better. For music types with more low frequencies such as rock, rap, and electronics, the texture of low frequencies has become faster and more neat than classical ones. In classical you can get excellent sense of encirclement, and in this kind of music, you can hear deep enough dive and fast rebound, and the sense of quantity and texture have excellent performance.

More Energy Reserves

For the super big ear mode, let's talk about it alone. After connecting the 12V DC power supply, dial the switch on the right side of the body down, and the system interface will pop up to prompt you to unlock the super big ear mode. After clicking on the switch, the system will automatically adjust the drive mode to the super big ear mode, but don't worry about the volume problem.

, the most important thing is that this is not an imaginary mode that raises the loudness gain without brain, but a mode with stronger overall power reserve and energy. Although the loudness is higher than the previous four gains, the loudness growth is not even as large as the gap between the default modes of the previous four gears.

, the real improvement of the super big ear mode mainly lies in the obvious feeling that for the big earphone, more details, greater dynamics and better control of the low frequency part. But the overall sound style has not changed much. It maintains the characteristics and style of all sound levels of M17 mentioned above.

summary:

, for Feiao M17, it is undoubtedly a player product that I like very much. From receipt to now, I have listened to it every day. For players and even the entire HiFi industry, balanced and comprehensive tuning is of course a more acceptable and almost error-free way, but when such "lazy" products become more and more, it seems a bit boring. For M17, it is definitely an "interesting" product. Of course, it can also be said that when comprehensive and balanced are based on certain indicators and aesthetic understanding, it will inevitably move towards a voice orientation with style and attitude. Then M17 is the first such product in my heart, and I hope that in the future, Feiao can bring more powerful and interesting products like M17.

author:ZOL Zhongguancun Online11-12 11:12

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