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Shanling M0 Digital Audio Player

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lasharela

Aug 13, 2019

It's a little tough marvel. I purchased it from Aliexpress more than an year ago (BTW you can buy it for as little as $89 during major sale events). This thing is the best thoughtfully engineered gadget I've ever had. There are incredible number of features packed into a tiny fancy device. Audio quality is great as is the workmanship. Output power is more than enough! I've never cranked volume above 75% with any of my headphones I tried and 65% with any of my earphones. User interface is exceptional and everything works flawlessly except one bug that hasn't been addressed for long (see below). If you purchase M0, I warn you, don't buy the original polycarbonate plastic case with a clip! It killed my player several times. The clip on the case is so flimsy that it can't secure the player to your collar, pocket, belt or a bag strap. Thanks to this lousy accessory, I dropped my M0 a dozen times on the floor, two times into water and finally on the crowded street where several pedestrians stomped on it when it was laying screen-down. after the final accident, the screen got a few small scratches that are noticeable when screen is off. None of the mentioned above accidents have affected the functionality of the M0, although I damaged the battery from washing many times in water and alcohol and after about 20 disassembly-assembly cycles (to get rid of the remaining vapour) I also damaged the printed flexible cable which connects the wheel to the main board and as a result, it became almost impossible to control the volume by turning the wheel. Currenty I'm using the player it as a USB DAC, but I'm going to replace the swollen battery and use my beloved M0 as a player again but in BT mode, because of the broken volume control. BTW the replacement wheel is also available online. I'm amazed how the screen didn't fall apart after so many immersions in water and alcohol. LG is definitely producing tough things in every sense! The outer shell of the screen is glass, so it's naturally scratch resistant unless you put it on asphalt and use it as a ski (as it happened with my poor M0). Now about the negative side of M0. The only cons that can't be corrected is the wheel, which is, at the same time, very practical and very impractical. The other issue is that in DOP mode, the timing of the songs is incorrect so can't choose a song from a DSD file, need to play it whole. I don't understand why Shanling has been reluctant to correct this bug in latest FW releases.

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Aug 13, 2019