REVIEW: Mechen M30 Lossless Audio HiFi MP3 Player (DAP) - Any Good?

[@mana_beast_beats1114]

6:06 --- For cover art to display, you have to use Photoshop to manually resize the image (and use Tag & Rename to implant the image into your ID3 metadata). You want WIDTH: 8.889, HEIGHT: 8.889, RESOLUTION: 72 -- use Bicubic Resample to avoid adding noise / speckling to the JPEG and save at 12 (High Quality). I was having problems with cover art with my Hiby R3 Pro, and what I did was I found a cover art that WAS working correctly, painted over it with Grey Paint using the Brush Tool and then I just copy any new cover art and paste it into my Template. Works great for tricky cover art that is causing problems.

[@_wormlet]

Sounds like a lot of hassle

[@dirkdiggler5902]

*_Ain’t nobody got time for that_*

[@tonygatos1]

Thank you for providing a very informative and detailed post!

[@Jacob1451_Kapnobatai]

Thanks! I was wondering how to do this for downloads of my own music I've made

[@RailRide]

Hm...My SanDisk Clip Sport (while not a DAP in the same sense as the one being reviewed) was a bit less fussy...as long as the (embedded) album art was 400 pixels square or less, it would display...as long as the screen is active when the track changes--otherwise it'll just show a placeholder. I use the MP3Tag app to extract the album art and re-size it with another image editor before re-importing it back into the file.

[@forceitmusic]

Will order one soon. This looks like the beast I was looking for! Thanks!

[@dragon2knight]

Thanks for this, great job listing it's strengths. Just ordered one!

[@markdickenson1338]

Just bought one and it's amazing for the money- currently loading all my fav songs onboard, the designated line output is really useful to run into my yamaha mixing desk and sounds ausome loud 😀

[@Rabixter]

I noticed that the audio cuts off on the last couple seconds of the tracks. Couldn't find any "gapless playback" related setting, so could only assume its a firmware bug. Was not able to update the firmware using their firmware update tool either. Still deciding whether to return it.

[@pootle5096]

And THAT is a major flaw if you ask me. It's almost 2023 and you'd think something as simple as playing back a complete song would be a given. As for gapless playback, my old Archos from the early 2000's had gapless playback. It's not that hard to sort out surely?

[@Rabixter]

@@pootle5096 Yea it does seem strange that in this day and age they can't make a proper music player. BTW I still decided to keep it because most tracks have a few seconds of silence at the end anyway so I don't notice that issue on all songs. It's just one or two songs where I've had that issue. But in hindsight probably not worth the price. Although it feel nice and robust and and the clicky buttons are nice, but that's just my nostalgia talking.

[@ACG7001]

@@Rabixter did you ever fix it

[@Rabixter]

@@ACG7001 I did contact them about it and they said they'll pass on the info to their development team. I didn't get a response from them after that. However it wasn't a huge issue for me because it only happened on some songs where the artist was singing right to the very last second (I mostly listen to eminem and some classical music). So I didn't bother following up with them but maybe they've fixed it in a more recent firmware update.

[@RailRide]

@@pootle5096 Funny you should mention that...I had an Archos player (one of the touchscreen 'vision' models with a built-in camera...probably a rebadged OEM) that exhibited that very fault. That was a large part of the reason I grew disenchanted with that particular unit and replaced it with a SanDisk not too long after..

[@8polyglot]

Can you adjust the volume when the screen is locked, or do you have to 'wake' the unit to adjust volume?

[@erickadriansanchezjimenez9471]

I have a SWOFY with the same firmware. You can't adjust the volumen while the screen Is off.

[@tommurphy9352]

just ordered one thanks for the review 👍

[@Akhmirov-Igor]

Bro, I express my great gratitude from Kazakhstan.

[@mana_beast_beats1114]

Does it have a setting to Disable Scroll Wheel when the Screen is Off??? I can see that wheel being problematic in a pocket if it "wakes" the player every time it gets moved.

[@isalenav768]

no such settings, but the latest firmware banned the scroll wheel when the screen is off, that may helps.

[@getoutsidenow420]

Thats ridiculous to not have a scroll wheel lockout by default

[@Teaganbear]

@@getoutsidenow420 it does - that's what Isalena said. The scroll wheel is locked by default when the screen is off. It sounds like Isalena is just saying "there is no setting to enable/disable that, the scroll wheel just always is locked when the screen is off."

[@Kiwi_2k24]

🫵🏻👏🏼​@@Teaganbear

[@hold_onto_anything]

i'm sold, just ordered one

[@patpat5557]

How is it?

[@NafanyaZX]

@@patpat5557 if you google "renkforce hfp-c2", you'll see it's the same player from 2016, which got rebranded and it's UI tweaked. I got it long time ago, because of it's physical controls, to use blindly, hoping to not have to get it out of a pocket (unlike a smartphone). Unfortunately it's infuriating. First button press of any kind is ignored, because that's how it wakes up from a dark screen. So to skip to next track, or to adjust volume, push the required button 2 times, instead of 1. That alone wouldn't be so bad, but here comes the inexcusable part. If you reach into your pocket, attempting to grab the player, in order to operate it, you'll inevitably spin the wheel. It will take you straight to the track list, turning the skip track buttons into scroll buttons. Major UI design flaw. Battery still holds up after many years. Audio quality is way better than my budget smartphone. And it can be so loud, you'll be surprised. Volume can be set 0-100. Crossing 30-40 starts getting uncomfortable. 50 is pain. However something is wrong with my car's radio. It's way too silent. Max volume is barely mid. So I use this mp3 player as an AUX AMP. And it works like a charm on that anemic radio.

[@jub8891]

im wondering too

[@Hipsael]

@@patpat5557facts in curious too, how does it hold up as this video is two years old.

[@leonardogabriel2480]

Hi! I'm looking for a alternative to classic iPod's scrolling wheel, would you have any ideas?

[@ruslanaleksandrovich2232]

Which player is better: Mechen M30 vs Shmci C60 ?

[@91Definite]

If it doesn’t get loud I don’t want it

[@regalisapertura]

the UI is basically very similar with my Nintaus X10, also the DAC chip use also identical if I'm not wrong

[@QuantumChrist]

I love Aurora and you got her song.....Nice nice

[@christopherhurly1593]

Hey, I'm wondering if it can function as a portable USB-DAC via the micro-USB port? It would be amazing if it can.

[@gu9838]

reminds me of those old rhaposdy music players and such. neat

[@0000song0000]

mmmm... it looks wonky but resistant 🙉 considering my fave was my iPod Classic, i like this 😘

[@standardprocedure7017]

Looks huge. Bring back the Shuffle.

[@pandaguan]

I was expecting the knob to atleast control the volume.

[@snowsubliminal7424]

Is the cable works for uploading músic to the mp3 player?

[@Sarlee92]

I’m confused, I looked at the manual for this and the lock is the power button but when I “lock” it all the buttons are still functioning. Which I think defeats the purpose of a lock mode. When I have it in my pocket I don’t want the volume to change or skip songs. Am I doing it wrong??

[@isalenav768]

ask the seller for the latest firmware, the lock screen problem will be solved.

[@kitecat4993]

what's better: this one or zishan z4? My zishan z4 broke n i dunno if i should repair it or buy this mechen

[@PeterHendrie-b4n]

Great video bud 👍I would have purchased this but it does not have Bluetooth bummer . Is there anything similar to this that has Bluetooth ?

[@sburns834]

You can buy a Bluetooth aux dongle

[@wernermueller3096]

Ich habe nun ein zweites Gerät geordert, aber auch dieses funktioniert nicht...Die Fa. will immer nicht funktionierende Lieder begutachten, aber wenn doch nichts funktioniert, was soll 1 Lied? Ist hier jemand, der eine Loesung hat?

[@mint258]

my scroll wheel broke and now doesn’t work. do you have any info on how i could repair it?

[@KevinP32270]

i have the exact one and it's called swofy. i can't get it to pair with windows media player.

[@ArtfulMaverick]

Does anyone know how to fix the scroll wheel? I accidentally dropped it & now it's stopped functioning properly.

[@Zhorellski]

Do lossless signal (HiFi) works on Bluetooth too? Or only thru wired Headphones?

[@mana_beast_beats1114]

BT has to compress and degrade the signal and also adds Lag.

[@trocadero1965]

It will at 16bit not 24.. APTX drive. Forget BT, taste good cabled sound

[@rai_Blogz]

Yes it does if you have an LDAC setting on your wireless headphones. LDAC allows bit-for-bit playing which is slower but not noticeably.

[@SleekArrows]

It says file formated not supported tried mp3 aac and dsd formats still same error.... please help 😢

[@KhatarsisDeMango]

Checke the microSD card

[@KhatarsisDeMango]

I've had a lot of problems with othe dap and files. The problem was the microSD card corrupting the files

[@SleekArrows]

@@KhatarsisDeMango ohhh I thought something's wrong with my mp3 player

[@effendyandrews1557]

Спасибо за обзор🤝

[@RiteshAttarde]

How many volume settings are there?

[@ВладелецУстройства-ю3в]

What mean DAC in specification? Can it be as external soundcard?

[@alejandrak1246]

So between this or the phinistec z3?

[@alejandrak1246]

In terms of taking it and using it solely for music in your car, speaker, headphones. Connect it to computer to upload music etc

[@77.88.]

Will it work with Audible Digital Books?

[@Depth_Perceptionist]

Sounds brilliant with hexa, much metal music

[@heshaeza]

this dap is made for metal music... that why i like it

[@Depth_Perceptionist]

@@heshaeza nice bro, what headphones do you use?

[@heshaeza]

@@Depth_Perceptionist HD 598 SR , KZ AS 10 and Shure e215

[@soundsnags2001]

Would that remember place in audiobook files??

[@DerekMcDouglas]

Does it have Japanese and korean text?

[@МишаТкачев-ъ8м]

Есть ли в этом плеере fm-радио?

[@saltech3444]

If there's no facility for Optical Out then what the hell is the use of this over an ancient iPod Classic? You can run lossless through that too. Then run iTunes to an external DAC through USB.

[@MarianoVillareal97]

Same use, except a fraction of the cost, I just bought it for about 35 bucks

[@heshaeza]

well with such price , you will not need an external dac , since the one in mechen is already superb and for sure it is better than the ipod internal DAC by far

[@12298]

love ur music

[@ariathyf144]

Promising on paper for audiophiles but that tn screen is an embarrassment. Peoples who have high quality audio tracks usually have nice cover art collection inside their folders.

[@SinceNovember-xi4zr]

to impress girls? professionals listen and play. pictures- Gert a game console. Sony playstation. dude.

[@NoNono-o3h]

Yeah, but does it sounds nice? How does it feel in the hands?

[@rieru3416]

Does it have Bluetooth

[@ybtl9469]

No

[@JuanMarquez-f2e]

Put all mp3 brands on one video alike video game consoles

[@TerisaBarre]

474 Bonnie Cliff

[@akulinamackenzie4492]

no 2,5 mm balanced

[@JuanMarquez-f2e]

A list opt ed features on ip for mine a plus custom made

[@Ulexcool]

bro its designed for normal people not lefties

[@JuanMarquez-f2e]

Make ip laptop mp3 alike design custom same look on screen buttons

[@auggieaxiom5726]

mirco usb - pass

[@paulspencer2542]

Anyway* Anyways = NO lol

[@Baculaquexxx]

Great review!!! do you consider it better than the Fiio m3pro? Thank you!

[@JuanMarquez-f2e]

Design models and ip laptop epp now too same size mp3 a a pop

[@JuanMarquez-f2e]

But mp3 pop

[@JuanMarquez-f2e]

Ip all mp3 i watch too laptop alike slide screen pop op pop a like laptop opens

[@JuanMarquez-f2e]

Maketers opt

[@JuanMarquez-f2e]

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[@-WhizzBang-]

As flashy as this thing tries to be, it's utterly pointless. It's NOT EVEN a touch screen nor does it even have Blue Tooth. 😅 It’s destined to rot on a shelf, right next to the relics of obsolete MP3 players. A smartphone does everything this fossil can, and then some. MP3 players have been rendered irrelevant, much like this sad attempt at nostalgia wrapped in useless tech.

[@musiq3109]

I think thats the point of this device though… to solely have an mp3 player. I like it for the reasons you dont.

[@heshaeza]

i guess you ears can't distinguish the difference between an audiophile DAC and an smartphone generic DAC

[@SinceNovember-xi4zr]

bs the thing is ok. best I ever had