Shanling M1 Plus | Best Budget DAP

[@BeninNZorJP]

Thanks for the review, nice clear first person perspective of the player and its menus

[@prantodev]

Welcome 😁 Glad to hear that

[@gabech2789]

Summarizing the sound signature and soundstage effects was very helpful Ty!

[@wana.me003]

Thsnk you for this review! Earned a sub!

[@prantodev]

Thanks Man. Highly Appreciated ❤️

[@NealzOfficial]

Nice review bhai, you discussed some nice features which other reviewers missed.

[@prantodev]

Thanks a ton Bhai 😃

[@rajeebdas1724]

Hello Ved. Good to see an Indian reviewer in this world of Audiophilia. Rajeev here. Could you please tell me the following: 1. Is the playlist creation flexible enough on this? Like on Android daps or phones, we can create whatever playlist we want using 3rd party apps like Poweramp ir UAPP. Is it so on this? 2. How can one transfer newly downloaded songs from one's phone to this device without taking out the sd card everytime?

[@prantodev]

Hi Rajeeb. Thanks for appreciation. 1)You can easily create playlists. It's really easy on this device. 2) You can directly transfer files via wifi. Device generates a link and you can upload files using the link. Have a good day!

[@JJuanCeT]

is this DAP capable to search for cover and lyrics of songs, as M1S DAP can do?

[@georgeaparicio]

Friend, can I connect Sony 1000xm4 headphones or Samsung Buds 2 Pro to this Shanling M1 Plus via Bluetooth?

[@prantodev]

Yes. It has Bluetooth connectivity

[@aaakjhgfdswerty]

great review thanks can you comprare with tempotec v3 with this?

[@SuperVanser]

Author, what do you say about the fact that it is impossible to turn on wifi and bluetooth at the same time in this player? As soon as you turn on wifi, bluetooth turns off, vice versa. Is this a bug or a feature in your opinion?

[@prantodev]

This is not a bug they intentionally did that to save the battery and maintain sound quality.

[@DadaAdada-d3b]

How it compares with Hiby R4 in terms of sound quality and characteristics?

[@prantodev]

In terms of pure sound M1 plus is better. R4 is lower on resolution. Feature wise hiby has android and M1 plus linux.

[@DadaAdada-d3b]

Thanks! It has a lot more power than my M0 Pro and I expect it to sound more dynamic, although I use only a small part of it’s power, The M0 Pro has better measurements in channel crosstalk and distortion,… Do you think M1 Plus worth the upgrade? How do you rate it in terms of soundstage, width, depth and overall perceived size?

[@prantodev]

It's definitely an upgrade over M0 pro. M1 plus doesn't have a huge sound stage but it has good imaging and separation. The balanced port has some insane power output.

[@DadaAdada-d3b]

Is the sound stage at least big from balanced out?

[@prantodev]

Compared to M0 ? Then Yes

[@дядягоша-р8к]

Shanling M1 Plus or hiby r3 ii (gen 2)

[@prantodev]

Shanling M1 plus anyday

[@simas861]

the reason ..

[@prantodev]

@@simas861 Build , features, Specially sound and power. It can scale power hungry iems. I have driven HD650 with it.

[@Musicophile-p5l]

Double tap to wake is super useful, im surprised its in a non android dap.

[@prantodev]

Shanling really did their research which is impressive.

[@Musicophile-p5l]

@@prantodev I do find everything about it impressive. Shanling is known for their Long term firmware updates too ❤️

[@gorgicvetkov932]

M1 plus is based on linux also android itself is based on linux so..not big deal

[@Musicophile-p5l]

@@gorgicvetkov932 Thanks for the input, does that also mean that you can download from tidal on Linux based daps but the manufacturer keeps the feature off the list?

[@gorgicvetkov932]

@@Musicophile-p5l the bigger problem here is hardware the x2000 is very poor the M1 Plus it is not even a DAP its Music player device like this have only around 30 to 100mb ram and cannot open the application but they can integrate any application from your smartphone to this operative system

[@gorgicvetkov932]

How m1 plus sound agenst R4

[@prantodev]

Better in terms of sonic Performance. Feature wise R4 better