Today, Shanling Audio launched the M30 modular streaming media player. Although this product is a mobile design with a built-in battery, it is not as big as a computer. This product is used to independently play local Hi-Fi music.
It comes with turntable, decoding, and amp functions. It also supports WiFi, Bluetooth, coaxial, and other access methods. It is a comprehensive player and amp integrated product. The product was previously unveiled at the Fifth Headphones and Miscellaneous Talks Annual Ceremony.
Shanling said that on January 22nd, it will announce the addresses of dealers that support the M30 offline audition. The product is equipped with a large-capacity lithium battery of 16500mAh, which aims to reduce the noise of the AC input and conversion process and simplify the circuit.
Shanling M30 – Desktop Hi-Fi System.
Modular I Streamer I DAC I Headphone Amplifier I Tubes I Balanced I Battery Powered I Wi-Fi
MSRP – 3599 USD / Euro
Specification: https://t.co/C64FlY6uRM
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— Shanling Audio (@ShanlingAudio) January 21, 2021
The DAC module of M30 adopts an AK4497×2 decoding chip and dual OPA2211 operational amplifiers, which can achieve low noise of 1.1nV/√Hz. The amp module adopts the combination of ADA4610-2×2+BUF634×4 to provide plenty of power.
Additionally, there is an optional electronic tube module, which is very playable. Additionally, these two modules also support the DAC pass-through mode to bypass the headphone amplifier part for easy analog output to the audio amplifier.
By looking at the system, Shanling M30 is equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 8-core chip, runs a custom Android system, 4GB+32GB ROM, and supports 2TB expansion cards. Shanling M30 supports multiple methods such as external mobile hard disk playback, third-party Android music App playback in the system.
Bluetooth transmission supports LHDC/LDAC/aptX HD/SBC and other formats, and Bluetooth accepts and supports LDAC/SBC formats. It can be seen from the video that all 4 modules on the front and right side of Shanling M30 can be disassembled and fixed with screws.
Shanling Audio officially stated that the M30 is extremely difficult to produce and difficult to assemble, so the output is limited, and the first batch of products is only available for offline sales. Online sales are supposed to be declared after the Chinese New Year in 2021. The product price is 19,800 yuan.
